Development in pain and neurologic complaints after whiplash – (03-18-03)

Development in pain and neurologic complaints after whiplash. I realize that this article is a little off the usual topic, but I am a DC after all. Basically, there has been many attempts to minimize the injuries sustained during a whiplash. Well, any physician that treats these types of injuries knows that they are real […]

Quick Manual Treatment in Whiplash is Best – (08-21-00)

Quick Manual Treatment in Whiplash is Best Ask any chiropractor and they could have saved alot of money on this research project. As with any injury, the longer treatment is delayed the less likelihood of a good outcome. Spine 2000 Jul 15;25(14):1782-1787 – In patients with whiplash-associated disorders caused by a motor vehicle collision treatment […]

Melatonin for Chronic Whiplash Syndrome – (01-24-02)

Melatonin for Chronic Whiplash Syndrome I must admit that this seems like quite a novel approach, even coming for a nutrition-oriented physician that treats whiplash patients frequently. A certain percentage of whiplash patients will experience a syndrome, sometimes referred to as post-concussive syndrome; a constellation of symptoms including fuzzy thinking, diffuse headache and poor sleep. […]

Whiplash Injury Changes Everything

As a chiropractor, I have an opinion on this one. Whiplash injuries are common & so is the patient whose chronic neck pain has been present “since that accident.” Whiplash occurs when the head gets thrown back and forth as a result of a sudden change in momentum of the head relative to the neck, resulting in strains affecting the bones, discs, muscles, […]

AFTER EFFECTS OF WHIPLASH TYPE INJURIES – (04-30-07)

Fatty Infiltration in the Cervical Extensor Muscles in Persistent Whiplash-Associated Disorders: A Magnetic Resonance Imaging Analysis As a chiropractor, I’ve obviously got some unique perspectives on this issue. It is well documented that a large percentage of patients who experience whiplash type injuries have significant pain 10 yrs later. I firmly believe this is the […]