DECEMBER 2009 • Volume 14, N°8 28 feature 8 The Impact of History Canada honours d.d. palmer and the profession By James P. Laws, BA, CA.T.(C), DC, FCCSS(C) 17 departments Editor’s note News Letter to the Editor Editorial advisory Board Life’s Little adjustments research review Corner Buyers Guide professional directory Classifieds ON THE COVER: Celebrating D.D. Palmer’s national historical significance. Colour inlay photo by J. Peter Hvidsten - Left to right: Colin Carrie, DC, MP, Oshawa, Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Health; Marilyn Pearce, mayor, Township of Scugog; Dr. James Laws, CCO; Dr. Robert Haig, OCA; Dr. Silvano Mior, CMCC; Hon. Bev Oda, MP, Durham Region, Minister for International Cooperation. (Cover photo of D.D. Palmer courtesy of CMCC archives) 4 • Canadian ChiropraCtor | dECEMBEr 2009 39 Journey to the Top of the World, Part 1 a dC’s climb up Mount Kilimanjaro By Ryan Iverach, DC 6 16, 24, 38, 41, 42 26 34 34 44 46 60 61 10 Technique Toolbox analysis and correction of the ilium using the thompson technique By John Minardi, BHK, DC 17 Chiropractic Health Assistant Education Leadership – reviewing the year and planning for 2010 By Brandi MacDonald 20 Chiropractic History Assignment dr. Joshua haldeman and the Lost City of the Kalahari, part 1 By Steve Zoltai 28 Dynamic MRI Effective imaging and implications for the dC By Richard Brownlee, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) 36 Back to Basics action focus for a successful ‘who’ By Barbara Sturm, DC 39 www.canadianchiropractor.ca contents