MAY 2010 • Volume 15, N°3 22 8 features 8 Designing Your Practice Capturing wellness through structure By Maria DiDanieli 26 departments Editor’s Note News Editorial Advisory Board Chiropractic History Assignment Technique Toolbox Canadian Chiropractor Online Life’s Little Adjustments New Product Classifieds Professional Directory Research Review Corner 6 12, 16, 22, 43 12 12 14 16 35 37 44 44 46 ON THE COVER: Dr. Michael Sommers feels the entrance of the practice is the beginning of the therapeutic process. He says, “Today’s health-care practitioner has the responsi- bility not only to provide diagnostics and therapeutics but also to provide a space where patients feel taken care of.” 4 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | MAY 2010 www.canadianchiropractor.ca 18 Omega-3 EFAs A better choice for pain relief By Joseph C. Maroon, MD, FACS 26 Considering Buying Real Estate for Your Practice? Part 1 – Weighing the basics By Lloyd Manning, AACI, FRI 30 Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in Health Care Where does the profession stand? By Don Nixdorf, DC 34 Spinal Decompression Therapy, Part 1 Selecting clinically appropriate patients By Ron Nusbaum, DC 40 Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice, Part 2 What the profession is learning By Maria DiDanieli contents