Objective To report on a case of a pathological burst fracture in the cervical spine where typical core red flag tests failed to identify a significant lesion, and to remind…
Patient-provider communication can lead to unhelpful ideas and beliefs about a patient’s condition, negatively impacting their clinical outcome. A 34-year-old male Veteran presented for an evaluation of high impact chronic…
A 71-year-old male presented to a chiropractic clinic with subacute low back pain. While the pain appeared to be mechanical in nature, radiographic evaluation revealed an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which…
Background Distal bimelic amyotrophy (DBMA) also known as Hirayama disease, is a rare, self-limiting motor neuron disease manifesting as atrophy of C7-T1 innervated muscles. We present a case report describing…
Although not typical, there appears to be a growing trend of chiropractors working within collaborative care settings. We use a case report to highlight features of patient care and education…
Spinal malignancies are an essential consideration when a patient presents to a chiropractic office with back pain. This single case report exemplifies the importance of patient presentation and physical examination…
Objective and Rationale: The objective of this paper is to present a comprehensive, yet brief, flowchart type of overview of the salient literature describing the key chronological steps involved in…
Malignancies are an important, although rare, cause of back pain which must be a consideration in patients with certain historical factors, or in patients who do not respond to treatment.…
Objectives: To identify Canadian chiropractors’ attitudes, skills and use of evidence based practice (EBP), as well as their level of awareness of previously published chiropractic clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). Methods:…