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  • Four and a Half Steps

    Surviving the Reckless Roller Coaster Ride to Recovery by

    Wag is a charismatic and mischievous character. A soon-to-be Boston Pizza franchise owner, he likes to push people’s buttons and takes life to the extreme. After an evening out with his wife in Calgary, he decides to drive back to his temporary ...


  • Life in the Fast Lane

    The Chris Stoddart Story by

    In the late 1960s, a new sport emerged in Canada that would change the lives of many people: wheelchair sports. In Life in the Fast Lane, Chris Stoddart recounts the rise of wheelchair racing, with him as one of its pioneers. Born with spina ...


  • The Mysterious Winging Scapula

    A Recovery Plan for Therapists and their Patients by

    This book was written by a physiotherapist who became the patient. From her unique perspective, Janet Delorme recognized and understood a complex problem that might otherwise go undiagnosed. Do these symptoms sound familiar? * Cannot tolerate ...


  • Scapulothoracic Assessment in Three Simple Steps

    Unique Three Dimensional Approach by

    Sometimes, a ‘winging scapula’ reveals a disabling scapulothoracic condition. Sometimes it does not. Often, despite no observable winging, debilitating scapulothoracic conditions go undiagnosed or misdiagnosed. This “shoulder” problem is poorly ...


  • That is Not Me

    A Journey of Perception by

    That is Not Me: A Journey of Perception is based on a poem the author wrote during her early twenties. Growing up in the 1960s and ‘70s, L.J. Nelson struggled to understand who she was as a Little Person diagnosed with Achondroplasia. During that ...


  • A Prison Within

    by

    Do I really want to survive this? Thadeus is just 21 years old when a diving accident changes the direction of his life forever. A spinal cord injury leaves him paralyzed from neck to feet, and the activities that once fulfilled him – cars, sports, ...


  • How I Recovered From Chronic Fatigue Syndrome & Fibromyalgia

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    Anyone who has suffered from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Fibromyalgia will empathize with Rhonda King’s ten-year journey through chronic illness and eventual return to full health. Rhonda tells her story with candidness and humour. She shares ...