Hi folks, This is the third year that Ottawa University’s 2nd-year medical students will be exposed to a day of lectures focussed primarily on CAM (complementary and alternative medicine).  I’m VERY exciting to be lecturing for my third year on the principles of evidence based Chiropractic.  Just five years ago, the notion of teaching chiropractic to medical students was largely unheard of, and would have encountered great resistance from many in the medical community.  Within […]

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TREATMENT OF PROXIMAL HAMSTRING PAIN USING ACTIVE RELEASE TECHNIQUE ® APPLIED TO THE MYOFACIAL MERIDIANS: A CASE REPORT By: Dr. Andreo Spina Background Hamstring injuries are among the most, if not the most, common soft tissue injuries in athletes (2,4,6,7,8). The high rate of re-injury and persistence of the complaint (1,4,6,8,9) make the management of hamstring conditions difficult, and often frustrating, for the attending physicians, trainers, and the athletes themselves. Furthermore, the lack of consensus […]