by Tejasvit Kour | Dec 5, 2009 | Whiplash
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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...
by Tejasvit Kour | Dec 4, 2009 | Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]WHAT? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common of the peripheral nerve conditions and occurs when the median nerve is compressed or pinched at the wrist. The resulting symptoms include numbness/pain in the wrist, fingers...
by Tejasvit Kour | Dec 3, 2009 | Back Pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If chiropractic care helps patients get better faster and costs the patient and/or insurance company less, shouldn’t EVERY low back pain (LBP) patient FIRST see a chiropractor before any other type of doctor? That is in fact, what...
by Tejasvit Kour | Dec 2, 2009 | Headaches
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Headaches are a common complaint in patients presenting for professional care, including chiropractic management. Patients with headaches seek chiropractic care because they find manipulation or adjustments applied to the cervical...
by Tejasvit Kour | Dec 1, 2009 | Fibromyalgia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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...
by Tejasvit Kour | Nov 7, 2009 | Whiplash
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]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...
by Tejasvit Kour | Nov 6, 2009 | Neck Pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“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...
by Tejasvit Kour | Nov 5, 2009 | Advanced
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chronic neck pain ascribed to whiplash injury is a significant and costly problem. The longest study assessing the long-term effects of whiplash injury resulting from a motor vehicle collision showed that 55% of the participants had...
by Tejasvit Kour | Nov 4, 2009 | Whiplash
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Whiplash is basically an injury to the muscles, the muscle attachments (tendons), ligaments, and sometimes the nerves that exit the cervical spine. The degree of injury is highly variable and depends on many factors, some of which...
by Tejasvit Kour | Nov 3, 2009 | Neck Pain
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A 42-year-old female patient presented with neck pain that had been present for two 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...
