INTERVIEW & ARTICLE TOPICS:

What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Chronic Pain
The treatment of pain is a complex dance involving many factors which affect the experience of the patient, the origin of the pain, and the course of healing. There are a few traditional techniques of pain management which have become the most frequent methods of care, including analgesics, narcotics, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and injections. However, as recent research shows, these are not without side effects. Dr. Tick presents a fresh look at pain management using integrative techniques that enhances the experience of the patient, and ultimately improves the outcomes.

The Computer Generation: Children and RSI
In Western societies, the children born in the late 80’s are the first generation of kids who can’t remember life without computers. Today, children are less involved in unsupervised, spontaneous activities and they spend more time at the computer, playing video games or surfing the Net. We see children who have begun prolonged sitting at young ages, often hunching forward and spending hours staring at a screen - and the muscles of their backs and abdomens have paid the price. The consequences include weak back and abdominal muscles, exaggerated chin forward posture and shoulder blades that ‘wing’ out, and preliminary symptoms of RSI. In this article, Dr. Tick can identify the risk patterns in children, and explore proper techniques to prevent further injuries as they grow into adulthood

What Doctors Don’t Tell You About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
It affects more and more Canadians every year, from officer workers to musicians. Yet, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) can be a confusing area for the clinician. The diagnosis is often used inaccurately—given for a heterogeneous collection of complaints of pain or numbness and tingling in the upper limb. Other times when the diagnosis is reserved for the classic constellation of numbness and pain in the distribution of the median nerve, the diagnosis may be incomplete since the carpal tunnel symptoms may be only a small part of the patient’s problem. Dr. Tick can discuss non-surgical treatment methods, prevention and rehabilitation in depth.

Healthy Aging:
None of us will live forever—but the ideal is to live in good health for our allotted number of years. The expectations that many have of what they should be doing as they age is drastically changing. Age is alternately seen as a scourge or an unnecessary inconvenience. Somewhere among these extreme values and the vials of Botox there is a model for healthful aging. Time passes and we cannot turn back the clock, but we can strive to be healthy through our elder years. Dr. Tick reveals current research which provides a sound basis for improving our health as we age.