UPFRONT | From the editor Positive spin I always liked hearing and sharing the “good news” with readers, and in this issue we have two great stories that demonstrate how health care initiatives have greater chances of success when patient health and well-being are the driving factors. Our cover story (page 22) provides an update on the Ontario health min-istry’s Primary Care Low Back Pain pilot project. Chiropractors continue to shine in this two-year initiative as patients and other health-care providers involved in the pilot sites get a glimpse of the many great things chiropractic can contribute to patient care given the right opportunities. Caring for the community has always been one of the traits I admire about chiropractors. This is one of the reasons why we decided to launch our annual Inspire Awards. Going outside their clinic walls to help out a cause or educate the people about their health and wellness is something that comes easily for chiropractors. A few months ago, I read a news article about a group of chiropractors opening a free clinic at a homeless shelter in Brantford, Ont. I knew right away it was a story worth sharing with our readers. Kudos to the Brantford Welcome In Resource Centre for facilitating and hosting the free clinic, and giving many people the chance to experience and improve their health under chiropractic care. Many of these individuals have never had chiropractic treatment before and may not have been able to afford it otherwise. That story is on page 30. Speaking of positive developments, let’s congratulate our wonderful DCs who have made the trip to Rio this summer for the 2016 Olympics, whether as an athlete (Dr. Josh Binstock, beach volleyball) or members of Team Can-ada medical team (Drs. Alban Merepeza and John Vargo). Read our story on these Rio 2016 chiropractors, “Living the Olympic dream,” on our website. I know many of you have some of your own feel-good stories and I hope you’ll share them with us. Connect with us by e-mail, through our Twitter account @canchiropractor or through the Canadian Chiropractor Facebook page. September 2016 Volume 21, Number 6 EDITOR Mari-Len De Guzman [email protected] (905) 726-4659 PUBLISHER Christine Livingstone [email protected] (519) 429-5173 • (888) 599-2228 ext. 239 ACCOUNT COORDINATOR Shannon Drumm [email protected] (888) 599-2228 ext. 219 MEDIA DESIGNER Emily Sun CIRCULATION MANAGER Anita Madden GROUP PUBLISHER Martin McAnulty [email protected] DIRECTOR OF SOUL/COO Sue Fredericks Published and printed by Annex Business Media, 105 Donly Drive South, Simcoe, ON, Canada N3Y 4N5 Publication Mail Agreement #40065710 ISSN 1488-6952 CIRCULATION e-mail: [email protected] Tel: (416) 510-5189 Fax: (416) 510-5170 Mail: 80 Valleybrook Drive, Toronto, ON M3B 2S9 Canadian Chiropractor is published eight times a year: February, April, May, June, July/August, September, October and December. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Canada – 1 Year $24.00 (with GST $25.20, with HST/QST $27.12) (HST #867172652RT0001) USA – 1 Year $35.00 (US Funds) Occasionally, Canadian Chiropractor will mail information on behalf of industry-related groups whose products and services we believe may be of interest to you. If you prefer not to receive this information, please 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. ©2016 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. MARI-LEN DE GUZMAN, Editor EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD @CanChiropractor Victoria Coleman, DC; Connie J. D’Astolfo, DC, Dip HA, PhD (cand); Pierre DesLauriers, DC; Karin Hammerich, DC, MHS; James P. Laws, DC, FRCCSS(C)(Hon); David Leprich, DC; Wanda Lee MacPhee, DC; Peter Moore, DC; Don Nixdorf, DC; Renae Rogers, DC; Greg Stewart, BPE, DC; Greg Uchacz, DC, FRCCSS(C); Jessica Wong, DC; Emily Roback, BSc, DC; Catherine Bezeau (student member -UQTR). 4 Canadian Chiropractor September 2016 www.canadianchiropractor.ca
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