Chiropractic + Naturopathic Doctor

The X-Files

DR. MARSHALL DELTOFF, DC — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:16:48 +0000

The “Terry Thomas” sign

A colleague in Bermuda sent this case to me. A 47-year old male presented experiencing right wrist pain over the scapholunate joint after jamming it in extension while playing ice hockey. It is a very sharp pain and there is swelling over the area. He is having sharp pain with gripping or rotation.

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Stay young

DR. DON FITZ-RITSON, DC — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:56:12 +0000

Aging: more benefits of exercise

Researchers have shown that a compression of morbidity that improves healthy aging is more valuable than further increases in life expectancy, and that targeting aging offers potentially larger economic gains than eradicating individual diseases. They showed that a slowdown in aging that increases life expectancy by one year is worth US$38 trillion, and by 10 years, US$367 trillion. Ultimately, the more progress that is made in improving how we age, the greater the value of further improvements. “They state that it would reduce the incidents of cancer, dementia, cardiovascular disease and frailty. In total, the U.S. is spending 17 percent of everything we generate on health care – and largely that’s spent in the last year of life.” Currently, a person who turns 65 in the next few years will spend anywhere from $142,000 to $176,000 on average on long-term care during their lifetime, according to a recent report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.(1) For Canada, we divide those numbers by 10.

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Business talk

DR. ANTHONY LOMBARDI, DC — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:50:14 +0000

How acupuncture was saved

The amazing story everyone should hear

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Chronic low back pain and bracing

VICTORIA MCINTYRE, DEREK KONOPSKI, AND DR. PETER EMARY, DC — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:41:51 +0000

An evidence-based case report

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is one of the most widespread musculoskeletal disorders experienced by individuals worldwide. The lifetime prevalence of LBP is reported to be as high as 84%, and the prevalence of CLBP is approximately 23%.(1)

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From the editor

JANNEN BELBECK — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 09:32:32 +0000

Support in all aspects

Recently I attended Sunnybrook Hospital’s Youth Mental Health Summit, hearing from Sunnybrook’s Family Navigation Project (FNP) team and other youth mental health experts. Topics included: 1) Support and services as youth transition through life stages. (Because “age, stage of development, race, gender and identity all have an impact on youth mental health.”); 2) Support for the entire family. (“Helpful information on the role that health and wellness play in supporting positive mental health, including how to identify signs of challenges, when to seek help, or how families can approach conversations with their youth.”); 3) Navigating mental health post-pandemic. (“During the pandemic, twice as many youth have reached out to FNP for help, and the need continues to grow.”)

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Practice points

DONALD QUINN DILLON, RMT — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:47:34 +0000

Flesh and bones

When anatomy and art conflate

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Creating an Evidence-Based Practice

Dr. George B. Roth, DC, ND, CMRP — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:43:14 +0000

A Scientific Basis for Spinal Manipulation

My Search

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Cover story: The heart-brain connection

DR. ROMI FUNG, ND — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:29:02 +0000

Hypertension is more than just heart health

According to the 2020 report by Statistics Canada, Alzheimer’s dementia deaths in Canada were ranked 9th for the leading cause of death. In comparison, cerebrovascular diseases were ranked as the 5th leading cause of death in Canada. It is interesting to observe that there is a likely correlation between Alzheimer’s dementia and cardiovascular disease, especially pertaining to the brain.

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One size doesn’t fit all

DR. PENNY KENDALL-REED, ND — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 06:15:15 +0000

Optimizing diet, health and weight through personal genetics

We used to think there was little we could do about the genes we’d been given. They were carved in stone and we were at the mercy of their bidding. It was a fatalistic attitude often used as an excuse to avoid making changes to our lives. What was the point if our genes were immutable?

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