Injuries and Rehabilitation

We need to tell our children at a very early age that it is cool and smart to take care of themselves.  There is no education in schools about backpack safety, it is up to you to help decrease the risk of injury to your child.   Backpack Facts: -Over 40 million students use backpacks   -89% of chiropractors surveyed responded that they have seen patients (ages 5-18)  reporting back, neck, or shoulder pain caused by heavy backpacks. (Backpack Safety America) -The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reported backpack-related injuriessend almost 6,000  students each year to emergency rooms.(May, 2002)The US Consumer Reports   -66% of school nurses reported seeing students with pain or injury attributed tocarrying backpacks.(AirPacks, 2000)   Up...

A motor vehicle accident may be the most traumatic event many of us will experience. The injuries that occur can range from minor cuts and scrapes to life changing events. One of the most common traumas we see in our office is what’s known as a “whiplash injury”.  When a car hits something (or is hit) the vehicle may stop or suddenly be accelerated.  In this situation, the weight of the patient’s head causes the neck to violent flex forward and/or extend backwards.  This often damages soft tissue structures such as muscles, tendons and ligaments and may disrupt the normal function of joints in the neck.  Shoulders and low back can be damaged when we grip the wheel and our bodies are wrenched around during the accident.  Even the...