December 2007 • Volume 12, N°8 World Spine Day – A web exclusive 34 features 10 Serving the Profession in Afghanistan Reconstruction, rigours and rules. By Denis Tondreau, DC 16 Death of the Dogma of Critical Injury New research lays ‘The Great Stroke Hoax’ to rest. By Stephen Silk, DC 10 departments Editor’s Note Canadian Chiropractor Online News The X-Files 6 8 12, 18, 66 38 Life’s Little Adjustments 40 New Products Buyers Guide Classifieds Professional Directory 64 ON THE COVER: Dr. Denis Tondreau has been a member of the Canadian Forces for the past 23 years. He holds the rank of Master Warrant Officer and has served as a combat engineer and bomb disposal technician with several army regiments in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia. He is seen, here, providing protection for a gathering in a school house in Afghanistan, where he was deployed for one year. Cover photo by Captain Muralt, Public Affairs Officer with the Canadian Armed Forces. www.canadianchiropractor.ca CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | DECEMBER 2007 • 3 44 45 63 20 Continuing Professional Development How are Canadian chiropractors doing? By Anne L. Taylor-Vaisey, MLS, and Jaroslaw P. Grod, DC, FCCS(C), CAE 24 Research Is Winning the Game Why not come out and join the team? By David J. Leprich, DC 30 Contemporary Acupuncture Continuing education to enhance contemporary chiropractic. By David Salanki, DC, Anthony Lombardi, DC, and Michael Prebeg, DC 34 Eat, Sleep, Lift… Repeat Chiropractor couple take the sport of bodybuilding and fitness by storm. By Wendy Carvalho-Ashby, DC and Kevin Ashby, DC 36 Life Is Good Beyond All Measure By Gilles Lamarche, DC 37 Pain Pressure or purpose? By Stephen LaFay, DC Photo by Bryan Lamb www.capturecharacter.com Photo by Brian Carnahan contents