Patients that have been in motor vehicle accidents often complain about headache, brachialgia (pain radiating into 1 or both arms), vertigo or dizziness, chewing and swallowing problems, visual-motor disturbances, such as blurred vision and reduced coordination, fatigue and reduced energy, neuropsychologic dysfunction, depression, irritability, and sleep disorders.  On clinical examination, reduced range of motion of the cervical spine is prevalent. One can distinguish between the mobility of the upper cervical spine and the mobility of the lower cervical spine by assessing range of motion using an inclinometer as a visual finding.  However, this is not deemed the method of choice by the American Medical Association.  Ettlin et al. (2008) concluded that patients with whiplash disorders would display more trigger points in the upper neck, on the basis of the biomechanics of the injury and the findings by Barnsley and Lord 10 S.M

Dizziness caused by neck problems is called cervical vertigo. The degree of dizziness varies from fleeting and mild to long lasting and debilitating. As there seems to be no practical and effective drug treatment, patients often seek alternative therapies, like chiropractic

Dizziness caused by neck problems is called cervical vertigo. The degree of dizziness varies from fleeting and mild to long lasting and debilitating.

What Every Sufferer Should Know. . . If you’ve ever had a pounding headache that ruins your day, makes you unproductive at work, or gets you sick to your stomach, than this letter may be very important to you.

If you could escape the pain of a migraine because a Maitland chiropractor offers migraine headache relief strategies without invasive therapy, wouldn’t you find that highly beneficial? For many people with the stubborn pain that comes with a migraine, the potential for natural relief is a solution that they’ve been looking for. After they have tried various pain medicine like Ibuprofen, Aspirin and Tylenol or various prescription medications like Topamax, Imitrex, Fioricet, Toradol, Midrin, Maxalt, Relpax, Zomig, Frova, Acular, Axert, Anaprox, Orudis, etc.

Whiplash is commonly the result of rear-end car accidents, sports injuries and accidents at work. Whiplash can result when the neck is quickly and forcibly moved forward then backward or from side to side. It is important to treat these soft tissue injuries early to avoid chronic pain, although sometimes symptoms don’t develop until long after the accident occurred.