BHSc(PT), MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med MScCH
With the success of the Core Back Tool, the committee defining the Quality Based Pathway for Spine care and the OCFP concurrently recommended the development of a Neck Tool.
MD, PhD
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Opioid misuse in patients presenting to spine surgery clinics in Canada is a major problem.
MD, FRCSC
Malgré la légère augmentation du nombre de cas d’infections, de tumeurs malignes et de maladies généralisées touchant la colonne vertébrale au cours du vieillissement, environ 90 % des douleurs dorsales des personnes âgées sont d’origine mécanique, comme c’est le cas pour les patients plus jeunes.
MD, FRCSC
General practitioners are occasionally confronted to unknown lesions of the spine.
MD CM, PhD, FRCSC
Neuropathic pain is a severe pain condition characterized by burning, tingling, or lancinating pain in the distribution of a nerve, dermatome, or sclerotome and affects patient function, quality of life, mood, and employment.
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DO, CCFP
The Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) initiative is a partner in a global effort to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of medical care…
MDCM, FRCS(C), FAAOS
Cauda Equina Syndrome (CES) is a rare progressive syndrome of pain and neurological deficits below the waist caused by massive central lumbar disc prolapse.
MD, FRCSC
In spite of the slightly increased incidence of infections, malignancies and systemic illnesses affecting the older spine, about 90% of back pain in the elderly, as in younger patients, is mechanical.
BHSc(PT), MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med MScCH
Back education or “Back Schools” are used both as a method of prevention and, in conjunction with traditional rehabilitation and exercise programs, as a component in treatment of recurrent or persistent low back pain.
