On campus laboratories allow fundamental and basic science research to investigate mechanisms underlying health, and the neurophysiology, prevention and pain treatment methods offered to the public. Collaborative arrangements with individual university researchers have also enabled some CMCC research faculty to participate in studies in laboratories outside of CMCC.
Rehabilitation Clinic
Clinical studies seeking to improve the quality of patient life are carried out in the outpatient clinic, rehabilitation, and radiology departments. The Department of Rehabilitative and Assessment Services (DRAS) provides for clinical studies of spinal pain and injury with equipment for human performance testing.
Biological Sciences Laboratory for Applied Immunology and Histochemistry
This lab allows testing of cellular histochemistry, endocrinology and structural changes associated with health and disease.
Stability Modeling and Tissue Properties Laboratory
Research in this laboratory help us understand what happens when the spine gives way, why tissues respond differently from treatment to treatment, how the force from manual treatment spreads through the tissues, and how we can we make treatment work better.
Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory
Chiropractors are familiar with the use of cadavers for learning and research on anatomy and neural sciences. CMCC is one of only nine laboratories in Ontario that oversee a body donation program, which is provincially controlled by the Chief Coroner’s Office and regulated by the Anatomy Act of Ontario. The anatomy lab is also home to the only anatomy museum in Canada that is specific to neuromusculoskeletal issues. Most of the museum specimens were prepared by CMCC anatomy faculty and students.
Offices in the Graduate Studies area
Studies on education research and health services/policy are supported through the offices and information technology capacity of Graduate Education and Research.
Collaborative Facilities
Collaborative arrangements with individual university researchers in basic science, clinical studies and health care policy research have enabled CMCC research faculty, residents and graduate students to participate in studies in laboratories and clinics at the University of Toronto, McMaster University, the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, the University of Calgary, University of Waterloo, St. Michael’s Hospital and the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. International collaborations include those with other chiropractic colleges, the University of Vermont, Columbia University, the Texas Back Institute and others.