Summer is here at last! What better way to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday than heading out into the great outdoors. Whether you are looking at “car camping” at one of…

Have you ever gone grocery shopping without a list? When I go shopping without a list, two things happen. I usually come home with items I didn’t need (chips, chocolate…

Lifting is a regular part of our lives whether it is getting the groceries into the car after a long shopping trip or handling boxes of supplies at work. It…

This year as we come together on April 28th at Alberta’s 2017 Day of Mourning, we reflect on the high cost that 144 men and women have paid in 2016.…

Forward head posture is a spinal alignment problem that occurs when a person’s head routinely sits in front of their shoulder. It is estimated to be as prevalent as 66%…

Job coaching is on-the-job guidance and instruction that can assist a person to return to work successfully and in a sustainable fashion after illness or injury. What is involved in…

Mental health problems or illness is one of the top three drivers leading to short or long term disability claims in Canada, according to the Mental Health Commission of Canada.…

A recent systematic review was conducted to examine the determinants and predictors of absenteeism and return-to-work for workers with shoulder disorders (Desmeules, Braen, Lamontage, & Dionne, 2016). Work-related upper extremity…