Innovation is a form of realising a new way of doing something, often ignoring traditional
wisdom, in order to meet new challenges. Globally, particularly in emerging economies, the …

Purpose Clinical pathways for low back pain (LBP) have potential to improve clinical
outcomes and health service efficiency. This systematic review aimed to synthesise the …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to examine
variation in spine surgery utilization between the province of Ontario and state of New York …

Background: Artificial intelligence is gaining traction in automated medical imaging analysis.
Development of more accurate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) predictors of successful …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT An important step in improving spinal care is understanding how
current health-care resources and associated cost are being utilized and distributed across …

Background Residents of rural areas have poorer health status, less healthy behaviours and
higher mortality than urban dwellers, issues which are commonly addressed in primary care …

Background In an article published in 2011, we discussed the need for a new role in health
care systems, referred to as the Primary Spine Practitioner (PSP). The PSP model was …

Background: Emerging evidence suggests that access to chiropractic care may reduce the
likelihood of initiating an opioid prescription for spinal pain; however, the impact of …

Purpose Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health problem worldwide. Significant
practice variation exists despite guidelines, including strong interventionist focus by some …

Background Many primary care patients receive both medical and chiropractic care;
however, interprofessional relations between physicians and chiropractors are often …