Research
WHO releases chronic low back pain guidelines
Earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its first-ever guidelines on chronic low back pain (CLBP), based on chiropractor-led input and research helmed by the Canadian Chiropractic Guideline…
Member Highlight: How Dr. Yaad Shergill and the team at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute are helping Canadians choose Power Over Pain
We recently interviewed CCA member, Dr. Yaad Shergill, to gain insight into Power Over Pain, a new and free evidence-based platform housing self-directed pain management tools. She described how her…
New Study Reveals Opioids’ Failure in Treating Low Back and Neck Pain
The study divided patients with low back and neck pain into two groups: those receiving opioid treatment and those given a placebo. Over a designated period, researchers closely monitored the participants' pain severity. The study found no significant difference in pain severity between the two groups.
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Changing course: When the research captain becomes the shipmate
“These researchers are so bright and so brilliant in what they’re doing, that I sit back and learn from them.”
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The power of partnership
“Research is the currency of the chiropractic profession,” says Dr. Richard Brown, Secretary-General of the World Federation of Chiropractic. At the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF), we believe this to be true.
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Contributing to rehabilitation and low back pain research on a global level: CCGI and the WHO
The CCGI has been involved in projects with the World Health Organization in response to the WHO Rehabilitation 2030 call for action, which is committed to developing a Package of Interventions for Rehabilitation to support integrating rehabilitation services into health systems. Two sets of projects are highlighted here.
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All hands-on deck!
An interprofessional project to model the integration of NMSK care on funded primary care teams: This study provides the opportunity to model the integration of chiropractors as integrated MSK experts in funded primary care teams in Canada.” - Dr. Kopansky-Giles
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Improving the health of patients in remote communities
Sixteen published scientific articles laid the theoretical foundations for the model that will be explored in the Pimicikamak community.
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Investing in better chiropractic care – during a pandemic
Richard McIlmoyle, BSc, DC, PgCPainChair, Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Research Committee For 45 years, the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation (CCRF) has invested in generating knowledge that improves the care chiropractors…