Author Archives: Dr. Shawn Thistle

Guideline for Postpartum Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Sleep

Athletic young mother stretching with her little baby at home

A new Canadian Clinical Guideline for the postpartum period… The fourth trimester (i.e. the weeks and months following birth) is a period involving abrupt changes in the physiological and psychological […]

Mechanisms of Action of Spinal Manipulation – What happens when we adjust patients?

Chiropractor doing neck manipulation on a woman

What happens when you adjust your patients? This is such an interesting and complex question – one that Dr. Simon Wang (CMCC) and I attempted to answer in our 5-hour […]

Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Support Tool for Early Recognition of Cervical Arterial Dissection

Woman with neck pain touching her neck

The relationship between neck manipulation and cervical artery stroke is obviously an important topic to discuss from both research and clinical perspectives. This is a topic I have covered in […]

Effect of Chiropractic Care on Oculomotor Outcomes in Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome

Male patient covering one eye with his hand while following the finger of a female clinician during clinical testing

The potential impact of chiropractic care on mild traumatic brain injury and sport-related concussion is an interesting area of study. This week, a cool paper on the impact of chiropractic […]

Clinical Presentation as a Predictor of Radiologically Confirmed Cauda Equina Syndrome

Young man leaning against a wall and wincing due to low back pain

Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is something clinicians should always be on the look out for, especially in patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy. This week, an update from the literature on how […]

Impact of physical activity, leisure screen time and hypertension on the risk of migraine

Middle aged blonde woman with a headache sits on couch holding her head with her hands

Migraine is a multifactorial condition and each patient is unique. This paper provides some clinical insight into the relationship between lifestyle factors, hypertension and migraine headache… Migraine is a common […]