The Cytokine Storm

The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome – coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is often compared to two other serious viruses we have seen in the past, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV, […]
Lookin’ at Interleukin

COVID-19 is nearing its first birthday and a question many chiropractors and students are undoubtedly asking themselves is something along the lines of, “What can I do to help?” Unfortunately, […]
Introspection and the Art of the Self Portrait

I hope these words don’t find home with you twenty years too late like they did with me. Keep them now. Find your own way of connecting. Love and take […]
The Real Vitalistic Life

Vitalism. The emphasis on the non-physical, non-chemical aspect of the human experience. It seems as if vitalism is one of those terms with multiple definitions and general descriptions. What exactly […]
As the World Burns: On Rehabilitating the Chiropractic Profession Before It’s Too Late

When I was in University, I went on a delirious late-night rant about climate change one night in which I made a number of dramatic and outlandish claims about overpopulation […]
What is the healthcare professional looking for?

Research is the language the healthcare world speaks. It is like the saying, “pics or it didn’t happen.” Without it, making a claim about the efficacy of a particular technique […]
‘Subluxation’ in chiropractic research: The Great Semantic Debate

Most people within the chiropractic profession are aware of a divide that exists among us between those who are mechanists seeking to expand evidence-based practice and those who are vitalists […]
How Are You Standing?

The afferent information collected by your feet is critical to the overall balance and motion of your body. Without this important information making its way unimpeded to your brain due […]
Neurogenesis and Exercising Your Brain

Everyone knows movement is good for our bodies, and everyone will agree that exercise throughout our lives is beneficial for our physical health. What about the health of our nervous […]
The crisis of mental health

There is no doubt that research in chiropractic has exploded over the last decade, from technique-specific benefits such as chiropractic biophysics and upper-cervical-specific techniques, to the science of subluxation itself. […]