By Ellen O’Connor / Ottawa Citizen / Standing behind her piano, music therapist Cheryl Jones flips through her folder of vocal exercises and slowly plays a five-note musical scale as her client sings “mah” and “wah” sounds in time to the beat from his wheelchair seated beside her. It has been a year since Jones, [...]
Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage
Prototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven. By Lucas Laursen / MIT Technology Review / A helmet that sends a magnetic field through the wearer’s head might someday offer a quick way to reveal whether the brain is swelling or bleeding as the result of an [...]
Study Finds Link Between Brain Injuries and Suicide Risk in Soldiers
By Cheri Cheng / Counsel & Heal / Research into the negative side effects of head injuries has tied these types of injuries to several health complications. For professional athletes, repeated hits to the head that do not result in concussions could still impair cognitive functions, such as memory, concentration and alertness. Aside from athletes [...]
Ontario court rules against City of Hamilton for refusing to participate in mediation over auto accident injury claim
/ Canadian Underwriter / The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Tuesday against the City of Hamilton over its refusal to participate in mediation for an auto injury claim. The appeal court overturned one of the findings of a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Dale Williston’s lawsuit against the city, and an [...]
Augustana program recognizes national physiotherapy month
By Jessica Ryan / Camrose Canadian / In celebration of National Physiotherapy Month, local clinicians have been invited to an education session May 23 at Augustana’s physiotherapy facilities. The University of Alberta physical therapy department runs a satellite physiotherapy master’s program here at its Augustana Campus in Camrose. “We’re going to have a lunch and [...]
Car accident victim wins challenge to Ontario’s $3,500 insurance treatment limit
The Ontario government’s insurance reforms that limited a car accident victim’s benefits have been redefined in a recent legal case. By Ellen Roseman / The Toronto Star / In September 2010, the Ontario government reduced the medical benefits you could get under your car insurance policy for injuries suffered in a motor vehicle accident. The [...]
Litigating out-of-Ontario accident claims
Recent court decisions lay out the factors determining jurisdiction, and how they apply By David Tenszen / The Lawyers Weekly / We love our cars. With the summer driving season fast approaching, many of us soon will be packing them up and leaving home to head down East, out West or over the border on [...]
How The Use of Beeswax Candles Can Help With Your Rehabilitation
Going through rehabilitation is certainly not enjoyable and may be very painful, however there are things you can do to ease yourself and cope with the discomfort. Many studies have proven that relaxation and meditation help to ease the pain by shifting your mental focus on healing and wellness. It can be challenging to get [...]
