FEATURES Chiropractic History Assignment I t’s that time again – DCs start your search engines please! We have another history assignment – if anybody knows anything about this piece of machinery, retained by the library at CMCC, please contact Steve Zoltai ([email protected]) or Canadian Chiropractor, and share your knowledge! We’ll print your answers in the February issue! Memory Lane 2007 oin us online for a stroll down memory lane and see how a look over the past year is really a glimpse into the future of chiropractic in our country. Look back at the stories that Canadian Chiropractor has had the privilege to feature over the past year and read what your association presidents and educational leaders have to say about the profession at this time. J BRITISH COLUMBIA CHIROPRACTOR DR. PAUL ATTALLA TO ROW SOLO ACROSS THE ALTANTIC Fernie, British Columbia, chiropractor Dr. Paul Attalla left for Northern Africa on October 31, 2007, where he will prepare for his solo journey in the 2007 Atlantic Rowing Race; a journey in which he will cross the Atlantic Ocean, with no motor or sail, in his 24-foot boat. Sponsored by ScotiaBank, 36-year-old Dr. Attalla will be the only Canadian participant in this event and one of only five who will row solo. Please visit www.canadianchiropractor.ca for the full story of this arduous 5,500-kilometre journey that commenced on December 2, 2007, from the Canary Islands. WORLD SPINE DAY Tuesday, October 16, 2007, was World Spine Day, as declared by the “Bone and Joint Decade” and endorsed by World Health Organization and the U.S. President’s Council on Fitness, among other organizations. The day featured “Straighten Up” as its theme. The “Straighten Up” program, which started as “Straighten up America,” has been brought worldwide, primarily through the efforts of Dr. Ron Kirk of Life University. Doctors of chiropractic, chiropractic associations and chiropractic faculty around the world participated in World Spine Day by focusing on promoting spinal health and empowering the public by educating patients, school- children, and the media regarding the necessity of positive spinal health habits. READ FULL STORIES ONLINE www.canadianchiropractor.ca The audible pop from thoracic spine thrust manipulation and its relation to short-term outcomes in patients with neck pain. Cleland JA, Flynn TW, Childs JD, Eberhart S R Xenobiotics, Disease and Detoxification F rom Montreal, Dr. Daniel Crisafi, MH, ND, PhD, writes about gentle, intelligent detoxification and why we should do it regularly. www.canadianchiropractor.ca 8 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | DECEMBER 2007 SHAWN THISTLE, BKin (HONS), DC, CSCS Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 2007; 15(3): 143-154. ecently, evidence has emerged suggesting that low-amplitude, high- velocity spinal manipulation directed at the thoracic spine can be effective for treating mechanical neck pain. Many clinicians believe that the success of such manipulative interventions is directly related to achieving an audible “pop”, or joint cavitation, despite any evidence to support this tenet. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the audible pop and patient-centred outcomes in patients with mechanical neck pain undergoing a regimen of thrust manipulation directed at the thoracic spine. READ FULL COLUMN ONLINE www.canadianchiropractor.ca www.canadianchiropractor.ca ONLINE COLUMN NEWS ONLINE EXCLUSIVES ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
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