Text Neck

Text Neck

A Modern Epidemic of Poor Posture, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain, Arm/Hand Neurological Symptoms and Accelerated Spinal Degenerative Arthritis [“Text Neck” and “Tech Neck” are synonymous] On Monday, March 3, 2018, the front page of the newspaper USA Today printed a...
The Vertebral Artery and Whiplash Injuries

The Vertebral Artery and Whiplash Injuries

Terminology Dissection:A disruption or tearing of the inner layer of an artery. Embolus (singular) or emboli (plural):An arterial dissection may form a clot that is capable of lodging free and traveling down the source artery. Stroke:When a traveling embolus plugs and...
The Neck Curve: The Importance of Cervical Lordosis

The Neck Curve: The Importance of Cervical Lordosis

When viewing the human spinal column from directly in front or directly behind, it should be straight and without lateral (sideways) deviation. The health and function of the human spinal column is optimum when there is no lateral (sideways) deviation into the coronal...
Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Changing Attitudes

Low Back Pain and Chiropractic Changing Attitudes

The RAND corporation is a well-known independent research organization located in Santa Monica, CA. The September-October 2017 issue of the Rand Review has an article titled Well-Adjusted (1). The article states: “Researchers led by Paul Shekelle, co-director of the...