editor’s note April 2009, Volume 14 Number 2 Editor Maria DiDanieli [email protected] (289) 259-1408 • (888) 599-2228 ext. 247 Maria DiDanieli things.” Today, this is deeply relevant to the chiropractic profession. If chiropractic looks within, it will, like other health-care subspecialties, “T find differences in approach. While there is agreement that the profession needs to subject its various elements to thorough (and fair) evaluation, it pos- sesses a healthy diversity where many good ideas and practices can converge to build a stronger whole. This diversity defines choices for each DC, with respect to possible vision and goals within practice, and the available systems by which these are carried out. In this issue of Canadian Chiropractor, Dr. Jeffrey Tucker shares his experi- ence in building an interdisciplinary, multimodal rehabilitation practice based on therapeutic lifestyle changes programs, and how careful examination of his own practice goals helped him to choose the elements he would incorporate. We interviewed Dr. Rosalie Ritacco to see how one young DC – less than five years in practice – has identified her formula for optimal patient outcomes and professional satisfaction. Brandi MacDonald examines the differences and interdependence between leadership and management, when running a prac- tice that employs a support staff and Dr. Barbara Sturm will talk about a very important approach to your patients’ pain. Finally, Drs. Lafond and Descar- reaux from UQTR have written about sensorimotor rehabilitation for chronic cervical neck pain, again, discussing a multimodal approach. I am proud to have the opportunity to introduce a new department to the magazine. Technique Toolbox, hosted by Dr. John Minardi, will present vari- ous chiropractic techniques, their application and how they can be used in concert for an optimal patient-centred approach. Also, I invite you to visit our website at www.canadianchiropractor.ca regularly, for timely news stories, the events calendar, buyers guide and other popular informative elements – while you’re there, sign up for our free bimonthly e-newsletter and digital issues. The inevitable overhaul of our health-care systems, resulting from current economic challenges, is rife with opportunities for the profession to reposition itself based on cost-effectiveness, health and wellness benefits, and safety. The evil, in our current health-care environment, is that it is not patient-centred and the public’s freedom to make an informed choice, with respect to chiro- practic, is currently fettered on many levels. Now, more than ever, the profes- sion must stand as a strong, distinct – but not isolated – and cohesive force in order to, successfully, facilitate meaningful reform. Bien à vous, he deeper meaning of the gift of free choice is that it is not always a question of choosing between good and evil,” wrote Abraham J. Heschel, 45 years ago, “but also of choosing between two good Associate Publisher Christine Livingstone [email protected] (519) 429-5173 • (888) 599-2228 ext. 239 Sales Assistant Ryan Culver [email protected] (519) 429-5183 • (888) 599-2228 ext. 219 Production Artist Kelli Kramer Group Publisher Martin McAnulty [email protected] President Mike Fredericks [email protected] Mailing Address P.O. Box 530, 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5 PUBLICATION MAIL AGREEMENT #40065710 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT., P.O. BOX 530, SIMCOE, ON N3Y 4N5 e-mail: [email protected] Canadian Chiropractor is published eight times a year: February, April, May, June, July/August, September, October and December. Published and printed by Annex Publishing & Printing Inc., 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5 Printed in Canada ISSN 1488-6952 Circulation e-mail: [email protected] Tel: (866) 790-6070 ext. 207 Fax: (877) 624-1940 Mail: P.O. Box 530, Simcoe, ON N3Y 4N5 Subscription Rates Canada – 1 Year $29.68 (includes GST - #867172652RT0001) USA – 1 Year $34.95 (US Funds) Foreign – 1 Year $50.00 (US Funds) From time to time, we at Canadian Chiropractor make our subscription list available to reputable companies and organizations whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you do not want your name to be made available, contact our circulation department in any of the four ways listed above. No part of the editorial content of this publication may be reprinted without the publisher’s written permission. ©2009 Annex Publishing & Printing Inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed in this magazine are not necessarily those of the editor or the publisher. No liability is assumed for errors or omissions. All advertising is subject to the publisher’s approval. Such approval does not imply any endorsement of the products or services advertised. Publisher reserves the right to refuse advertising that does not meet the standards of the publication. 6 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | APRIL 2009 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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