A 25-year-old male professional hockey player with right sided hip pain was diagnosed with myofascopathy of the right psoas major and rectus femoris. The patient maintained a conservative treatment regimen…
Joint “cracking” is common but not a clearly understood audible phenomenon. In this brief report we propose an in-vitro model to potentially assist in revealing a mechanism for, and therefore…
Introduction Melanoma can be a fatal form of skin cancer. The prognosis rapidly deteriorates from the in situ stage (stage 0) to stage 4. As such, early detection and treatment…
Objective To detail the presentation of calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease (CPPD) in the ankle joint. The aim of this case report is to inform health-care practitioners about the presentation of…
Aortic dilatation is a common and potentially life-threatening condition with which a patient may present to the chiropractor. It is most often detected in males over 50, particularly in association…
This case describes the utilization of spinal manipulative therapy for an acute athletic injury during a Taekwondo competition. During the tournament, an athlete had a sudden, non-traumatic, ballistic movement of…
Background Vertebral osteomyelitis (OM) is an infectious condition of bone caused by an infecting organism, most commonly Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Though rare in adolescents, it is important to remember…