Neck Pain After Car Accident Two Years Ago?

Today's blog post comes from a Yahoo Question I read on the internet:

I am Kelsey 19 years old 5"5 150 pounds. I had a wreck 2 years ago and I flipped my car and now I have severe neck pain. Could the wreck be what caused this? But this happened 2 years ago why would it just now be hurting? 

Hi Kelsy, unfortunately a car wreck can cause neck pain after two years- especially if you did not seek treatment right away. It also depends on the severity of the car accident in the first place. The car accident you describe sounds quite severe. At our Glastonbury Chiropractic Office we treat many car accident patients- the majority of patients seek treatment right away, within a few days- to a few weeks. However, sometimes they come in with pain many months after the accident. These cases can be more complicated and take longer to see relief of pain, just because of the distance in time. Also there can be a more build up of scar tissue, severely tightened muscles and also misalignment's in the cervical spine.

 I am not sure the type of injury you sustained, and what type of treatment you received afterwards.  Hopefully you received some type of physio therapy or chiropractic treatment. Also, sometimes something else in your life can trigger the neck pain. It may be an area of weakness, and a simple forceful sneeze or sleeping on the wrong type of pillow can even trigger severe neck pain. Even something as simple as driving for a long period of time or some type of repetetive motion can bring the neck pain back.

A few things that I would reccomend to you:

•  if you have not had any x-rays, please have those done. There may be degeneration going on in your neck from this car accident, especially if you did not get the treatment that you needed right away. If the neck pain also involves shooting pains, weakness, numbness and tingling, I would also recommend an MRI of the cervical spine
•  see a chiropractor. They can assess what is going on in your neck area and recommend a treatment protocol. They can also recommend home treatment that you can do such as neck exercises.
• see a massage therapist 
•  use ice or heat at home. In most cases if the pain has been going on for some time, you want to use heat therapy. If this is pain that came on suddenly, than ice will be the way to go. 
• use a proper neck support pillow at home. Using a flat pillow or for that matter, too many pillows can be the cause of more neck pain and it can aggravate existing neck pain 
• you may be a candidate for neck traction - this simple stretching of the neck can of great benefit for neck pain. If you have a herniated disc or bulging disc this can be of benefit as well

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call our chiropractic office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

Additional Reading Resources:

• What is Causing my sciatica?
• What to do after a motor vehicle whiplash accident
• Research shows Chronic Pain Can result after a Car accident. 
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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Kinesio Taping- I See It Everywhere Now

Increase Blood Flow, Enhance Movement and
Pain Relief with Kinesio Tape

First of all what is it?  Kinesio tape or Therapeutic tape or flexible tape is used to increase blood flow, enhance movement, provide pain relief as well as support weak joints or muscles. You probably saw it first when you watched beach volleyball in the Beijing Olympics four years ago. After watching this year’s London Olympics not only did I see it on the beach volleyballers, I saw it on track athletes and even swimmers. It has definitely proven to become a big help for athletes but even if you’re not completing in the Olympic Games it can be a big help.

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• Chiropractor in CT
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Sitting Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

You might agree right away if you’re a couch potato.  But think about it.  If you work in an office you are probably spending a good majority of your day sitting most of the day, if not all day.

According to Cancer.org. A new study from the American Cancer Society researchers [found]  "it's not just how much physical activity you get, but how much time you spend sitting that can affect your risk of death. "

It is important for your health to be physically active.  Stopping at the gym before or after work, going for a walk or run daily in your neighborhood is important, however, it doesn’t always make up for the hours you may be sitting each day.

According to the Study, researchers found that "more leisure time spent sitting was associated with higher risks of mortality, particularly in women. Women who reported more than 6 hours/day of sitting were 37% more likely to die during the time period studied than those who sat fewer than 3 hours a day. Men who sat more than 6 hours a day were 18% more likely to die than those who sat fewer than 3 hours per day. "

If you are physically active, look at ways to decrease the amount of hours a day you spend sitting each day.  Whenever possible stand at your desk and move around.  Rather than sit down while on your coffee break or lunch break, walk for a few minutes.  Anything you can do to decrease the amount time you spend sitting helps.

This was an excerpt from our June 2012 Newsletter mailed to all of our patients at CT Spine and Disc Center. 

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call our chiropractic office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

Additional Reading Resources:

• No More Lower Back Pain; Simple Tips to Keep a Healthy Back
• Strengthen and Stretch Your Foot Arches
• Neck Pillows | Neck Traction | Hot and Cold Therapy | Low Back Cushions
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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Do you Suffer from Back and Leg Pain Due to Sciatica?

Sciatica pain can be a big pain in the butt- literally. Understand more about why the sciatic nerve can cause so much pain, weakness and loss of muscle strength.

