September 2008 • Volume 13, N°6 38 18 features 8 From Practice to Publication Taking clinical ideas to the next level By Maria DiDanieli departments Editor’s Note 18 Vibration Exercise Therapy Overview of rationale, effi cacy and safety considerations By Jaspar Sidhu, DC 6 Canadian Chiropractor Online 10 Research Review Corner 12 News Life’s Little Adjustments Chiropractic History Assignment Letter to the Editor Professional Directory Classifieds The X-Files 14, 20, 32, 36 45, 50, 51 45 52 53 54 56 58 ON THE COVER: Dr. Jerome Fryer, a chiropractor currently practising in Nanaimo, British Columbia, fi rmly believes that the successes which independent DCs achieve in their clinics need not remain local anecdotes. He feels that if the clinician desires, these ideas and successes can be taken to the next level – into the realm of research for pub- lication, to join the annals of knowledge which fuel the growth of the profession. 4 • CANADIAN CHIROPRACTOR | SEPTEMBER 2008 22 Back to Basics Top 10 conversation starters By Barbara Sturm, DC 26 The Dynamic Brace Flexible correction for spinal deformity By Louise Marcotte, BSc, DC 31 The Cochrane Back Review Group A resource for chiropractors By Vicki Pennick, RN, BScN, MHSc 34 Chiropractic Health Assistant Education The chiropractic advocate By Brandi MacDonald 38 Fighting the War Against Obesity If not us, then who? By David Anderson, BSc, DC 42 NUCCA Technique/Hypertension Pilot Study A brief history By Marshall Dickholtz Sr., DC 46 Technique FYI The Oolo Austin Test By Jack Hewitt, BA Kin, DC, CSCS, RTP www.canadianchiropractor.ca 8 contents