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Blue whale spine for patient education

1/27/2015

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The blue whale vertebrae that chiropractor, Jerome Fryer, acquired from a drag-net fisherman in Ucluelet, B.C., in 1991 have finally found a home in a skookum new installation in his new Nanaimo office.  The bones posed really unique preparatory challenges for us as they had probably sat on the deep ocean floor for decades, acquiring anaerobic bacterial communities and altering the oils that we usually deal with in large bones like these.  But we are pleased with the results.  Dr. Fryer is using these bones as art installation and patient education tool in his practice in conjunction with the innovative dynamic human spinal models he creates.
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    • UBC Blue whale
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    • Roaring steller sea lion
    • Swimming steller sea lion
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    • Northern resident orca, A57
    • Gray Whale
    • Gulf of Alaska Biggs Orca
    • Prehistoric Elasmosaur replica
    • Other exhibits
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    • Other services
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