This article is part 1 of a 2 part series. For Part 2, click here. Whiplash is a condition that can occur from MANY causes—in fact, anything that results in a sudden change in the head/neck position. Usually, there is a rapid acceleration that injures the soft tissues around the neck area by stretching them […]
Managing Whiplash Injuries
What is a Whiplash Injury? Whiplash injuries have been extensively studied and researched. There are literally thousands of medical and scientific studies, and hundreds of books describing every aspect of whiplash injury. It has been firmly established for nearly two decades that the primary whiplash injury is an inertial injury to the soft tissues (ligaments […]
Cervical Discogenic Stenosis
John, a 55-year old male, was an urban cowboy. John did not own any property (other than his tract home), cattle, or horses. As the floor foreman of a large manufacturer, his job required him to be on his feet most of the day with a moderate requirement for physical lifting and equipment operation. John […]
Whiplash Injury and Cervicogenic Headache
Barbara is a 45-year old woman with two adult children. She is employed full-time as a sales clerk at the local mall. Her job is not physically demanding nor is it ergonomically challenging. Her job allows her to assume multiple physical positions throughout the day while she is assisting a variety of customers with a […]
Car Accidents: Seat Belt Fulcrum Injury and the Cauda Equina Syndrome
Athletically, at age 21, Dave was a rising star. He was tough, fit, tall, strong, and very fast. In addition, he was gifted with superior eye-hand coordination. As a life-long athlete, his favorite sport was football, and in football he was exceptional. Dave was the starting wide receiver on a local college football team. Although […]
Car Accidents, Chiropractic And Children
In the legal cases I have consulted in, often it is claimed that children cannot be injured in motor vehicle collisions, and therefore they do not require any treatment. To escalate this perspective, I have consulted in cases where the chiropractor treating such a child is accused of committing fraud, a crime. Occasionally, these cases […]
Whiplash Update Two Important Studies And Their Clinical Applications
BACKGROUND INFORMATION FROM DAN MURPHY All pain has an inflammatory component. In his 2007 article, Omoigui, concludes: “The origin of all pain is inflammation and the inflammatory response.” “Irrespective of the type of pain, whether it is acute or chronic pain, peripheral or central pain, nociceptive or neuropathic pain, the underlying origin is inflammation […]
Whiplash Injury, Chronic Pain, Non-Pharmacologic Managements Adjuncts
Not everyone injured in a motor vehicle collision recovers completely. A percentage of those injured will suffer for years or sometimes even for decades. Documented examples of this chronic pain syndrome include: In 1964, the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American) published a study where the author followed 145 whiplash-injured patients for more than […]
Low Impact Motor Vehicle Collisions And Whiplash Injury
It is clear that automobile accident insurance company claim adjusters, automobile accident insurance company defense attorneys, and defense medical/chiropractic experts believe that an individual in a vehicle involved in a collision cannot be injured if the vehicle sustains only minimum structural damage. Yet, there is no doubt that individuals involved in minimum structural damage collisions […]
Whiplash: Why is this Taking So Long?
Whiplash treatment and management is a topic of great discussion! Many different types of tissues can be injured in a whiplash event, which can lead to a multitude of symptoms. This is why the label “Whiplash Associated Disorders” (WAD) was born! The rate of healing for each type of tissue varies, thus the length of […]
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