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Correlation Between Whiplash-Associated Disorders & Long Term Effects
A 2009 study found that patients with whiplash-associated disorders can continue to experience symptoms for as long as ten years after the original injury producing event.[1] The study only looked at patients with such injuries…
Can Vitamin D Supplementation Promote Chronic Pain Relief?
Empirical Evidence It is well known that vitamin D promotes both bone and muscle strength. Less known is the extent that a deficiency can increase diffuse pain and impair neuromuscular functioning in individuals suffering from…
Cervical Facet Capsular Injury and Biomechanics
Injury to the cervical facet capsular ligaments is a potential mechanism for chronic pain after an acute whiplash injury. It is generally well known and accepted in the medical community that car crash victims whose…
Prolotherapy Study Discredits “Litigation Neurosis”
Insurance adjusters and defense attorneys often seek to undermine the credibility of individuals injured as the result of another person’s negligence in order to deny or reduce the amount paid on a claim. One common…
Omega-3 and Neuropathic Pain
Treatment of neuropathic pain, regardless of the source, can be challenging for the practitioner and frustrating to the patient. Use of prescription medication can provide relief but carries with it risks of side effects and…
Why and How Insurers Accuse the Injured Party of Faking Their Injuries
When the facts and law of a case do not favor the insurance company, they often resort to accusing the injured person of faking their injuries or ‘playing the system’ as a way to undermine…
Neuropathic Pain and Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS)
By Adler Giersch PS Chronic muscular pain, also known as “neuropathic pain,” can occur when nerves continue to transmit signals that are exaggerated or misinterpreted as painful ones. This is known as “supersensitivity,” a term coined…
Use of Antidepressants in the Treatment of Chronic Pain
By Adler Giersch ps Originally developed and approved to treat depression, antidepressant medication has been found effective for treatment of chronic pain. Preferring to blame and discredit the victim of traumatic injury, many insurance companies attempt…
Alar and Transverse Ligaments: A New Look
It is well known that Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) caused by a motor vehicle collision, can produce a strain or sprain to neck muscles, ligaments and joints. It is also known that collision related forces…
Using Flexion-Extension MRI To Assess the Cervical Spine
The May 2002 edition of Emergency Radiology published “The Use of Flexion and Extension MR in the Evaluation of Cervical Spine Trauma: Initial Experience in 100 Trauma Patients Compared with 100 Normal Subjects.” Emergency Radiology…
