It's getting cold! Time to grab my touque (fur hat) and drive my sem-E to the parcade. Right. Well, if you're a Canadian students at Northwestern College of Chiropractic, this slanguage is a comforting slice of home and part of the camaraderie of Canadians that prompted the founding of the Canadian Club.
In the fall of 1993, students Rachel Schuster and Shannon Miller felt the need for a support circle. I didn't know a soul," said Schuster. "A club like this would have made the transition a lot easier."
There are more than 100 Canadian students attending Northwestern, about 15 percent of the student body.
Elections were held for the Canadian Club in September. The officers include Paul Abosh, T5, "prime minster"; Jon Simpson, T4, "deputy prime minister"; Pat Davis, T5, "minister of finance"; and Scott Morrison, T3, "governor general."
By being in the Canadian Club, you get firsthand information on the chiropractic scene in Canada," explained Paul Abosh. Northwestern's Canadian Club pays $15 to the Canadian Chiropractic Association (CCA) to become an official branch. "For the upper trimester students, it gives them direct contact with the CCA and the Canadian Chiropractic Protective Association (CCPA). " Abosh added."The other benefit is to have direct or indirect contact with chiropractors in the 10 provinces and territories."
The Canadian Club also helps prepare students for the Canadian boards.
"Just to meet the other Canadians and talk to them broadens our future network as doctors of chiropractic," observed Pat Davis.
Davis noted several goals of the club: becoming a more active branch of the student CCA; developing a line of communication between Canadian students and the college's executive board; and, on a lighter note, arranging social functions that are open to all students.
When sports chiropractors first appeared at the Olympic Games in the 1980s, it was alongside individual athletes who had experienced the benefits of chiropractic care in their training and recovery processes at home. Fast forward to Paris 2024, where chiropractic care was available in the polyclinic for all athletes, and the attitude has now evolved to recognize that “every athlete deserves access to sports chiropractic."
It is estimated that 61% of patients with CTS avoid taking surgical options due to postoperative complications and costly surgical procedures. Chiropractic care offers a comprehensive and effective treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome, addressing the condition from multiple angles. Recent studies also have unveiled a game-changing adjunct to chiropractic treatments for CTS: nerve flossing.
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