February 2008 • Volume 13, N°1 24 16 features 8 Advocacy through art Stephen Shortt illustrates the profession By Maria DiDanieli 46 departments Editor’s Note 16 Laser Therapy A guide for chiropractors By Jessica Wong and Rick Ruegg, BSc, PhD, DC 6 Canadian Chiropractor Online 10 Letter to the Editor News Research Review CHA Education Chiropractic History Assignment 24 New Products 30 Life’s Little Adjustments 36 ON THE COVER: The paintings of Stephen Shortt illustrate the beauty of natural anatomy as well as the art and history of chiropractic. “Part of the healing process is aesthetics,” says Shortt in an interview with Canadian Chiropractor. “Art has healing power.” Through global exhibitions, Shortt’s paintings are bringing the message of chiropractic to the world. www.canadianchiropractor.ca 12 12, 40, 41 14 20 28 Adjustments Impact Addiction Medicine New frontiers in treatment By Sony Canteenwala, DC 32 Rasterstereography Radiation-free technology for spine and pelvis analysis By Jean-Pierre Gibeault, PEng 42 Health Care for Auto Insurance Ontario chiropractors, start your engines, please! 44 Ultimate Frisbee The players, their injuries and the role of the chiropractor By Trevor Mintz, DC You will fi nd all these plus the following web-exclusive stories at www.canadianchiropractor.ca: The Results of Radial Shockwave Therapy By Robert Gordon, MD, FRCS(C) The Dark Closet Chiropractors, caring and compassion fatigue By Maria DiDanieli The Art, Science and Philosophy of Chiropractic A pediatric approach By Jamie Neely, DC CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | FEBRUARY 2008 • 3 contents