Headaches after a neck injury are very common and of these a whiplash* neck injury headache is the most common. The most common cause of a whiplash type injury is a car accident. What happens is when the force of the collision causes your head to be whipped forward and then backwards. Besides neck pain… Read more »
Category: Auto Injury
Car Crash Headache Relief
Ninety percent of car crash patients suffer headaches! There are three or four typical causes of headache pain after an accident. 1. Cervicogenic Headaches – are the typically the most common. Cervicogenic means that it’s source is in the neck. These types of headaches are caused by irritation of the nerves located in the spinal… Read more »
What Causes Chronic Pain After An Auto Accident
After an auto injury, some patients will develop widespread chronic pain. Years ago, these people were thought to be faking or exaggerating their injury pain. However, we now know there can be actual changes to the brain and nervous system that are the cause of this chronic pain. During an auto collision, the muscles, ligaments,… Read more »
Auto Injury & PTSD
Auto Injury Can Lead To PTSD Injuries from auto accidents can be a common source of chronic pain as well as PTSD. Leading whiplash experts in a new study determined that the stress you experience after an accident may increase the risk of you developing long term chronic symptoms. In this study, the researchers selected… Read more »
X-ray Proof of Soft Tissue Injury
One simple, yet common x-ray finding that indicates permanent injury to the ligaments of the neck is the loss of the normal neck curve or cervical lordosis. Dr Schmaltz explains the research.
Permanent Injury From Whiplash – X-ray Proof
Proof Of Permanent Injury Common Permanent injury is common for many people who suffer a whiplash type injury! Typically, they are told it is only soft tissue and they cannot have a permanent injury. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth! It is common for the insurance adjusters to belittle soft tissue injuries as having… Read more »
Strain Sprain Neck Injury – What They Don’t Tell You!
Neck Strain Sprain Can Be Serious Many who have suffered a strain sprain neck injury from auto accidents, find themselves being judged by other when they mention their pain. There is an false idea that that the injury is “just a strain or sprain” and it will all be OK. In many instances, this idea… Read more »
Auto Injury, Concussion & Chiropractic
Chiropractic Can Speed Concussion Recovery Concussion is a common condition associated with auto injury as well as neck injury. Contrary to popular thought, you do not have to hit your head to suffer a concussion. In an auto collision, the rapid jerking of the head forward and back can be enough force to change the… Read more »
Chronic Pain After An Auto Injury
Central Sensitization & chronic pain after auto injury It is not uncommon for patients to developed chronic, widespread chronic pain after an auto injury. If an injury is untreated or improperly treated, specific pain receptors in their brain become overly sensitized to pain stimuli, making their body overly sensitive to pain in general. In the… Read more »
Whiplash & Shoulder Pain – North County Chiropractor
1 in 4 Whiplash Injuries Develop Shoulder Pain About 26% of individuals experiencing a whiplash injury from an auto collision develop shoulder pain. Determining the source can be a diagnostic challenge, therefore a detailed and thorough examination is essential. In general, there are four injured structures that can contribute to shoulder pain. In some instance,… Read more »