So, you think a 5 mph accident where your car has no damage "couldn't hurt anyone?" You think people in low speed collisions are just trying to, "get paid" by an insurance company? How do you think your grandmother, or friend that has a bad neck, or husband that has had a cervical spine fusion where they bolt the bones together would do on this simulator? It's only 5 miles per hour...
There are numerous research studies that show "low speed" collisions cause injury. This is considered low speed, and would not even cause damage to your bumper! Your car would look like nothing happened, but your body could have sustained severe and serious injury.
This is why I work with people that have been in car accidents, and why I use cutting edge diagnostics and scientific literature to help me support people to make the best possible recovery.
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9/15/2014 0 Comments Dr. Brad Shook of Hickory Spine Answers The Question, "Why Would AARP Warn Its Members to Avoid This Spinal Surgery?"AARP Warns Its Subscribers to Avoid 4 Spinal Surgeries...![]() AARP published an article discussing "4 Surgeries to Avoid." One of the surgeries is a "Spinal Fusion for Spinal Stenosis." This caught my attention because one of the most commonly treated conditions in my office is spinal stenosis. Spinal fusion surgeries are very common surgeries, especially when there is significant degeneration and compressed nerves. I see patients on a daily basis that have complications and/or complete failures from these procedures that are looking for anything that could possibly improve their pain from these failed procedures. In these procedures, the vertebrae are "fused", or bolted and screwed together, and connected by rods. The idea is that you can keep the bones apart, and make room for the nerves. A recent study of medicare patients showed that the number of Spinal Fusion surgery had increased 1,400 percent between 2002 and 2007 although the risks associated with this surgery are very high. Some of the complications associated with spinal fusions are that the fusion never takes, or does't heal. In this case you have bones that are broken, in fragments, and there is nothing that can be done. Other complications are infections, reactions to the anesthesia, nerve damage, and of course death. Some of the most significant issues when considering these surgeries are:
I tell every patient, go from least invasive to most invasive procedures, and not to skip anything! With these types of complications, you absolutely must exhaust every option possible or you are putting your health at serious risk Source: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-05-2011/4-surgeries-to-avoid.3.html We have had several patients that have been told they need surgery, you can listen to their stories here: Motor vehicle collisions (MVC) have been research for years, and the mechanisms causing damage to the tissues of the spine are well understood. Many people can suffer with chronic pain for a lifetime after a whiplash injury, but why is that? Patients routinely tell me that "my x-rays and MRI are negative but I still hurt." Well, there is a reason for persistent pain after a MVC, and it is the spinal ligaments. During a whiplash injury the most commonly injured tissues are the facet joint ligaments and spinal discs. When damaged ligaments of the spine are permanently changed, and in many cases torn which causes them to lengthen, resulting in ligament laxity and joint looseness. Joint looseness is considered a very big problem when it is excessive. If your vertebrae slide or bend when you move your neck more than they are supposed to, then you have a significant problem that is some cases has to be stabilized through surgical fusion. I know that sounds extreme, but in the spine you can't reattach ligaments and stabilize the spine, the anatomy just will not allow it, so you end up with one option... fusion surgery.
If you are in a car wreck, there are a few things that you need to have done:
Whatever you do, make sure that your condition is not minimized by ER or you primary care physicians. These doctors are not spinal injury specialists, just as I am not an ER physician. Get your spinal ligaments checked if you are in a car wreck. If you have questions and are looking for a provider to help you, let me know, I may be able to help you find someone. Dr. Shook is a spinal ligament injury specialist practicing in Hickory, NC. His office is Hickory Spine, and he can be reached at (828) 324-0800. |
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Hickory Spine Chiropractic
Office Hours: Appointments available outside office hours by request. Monday: 7 AM -10 AM, 3 PM to 6 PM Tuesday: 7 AM - 10 AM, 11 AM–2PM Wednesday: 11 AM - 2 PM, 3 PM to 6 PM Thursday: 11 AM - 2 PM, 3 PM to 6 PM Friday: 7 AM - 10 AM Saturday: 8 AM - 10 AM Sunday: closed Office Location: Hickory Spine Chiropractic 901 Hwy 321 NW, Ste 120 Hickory, NC 28601 Phone: (828) 655-7980 Our chiropractic center is located on highway 321 in the same building with the tag office. |
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