Motor vehicle collisions (MVC) usually result in injuries to the neck and upper back. However, there are often other complaints that can occur immediately or after a delayed time frame. The mechanism of injury or “how did the accident happen?” is very important in this regard. For example, a low-speed crash that occurs at 5-10 […]
Whiplash and Work
Does this sound familiar? It’s a fictional but a rather typical scenario affecting thousands of American drivers: “Last week, I was waiting at a red light and a car came up from behind and ran into the back end of my car. It was a low-speed collision without a lot of damage to either of […]
Whiplash and Fender Benders
Is the speed of a car crash directly proportional to amount of injury sustained by the occupants? One would expect more injury to occur when the speed of the collision is faster and sometimes, this is the case – especially when car accidents occur at highway speeds. But what about patients who end up in […]
Important Car Accident Injury Prevention
While it is hard prevent someone from crashing their car into yours, there are some things you can do to minimize you risk for a serious whiplash injury if and when a collision occurs. The first preventive measure is making sure your seat is upright and the head rest touches the top of your head. […]
What Does the Neck Really Do?
The nervous system is the master control network for your body, directing virtually every function and action from monitoring your life needs to precisely responding to threats to your health. Each system—from your cardiovascular system to your digestive and immune systems—is directed through nerve impulses originating in your brain or spinal cord that travel through […]
Car Accidents and Shoulder Pain?
Shoulder pain following an automobile collision is probably more common than you think. Whiplash injuries, especially serious ones, are notorious for causing pain and disability beyond the neck. Whiplash is considered a full-body disorder and symptoms can range from pain to dizziness, headache, and fatigue. Depending on the type of collision and what type of […]
The 3 Critical Components Of A Whiplash Injury
When considering whiplash injuries, three questions are important: What are the primary tissues that are injured during whiplash trauma? Which injured tissues are responsible for chronic whiplash injury pain? Which conservative treatments are best at preventing and treating chronic whiplash injury pain? Discussions to help answer these questions are to come in the following pages. However, […]
Things to Consider About Automobile Insurance
Most states require drivers to carry various types of insurance to protect themselves as well as others who may be involved in an unfortunate accident. Drivers (and the institutions that may carry the car’s loan) generally think of the vehicle first when deciding on appropriate coverage. While it’s difficult to think about, you need to […]
Whiplash Can Affect Sense of Position and Balance
Although whiplash injuries are quite common, research is only beginning to describe the diverse symptoms that can develop when the neck has experienced trauma. Even a minor whiplash injury, such as may occur while playing sports, can have a significant impact on the delicate structures of the neck. Position sense or balance is how we […]
Whiplash and Little Problems
Many of the complaints that patients have when they visit a chiropractic office for the first time are usually linked to little problems that happened years before. For example, a patient may have been involved in a low-speed car accident and now has an issue with their neck. After a thorough examination and x-rays, their […]