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 […]
Author Archives: Dr. Shawn Thistle
This week’s review summarizes a new paper with a unique approach to a common clinical condition… Gluteal tendinopathy is a prevalent condition, leading to significant pain and disability for many […]
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 […]
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 […]
Almost 40% of children 19 years-of-age report having spinal pain at least once in their lifetime, and this becomes chronic or recurrent in about 25% of children and adolescents. The […]
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 […]
Can the amount of movement in someone’s back influence the presence and/or severity of low back pain? This study investigates… Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading causes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chiropractors assess and manage patients with lumbar disc herniation and radiculopathy frequently, so it is in our best interest to be up to date on what the literature can tell […]