Whiplash

Your neck is jam packed with nerves, glands, tubes, blood and lymph vessels. It also has 48 different joints, plus your brain stem, spinal cord, spinal column, muscles, ligaments, tendons, fluids, meninges and more! It also balances your heavy head!

If the head and neck are thrown or “snapped” back and forth very quickly, you can have a whiplash injury. Whiplash is seen in auto accidents, falls and in “collision” sports such as football and boxing. In addition to the disc and soft tissue damage, whiplash causes spinal column misalignment and irritation and stretching and impingement to the nerves and spinal cord. Of course, in an accident, the first order of business is to attend to any life-threatening problem—for example, fracture, hemorrhage, shock and severe concussion. After that the spine must be attended to. Millions of people suffer whiplash damage yearly.

Other neck problems can be caused by poor posture, work habits and even birth trauma. Neck problems and whiplash can cause headache, numbness, coldness or “pins-and-needles” in the face, chest, arms, wrists or hands. They can also result in anxiety, insomnia, low back and neck pain, ear ringing, dizziness, hearing loss, eye pain, blurred vision, sensitivity to light and other symptoms.

Spasmodic torticollis, also called wry neck, is when the neck muscles are in such spasm that the head remains tilted to the side. Medical treatments, according to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, “are useless and relapses after surgical procedure are common…”

Chiropractic has been a blessing to millions of people suffering from neck and whiplash problems, saving many sufferers from unnecessary drugs and surgery.

If you or someone you know suffers from neck problems or whiplash call 650.326.9812 to schedule an appointment with University Chiropractic today!