Check out Arc4life's Newest Squidoo Lens: Sciatica Pain- Back and Leg Pain From Sciatica

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• What is causing my sciatica?
• Is your Lower Back or Leg Pain the result of a lumbar radiculopathy?
• Chiropractic for back and leg pain in Glastonbury CT
• Non surgical spinal decompression Glastonbury CT with the Drx9000
• No More Low Back Pain ! Simple tips to keep a Healthy Back

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Dr. Oz Talks and Demonstrates the Chiropractic Adjustment

I am a big fan of Dr Oz. Why? Because he is not afraid to show his viewers different methods of pain relief. He doesn't just talk about medications, and surgeries. In this segment he demonstrates a misalignment in the spine, and the chiropractic adjustment. He also shows us what a herniated disc looks like. Also check out the "bird dog", a low back strengthening exercise for the lumbar spine that I show many of my patients. Check it out in the video below:




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Additional Reading Resources:

• Transition Areas of the Spine, What Are They? and What is there Significance?
• What tests will my doctor do to help determine what’s wrong with my back?
• Lumbar Supports| Neck Pillows | Low Back Belts and Cushions
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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Dr Phil Showcases Natural Healing Through Chiropractic

If you are fan of the Dr. Phil show, you may have caught a segment on chiropractic that he did with guest Chiropractor Dr.Mancini. Dr. Phil has been using chiropractic treatment for 14 years now.

The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call our chiropractic office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression LIKE The Glastonbury Chiropractor on Facebook

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• Chiropractic Care Can Help With Lumbar Radiculopathy
• Chiropractic Care in Glastonbury CT
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Transition Areas of the Spine, What Are They? and What is there Significance?

Transition areas of the spine are when one part of the spine changes to another. When your cervical spine transitions to the dorsal spine and your dorsal spine changes to your lumbar spine. These are the areas that often run into problems.

You may think "so what is the big deal" that your cervical spine now becomes the thoracic spine and then that becomes the lumbar spine. What is the difference? Well if you are really talking about the name change, that is not a big deal. The reason for the significance is the change in the direction of the spinal curvatures.

In the neck we have a "C" Curve the C open to the backs. Then in the dorsal or midback area the curve opens to the other direction. Then back to the posterior in the lower back. Its because of this direction change that puts additional stress at these areas.


Now this comes into play with the muscles too. Muscles are attached to the spine and work hand in hand with it, so you can imagine with a change in the spinal curvatures who have muscle group interaction that changes. Out of the spine also comes nerves or nerve roots from the spinal cord. Through muscle fibers travel nerves to where they need to go. This is why we refer to the neuromusculoskeletal as such an important focus in chiropractic.

Sometimes your back pain may be directly at one of these transitional areas. Your pain may also be located elsewhere but may be a result of this transitional area.Visit your chiropractors office right away if you are experiencing pain in your back. The sooner you have the pain addressed usually means the quicker your chiropractor can help you get rid of it.

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• Glastonbury Chiropractic Website
  
• Directions to our Glastonbury CT location
  
• Neck Misalignments and Neck Arthritis
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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Study Shows that Spinal Manipulation is more Effective than Over the Counter Medications

A study published in the Annals of Internal medicine (Jan 2012 issue) reports that conservative care treatment such as chiropractic manipulation or home exercise is more effective than pain medications for acute and subacute neck pain. This was shown for short and longer time treatment periods. This was a 6 year study and involved adults aged 18-65 with non specific mechanical neck pain for a duration of 2-12 weeks. There were three treatment groups:

• Group 1: Received chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy using diversified techniques including adjustments and mobilization
  
• Group 2: Received home exercises. They were recommended mobilization exercises, neck retraction, lateral bending motions, and scapular retraction. Each exercise was to be performed 5-10 times.
  
• Group 3: Received medications: NSAIDS, acetaminophen, and muscle relaxers
  

Findings:

At 12 weeks, a significantly higher proportion of Group 1 (that received chiropractic treatment)reported a decrease in pain by at least 50%. This was also seen with long term improvement as well.


Source:

• Study: Spinal manipulation and exercise are more effective than OTC pain relievers, narcotics and muscle relaxants. Dynamic Chiropractic Feb 12, 2012
  
• Spinal Manipulation, Medication, or Home Exercise With Advice for Acute and Subacute Neck Pain
  
  

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• Glastonbury Chiropractor offers pain relief for sciatica, neck pain, headaches and more
  
• Lumbar Support Helps Low Back Pain Sufferers
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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What Is Non Surgical Spinal Decompression and How does it work?

Dr. Jennifer Jara discusses how Non surgical Spinal Decompression works on the Show, "The Doctors"



The Glastonbury Chiropractor is located in central Connecticut- CT Spine and Disc Center specializes in patients who suffer from sciatica, disc degeneration, bulging disc or herniated disc in the lumbar spine. Call our chiropractic office at 860-633-8756 to schedule an appointment and to see if you are a candidate for non surgical spinal decompression

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• Lumbar Support Helps Back Pain Sufferers
  
• Heat Vs Ice for Lower Back Pain relief
  
• I have a tear in my disc what does this mean?
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
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Low Back Injuries- No One Is Immune

What I have learned in my now 10 years of being in practice is everyone is a little different. The same adjustment for everyone really doesn’t work. The reason: everyone has different injuries. There are also thousands of different misalignment patterns. Dr. Wendy Schauor, chiropractor, had a major injury to her back about 10 years ago. She tried a lot of treatments and therapies with minimal results. Then she learned about using kettle bells (ACA news Jan ‘12).

The point is, there is no harm in trying something. If there’s no possible back lash or side effects, like from jumping into taking medication or doing some kind of surgery, then give it a try! Ask your chiropractor, he/she may know a lot about it.


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• The Hips: A key factor in Back Pain
  
  
• How Can I stretch the Piriformis?
  
  
• Chiropractic Treatment at CT Spine and Disc in Glastonbury CT
  
  
• Non Surgical Spinal Decompression in Connecticut
  
  
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