April 28, Toronto, Ont. – Ontario Chiropractic Association (OCA) vice-president, Dr. David Brunarski, has recently become the first practising chiropractor to be elected to the Canadian Spine Society (CSS).

At their annual general meeting in Gatineau, Quebec in March 2009, the general membership of the CSS – a collaborative organization with a mission to enhance excellence in spinal research, patient care and education – accepted Brunarski’s nomination for membership. The nomination was later ratified by the society’s executive committee.

Brunarski is one of only seven non-surgeon members within the CSS. 

Brunarski hopes that his membership in the CSS will help foster new interprofessional relationships that will enhance the role of chiropractic in health care. 

CSS past president, Dr. Daryl Fourney, and executive director Dr. Hamilton Hall noted that they were interested in furthering collaboration with chiropractic, in order to support non-operative and multidisciplinary treatment in the area of spinal health care.    

Source – Ontario Chiropractic Association