Joshua Plener, DC
- Program of Study: Clinical Sciences Residency Program
- Institution: Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College and University of Toronto
- Project Title: Lived Experiences with Symptomatic Degenerative Cervical Radiculopathy: The Patients’ Perspectives
- Project Background: Degenerative cervical radiculopathy (DCR) can lead to significant pain and disability, impacting a person’s ability to carry out meaningful daily activities. This is the first study to explore the impact of DCR on patients’ lives, providing a deeper understanding of their experiences from a biopsychosocial perspective, thus laying the groundwork for future steps in order to develop a patient-centred, evidence-based non-operative program of care that meets patients’ needs and expectations. These findings will be integrated within the inter-disciplinary pathway of care, providing all health care providers, especially non-surgical clinicians, with valuable information for managing these patients.
- Project Objective: To understand the everyday experiences of individuals living with DCR, to help inform the development of a patient-centred, evidence-based non-operative intervention.
- Funding Source: CCRF
- Committee Members:
- Carlo Ammendolia DC, PhD (University of Toronto)
- Sheilah Hogg-Johnson MMath, PhD (Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College)
- Pierre Côté DC, PhD (Ontario Tech University)
- Silvano Mior DC, PhD, FCCS(C) (Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College)