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Exercise Prescription for Back Pain

Eugene Wai MD, FRCSC et al.

Exercise is one of the most effective and simplest evidence-based recommendations to manage acute and chronic back pain.

Upper Extremity Pain: Where's the pathology—Neck or Shoulder?

Andrew Trenholm MD, MSc, FRCSC et al.

Neck and shoulder disorders are among the leading causes of pain and disability.

The CORE Neck Tool: An Organized Approach to Neck Pain

Julia Alleyne BHSc(PT), MD, CCFP, Dip. Sport Med MScCH et al.

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.

The Canadian Spine Surgeon’s Perspective: Avoiding Opioid Use in Spine Patients

Alexandra Stratton MD, MSc, FRCSC et al.

Opioid misuse in patients presenting to spine surgery clinics in Canada is a major problem.

Spinal Lesion: Benign or Malignant? When should you worry?

Raphaële Charest-Morin MD, FRCSC et al.

General practitioners are occasionally confronted to unknown lesions of the spine.

Chronic Neuropathic Pain in Primary Care—The Role of Neuromodulation

Philippe Magown 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.

Choosing Wisely Canada and Low Back Imaging: The view from Alberta

Ted Findlay DO, CCFP

The Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) initiative is a partner in a global effort to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of medical care…

Five Things to Know about Cauda Equina Syndrome

Drew A. Bednar 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.

Back Education: Does it Work for Patients?

Julia Alleyne 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.