Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Calgary Stampede rodeo medical clinic treats a parade of aches and pains
Not only are medical practitioners there to treat riders hitting the dirt, their other mission is managing and treating the chronic injuries, aches and pains athletes bring with them to the Stampede.
B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight
British Columbia’s government has amalgamated 11 health-professional colleges into two, setting the foundation for what it says is stronger oversight.

Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training

Physiologist Dr. Marcas Bamman says age-related decline in strength comes from putting too few demands on the body rather than too many.
Ringing an alarm: Predicting osteoarthritis before the onset of pain, damage to joints

The presence of certain proteins could act as an alarm signal announcing the disease before it reaches the acute phase.
Meet the centenarians: Canada's oldest age group is also its fastest-growing

Statistics Canada data show the country’s population of people aged at least 100 more than tripled between 2000 and 2023, up from 3,393 to 11,705.
Patient describes harrowing stiff person syndrome, lack of resources in Canada

It wasn't until 2022 that stiff person syndrome gained global attention as the affliction that forced megastar Céline Dion to cancel concerts due to her own debilitating symptoms.
Refresher: Is it arthritis or gout?

Both gout and arthritis can cause pain and stiffness in multiple joints. But otherwise, the two tend to follow different patterns.
Fibromyalgia: Prolonged fasting can alleviate symptoms

Supervised fasting lasting an average of seven to eight days resulted in a significant reduction in pain and improvement in quality of life.
Celine Dion goes public with her private health struggles: What we’ve learned so far

The singer revealed that she took near-lethal doses of Valium to manage her symptoms before her diagnosis.
Updated Canadian guideline on management of female stress urinary incontinence

Provides guidance on evaluation, counselling, nonsurgical and surgical treatment of female stress urinary incontinence, as well as management of surgery complications.

Calgary Stampede rodeo medical clinic treats a parade of aches and pains

B.C. finishes merging health-profession colleges in plan for better oversight

Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Try the gym and weight-resistance training

Ringing an alarm: Predicting osteoarthritis before the onset of pain, damage to joints

Meet the centenarians: Canada's oldest age group is also its fastest-growing

Patient describes harrowing stiff person syndrome, lack of resources in Canada

Refresher: Is it arthritis or gout?

Fibromyalgia: Prolonged fasting can alleviate symptoms

Celine Dion goes public with her private health struggles: What we’ve learned so far

Updated Canadian guideline on management of female stress urinary incontinence