The Canadian healthcare system serves as an example of equity and federal service to citizens across the world. However, it is not without its challenges. Prosthetic coverage across Canada is highly variable and largely unable to provide equal coverage for Canadian persons living with amputation. Many persons with limb loss are forced to rely upon personal resources, fundraising, or the charity of non-governmental organizations in order to meet this basic healthcare need. This disparity in the Canadian healthcare system is unusual and largely undescribed in the literature. We thus explore the nature of Canadian healthcare prosthetic coverage across Canada, investigating the variability in coverage, presence of prosthetic coverage policies, clarity of policy, eligibility criteria, and interval of prosthetic replacement. Our findings highlight potential areas for improvement within current Canadian healthcare policy.
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How to Cite: Howard C.W, Saraswat D.K, McLeod G, Yeung A, Jeong D, Lam J. Canada’s prosthetic coverage: a review of provincial prosthetic policy. Canadian Prosthetics & Orthotics Journal. 2019;Volume2, Issue2, No.4. https://doi.org/10.33137/cpoj.v2i2.33489
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:Calvin W. Howard, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.Phone: +1 (587) 987-7723E-mail: calvin.howard@ucalgary.caORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5576-9608
Noisy stimuli may hold the key for optimal electrical stimulation of the nervous system. Possible mechanisms of noise’s impact upon neuronal function are discussed, including intracellular, extracellular, and systems-level mechanisms. Specifically, channel resonance, stochastic resonance, high conductance states, and network binding are investigated. These mechanisms are examined and possible directions of growth for the field are discussed, with examples of applications provided from the fields of deep brain stimulation or spinal cord injury. Together, this review highlights the theoretical basis and evidence base for the use of noise to enhance current stimulation paradigms of the nervous system.
have nothing to disclose. STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP CH drafted the initial manuscript and assisted with figure creation. AA provided editing and critical revisions to the intellectual content as well as assisted with figure creation. TB provided editing and critical revisions to the intellectual content.
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