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Low Back Pain: It's Time for a Different Approach

Yoga Raja Rampersaud MD, FRCSC et al.

In spite of great effort, low back pain (LBP) remains a significant burden on society and one of the most common reasons to see a primary care provider.

Making Sense of Low Back Pain

Hamilton Hall MD, FRCSC

In 1987, the Quebec Taskforce noted, "Distinct patterns of reliable clinical findings are the only logical basis for back pain categorization and subsequent treatment."

Managing Back Dominant Pain

Hamilton Hall MD, FRCSC

Back dominant pain is either intensified by flexion or is not aggravated by bending forward.

Managing Leg Dominant Pain

Yoga Raja Rampersaud MD, FRCSC

Leg dominant pain suggests direct nerve root involvement: radicular, not referred symptoms.

What's New from the Canadian Consensus Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia (CCCDTD4)

Michael Gordon MD, MSc, FRCPC, FACP, FRCPEdin

In the winter and spring of 2012 I was privileged to be part of the executive working group that organized the fourth Canadian Conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia which took place in May 2012.

Comprehensive Patient Care in the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Marc Bradette MD, FRCPC, CSPQ

With this special issue of the Journal of Current Clinical Care we aim to provide community healthcare professionals with practical clinical insight and support in managing patients with ulcerative colitis.

The Patient with Newly Diagnosed Ulcerative Colitis

James Gregor MD

Informed patients are one of the most important assets available in the management of patients with ulcerative colitis.

Phthalates in 5-Aminosalicylates: Informing Therapeutic Choice and Minimizing Risk

Geoffrey C. Nguyen MD, PhD

5-Aminosalicylates (5-ASAs) are considered first-line therapy for mild to moderate ulcerative colitis because of their proven effectiveness and safety profile, even in pregnancy.

Ulcerative Colitis: A Case Study

Brian Bressler MD, MS, FRCPC

A 28-year-old male presented to our office for a consultation about his bloody bowel movements. Colonoscopy revealed moderately active left-sided ulcerative colitis extending from the anal verge up to the mid-descending colon.

Optimizing Targets in Patient Management of Ulcerative Colitis: The Role of Fecal Calprotectin in Guiding Maintenance Therapy

A. Hillary Steinhart MD

Although medical therapy for ulcerative colitis is usually effective at inducing clinical remission, numerous studies have shown that patients in clinical remission may have ongoing and varying degrees of mucosal inflammation.

Editor's Note

D’Arcy L. Little MD, CCFP, FCFP, FRCPC

I am pleased to introduce Issue 6 of the Journal of Current Clinical Care... Looking forward to an exciting 2013 at Health Plexus and the Journal of Current Clinical Care! Happy Holidays!

You Can Manage a Dementia without Cure: Frontotemporal Degeneration

Tiffany Chow

Over the past 10 years, more progress has been made in understanding the genetics and proteinopathy underlying frontotemporal degeneration than in Alzheimer's disease.