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Canadian Chiropractor wants your feedback

The 2017 Annual Canadian Chiropractor Practice Trends Survey is ready for your feedback. This survey will help provide a snapshot of the Canadian chiropractic market and the profession. Take a moment to answer our survey and be entered for a chance to win an Apple Watch Nike+. » Take the survey

Worse post-surgery pain for patients with opioid history: study

Patients taking prescription opioids before knee replacement operation has poorer pain outcomes six months post-surgery, according to a study published May 17 in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. » Read more...

Study underway to probe effectiveness of PEMF on osteoarthritis

The Center for Joint Preservation at the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital in Maryland is participating in a clinical study to assess the effectiveness and safety of pulsed electromagnetic field technology (PEMF) for osteoarthritis of the knee. » Read more...

Red Cross official says first aiders can say no to risky CPR

A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused to perform CPR on a woman he feared might have overdosed on fentanyl. » Read more...

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Integration needed to improve Alberta’s health-care system: Auditor General

Alberta's auditor general is calling for immediate action to improve a health-care system he says is still falling short despite years of recommendations on how to make it better. Merwan Saher says too many roadblocks continue to prevent the government and health providers from working together to give people the best quality of care possible. » Read more...

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Canadian Chiropractor wants your feedback

Worse post-surgery pain for patients with opioid history: study

Study underway to probe effectiveness of PEMF on osteoarthritis

Red Cross official says first aiders can say no to risky CPR

Osteopathy for the Over 50s

Integration needed to improve Alberta’s health-care system: Auditor General

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