Spinal Columns: Official Newsletter of CANSpine

Recent Issues

• Sunday, March 1, 2026: Welcome to this month's Spinal Columns. In this issue, work involving Alison Rushton looks at care and recovery across different spinal conditions. One study presents the first international consensus on returning to sports and physical activity for an individual with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following spinal fusion surgery. This edition also reviews patient satisfaction with advanced practice physiotherapy internationally, identifying specific human and system attributes connected to the care experience. Finally, we feature a protocol for a future study that will explore how patients experience advanced practice physiotherapy within low back pain care pathways in Canada and the United Kingdom.
• Sunday, February 1, 2026: Welcome to this month's issue of Spinal Columns. How patient recovery is measured after surgery and how specific exercise programs are put into practice are two areas of ongoing study. This edition presents work from Alison Rushton that examines the association between physical measures of functioning, including spinopelvic alignment, and patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty. We also look at a study from Christina Ziebart detailing the implementation of a small group physiotherapy program for people at risk of falls with compromised bone mineral density, which recorded both participant feedback and physical results.
• Tuesday, December 16, 2025: This week, Spinal Columns features work from David Walton and Alison Rushton that looks at the foundations of spinal care assessment and management. We begin with a systematic review on the ability of physical measures to predict outcomes for people with low back pain. The issue also includes a protocol from Alison Rushton for developing expert consensus on return-to-activity guidance following spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Finally, a review by David Walton and Alison Rushton identifies and maps the core outcome sets used across spinal pain research, showing which domains are common and which are less frequently included.

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