Have you been in a car accident? Then you may have a whiplash injury. Whiplash injuries need to be taken very seriously. Symptoms of a whiplash might take weeks or months before they cause pain so it is easy to be fooled into thinking that you are not as injured as you are. The most common injury during a car accident is whiplash. Whiplash is caused by a sudden movement of the head, either backward, forward, or sideways, that results in the damage to the muscles, ligaments an

Sciatica is something I see regularly. Sciatica can be managed with conservative treatment which will help the body correct the problem. In addition, conservative therapies and chiropractic will help manage the pain until the situation improves. What is sciatica? The sciatic nerve brings messages that originate in the brain down the spinal cord and into the legs. Pain from sciatica radiates from the lower back down the leg, often reaching the ankle and foot. Sometimes, a hern

Herniated discs cause a a multitude of symptoms depending on where the disc herniation occurs. The spine consists of three segments: 1. cervical - the first seven vertebrae (neck) 2. thoracic - the next twelve vertebrae (mid back) 3. lumbar - the lower five vertebrae (lower back) The most common disc herniations occur in the lumbar spine and cervical spine. Therefore, we will focus on those 2 regions. Herniated Discs in the Lumbar Spine The most common herniated discs occur i

Headaches are considered "normal" by many people. They usually go away with the use of a few pills. If not, you end up doubling the dosage. This does nothing to eliminate the cause of the pain. The symptoms are masked and the body is tricked into thinking everything is better. This can be compared to disconnecting the fire alarm during a fire instead of putting out the fire. In addition, these pills inhibit the body's natural recuperative powers and have side effects. Most p