The term “whiplash” refers to an injury to the neck muscles, the muscle attachments (tendons), ligaments, and sometimes the disks that lie between the vertebral bodies of the spine.  In a rear-end collision, the cause of whiplash occurs from a sudden, rapid acceleration of the body and neck as the car is pushed forwards.  In these first 50-75 milliseconds following impact, the head remains in the same place while the body is propelled forward.  This is followed by a “crac...(continued)

Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most common conditions associated with chronic pain affecting up to 5% of the population.  It is characterized by pain in the muscles and joints and is associated with generalized, whole body muscle stiffness, body aches, sleep disruption, and headache.  Stress is often a component of FM.  Women are 2-3 times more likely to suffer from FM. 

So the question is raised, “what can I do to reduce the pain and suffering that I feel from FM?...(continued)

If chiropractic care helps patients get better faster and costs the patient and/or insurance company less, shouldn’t EVERY low back pain patient FIRST see a chiropractor before any other type of doctor?  That is in fact, what should be done, based on a recent report!

On October 20, 2009, a report was delivered on the impact on population, health and total health care spending.  It was found the addition of chiropractic care for the treatment of neck and low back pain ...(continued)

A 42 year old, female patient presented with neck pain that had been present for 2 months.  The pain came on gradually and without a specific cause.  Her vocation is answering the phone for a busy mail order shoe store.  She works 40 hours a week, 5 days per week and never weekends.  Pain worsens with work, especially by the end of the 8 hour shift.  Other pain producers include driving more than 30 minutes, reading more than 30 minutes, and washing hair with the head back.  Pain improv...(continued)

So often we hear, “…well if it’s so good, show me the proof!”  Chiropractic case management of CTS has been well established for many years.  And yet, we still hear skepticism from patients, MD’s, insurers, employers, and others about the benefits of chiropractic management of CTS.  If we can, “show them the data” regarding the effectiveness of chiropractic for CTS patients, we will finally be able to help more people with this potentially disablin...(continued)

Whiplash usually occurs when the head is suddenly whipped or snapped due to a sudden jolt, usually involving a motor vehicle collision. However, it can also occur from a slip and fall injury. So the question on deck is, which of the health care services best addresses the injured whiplash patient?

This question was investigated in a published study titled, A symptomatic classification of whiplash injury and the implications for treatment (Journal of Orthopaedic Medicine 1999...(continued)

            Fibromyalgia (FM) is one of the most commonly diagnosed soft tissue conditions in most branches of health care, including chiropractic.  A paper was recently published with the primary purpose to review the existing literature / published research to determine what aspects of chiropractic treatment are the most commonly used and, to determine the quality of those treatment approaches.  The emphasis of the study was to look at non-drug, conservative forms of therapy, r...(continued)

“I woke up yesterday morning with severe neck pain that radiates down my right arm to my hand and I can barely move my neck without producing the shooting arm pain.” Or, “…for the last few months, I’ve had this nagging pain in my neck and when I look up, my arm goes numb.” Or, “Every time I bend my head to the left, my left arm goes numb. I’ve noticed when I lift weights, I can only curl 15 lbs with my left arm compared to 35 lbs with the right....(continued)

Abigail was competing in a gymnastics tournament last year and during one of her floor routines, noticed a sharp pain in her low back after performing a series of back hand springs. She said she landed crooked on the last of four back hand springs which resulted in immediate pain in the middle of the low back at the beltline.  She has had pain in the low back before and initially, didn’t think this was any different from past episodes but when the pain didn’t improve after a week...(continued)

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome or CTS, is the most common of the peripheral nerve conditions where the median nerve is compressed or pinched at the wrist.  The resulting symptoms of numbness/pain in the wrist, index, third, and forth fingers, multiple sleep interruptions, frequent shaking and flicking of the hand/fingers, difficulty in gripping or pinching such as buttoning a shirt, threading a needle, lifting a coffee cup, frequent dropping of objects, the inability to perform work duties - especia...(continued)