Chronic Pain Q&A
Questions and Answers About Chronic Pain What is Chronic Pain? By definition, chronic pain is pain that lasts more than six months after a triggering event such as a car accident How Prevalent Is Chronic Pain in the... Read More →
FREE Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
The University of Victoria and B.C. Health have combined their resources to design a chronic pain program based on extensive research conducted by Stanford University in the U.S. This new program promises to be an excellent source of information for... Read More →
What is the role of a Chiropractor in Injury Recovery from a Car Accident
When you see your family doctor, after a car accident he or she will almost certainly refer you for physiotherapy. Why? It is because physiotherapists work under the supervision of medical doctors and are part of the traditional medical system.... Read More →
The Truth About “No Fault” Insurance
There is a rumor that ICBC will try to change the system of insurance in B.C. sometime in 2017 to what is called a “no fault” system. Such systems exist in other Canadian provinces. In our present system, there is... Read More →
Why Should People Injured in Car Accidents Seek Legal Advice?
Not everybody injured in a car accident needs to hire a lawyer. An individual who is very sophisticated, has a straight forward case and has very minor injuries may be able to manage his or her case without a lawyer.... Read More →
Anegla’s Story
I am a client of Cowley & Company. Mr. Cowley has asked me to write my story because he thinks it may help some of you out there to know that you are not alone. My name is Angela. I... Read More →
Your Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Most countries, including Canada, have some version of a Charter of Rights that spells out what you, as a citizen, can expect from your Government. Well, we think that there should be something similar for people who, through no fault... Read More →
Landmark Decision: ICBC Slapped with a $350,000 Punitive Damages Penalty by a Supreme Court Judge
The British Columbia Supreme Court has ruled that people involved in car accidents “must be protected from abuses of power by ICBC”. In the landmark decision of Aresnovski v. Bodin, 2016 BCSC 359, Madam Justice Griffin concluded that ICBC Special... Read More →
Why Do I Need to Go to Therapy if My Injuries are Only Soft Tissue?
This is probably the No. 1 question that people ask us. First of all, soft tissue injuries can be devastating. They can result in chronic pain which is unrelenting long term neck and back pain which never goes away. You... Read More →
ICBC is Calling You a Cheater
What do you think of ICBC’s new campaign which they have been promoting on the radio and on TV as well as in newspapers? They would have you believe that: (a) Most people involved in car accidents have no pain... Read More →