Personal Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) can have many causes. The way a person's injury affects them can differ depending on the origin of SCI. SCI can generally be described as being 'traumatic' or due to a trauma, or 'non-traumatic' being due to other…

The cervical spine is C shaped, with its curve facing towards the rear of neck. The upper part of the spine in the neck is called the cervical spine and it's composed of 7 cervical vertebra. A healthy cervical spine has a lordotic curve and…

The normal cervical lordosis is the natural curve of the neck when viewed from the side, the convexity is on the front and the concavity is on the back. This curve starts to form as early as 10 months of development and is cemented…

Whiplash is a neck injury where, because loads and displacements develop in the neck, they have become a main interest in the study of whiplash injury mechanisms. Human subject studies, however, have only reported the peak speed of the head…

Whiplash has been difficult to study because its pathoanatomy has remained poorly known, however, the facet joints have been recently isolated as a site of pain in many people that are whiplash-injured. In a typical rear-end…

Treatment modalities for whiplash can range depending on the risk factors the individual faces, the quantity of pain, and the severity of their injury. The treatment options for this condition may be self-care or over-the-counter treatments…

Early rehabilitation will help to prevent chronic pain and disability. Passive modalities include the application of heat, ice, electrical stimulation, massage, myofascial release, and traction. Passive modalities are often used to decrease…

Whiplash refers to a range of accidents that occur when the neck is subjected to sudden distortion. Most commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, symptoms of whiplash include: Pain in the neck, shoulders and back Sensory…

In the United States alone, more than 2 million people suffer from whiplash injuries each year. Whiplash is the name given to a group of symptoms that occur when the neck jolts following an injury or an accident. Whiplash can happen with…

Studies on the effectiveness of chiropractic care for patients afflicted with pain secondary to whiplash injury are emerging. In 1996, Woodward et al. published a study on the efficacy of chiropractic treatment of whiplash injuries. …

Many accident victims report neck pain in the days after a car accident. This neck pain is due to whiplash. Whiplash pain may not surface following a car accident till a day or two. The pain does not happen until a week or even longer.…

Unfortunately, many people can relate to having been involved in a car crash or motor vehicle crash (MVC) at a certain point in their lives. Whether it was a major accident or a little one, MVC's are no fun and can cause a variety of…

Definitely, the most frequent injury caused by automobile accidents is whiplash, amounting up to 80 percent of car crash injuries. Whiplash is a cervical spine, or neck, injury that is caused when the head is jolted either backwards…

Fractures of the process of the lower spine or upper thoracic spine are often referred to as clay-shoveler's fractures. Initially reported in 1940, these fractures were described among employees in Australia who dug drains in clay soil and…

Fractures of the cervical spinous processes are considered to be rare injuries. Isolated spinous process fractures are even rarer instances, some of which are rare injuries in rare case reports. Approximately xixteen percent of isolated…

Fractures in the cervical spine may occur with severe or repetitive trauma. Clay shoveler's fracture is an avulsion fracture of the spinous process. It happens with abrupt flexion of the head, most commonly from a variety of accidents. It…

Clay-shoveler's fracture is a breakage of the vertebrae in the spine as a consequence of stress in the neck or upper back. It is often described as a steady fracture during the process of a vertebra happening at C7 or C6, classically at…

In the prior composing we created the foundation of the significance of tire pressures. Specifically, we demonstrated that a third of the vehicles on the street and additional only a third of those vehicles have an underinflated tire and a…

There's a lot of information about tires, far beyond the reviews and recommendations on a variety of websites. Here we'll talk about, from a post-collision perspective, car specifications, standard tire information, and how tire pressure…

How do Airbags Function? Why do they deploy in some instances and not others? The module monitors various vehicle systems and contains a threshold for deployment; in simpler terms, this usually means the collision must meet specific…

In the last two writings we explored how low speed collisions can have substantial energy transfers with minimal (if any) damage. Here we will discuss the myth of "no damage = no injury" from a vehicle appearance / design point of view and…

In the prior writing we explored the criteria for vehicle integrity. In this writing we'll expand on conservation of momentum. You're encouraged to do so when you haven't read the previous article. Expanding on Conservation of Momentum…

There are many factors that play a role in the dynamics of collisions. These include vehicle design and type, speeds, angles of approach, kinetic & potential energy, momentum, acceleration factor, friction... the list is quite long.…

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing five makers of opioid painkillers for their role in the state's opioid epidemic. The five companies named in the suit are Purdue Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Endo Health…

Chiropractor, Dr. Alexander Jimenez looks at how sciatica can affect what you do and where you go. Popular songstress hears her "Body Talk" and finds "Let's Get Physical" challenging due to low back and leg pain. In the event you suffer…