Will Chiropractic Adjustments Make My Spine Too Loose?

No. Only the spinal joints that are “locked up” receive chiropractic adjustments. This allows weakened muscles and ligaments to stabilize and heal. Contact Dr. Hans in his Fremont, CA Chiropractic office for more information.

Are Women and Children More Prone To Whiplash?

Whiplash can be a very painful and unfortunate result of an automobile accident, sporting mishap or fall. But while most people think of whiplash as an adult injury, the reality is that children can also suffer from whiplash. In fact, they are even at a greater risk because of their activity level.

Whiplash is typically known to occur in an automobile accident. In a car collision, the head is suddenly jerked back and forth beyond its normal limits resulting in stretching and/or tearing of muscles and ligaments supporting the head and spine beyond their normal limits.

Children, and even women, are usually more prone to whiplash injuries than men. Their small frame, position of the head rests and seatbelts, and sensitivity to air bags are some of the reasons for this.

The position of a headrest is especially important in guarding against whiplash. A headrest that is placed too low, or even too high, may not catch the head in time to prevent the jarring motions that result in whiplash. It is important for your headrest to be lined up with the head and to be positioned close so it can protect you in case of any accident. Other things to consider while riding in a car is to keep good posture, don’t recline if you don’t need to, and don’t lean forward if you don’t need to. By sitting up straight the seat belt is able to hold the body in place using the strongest bones in the body.

The biggest mistake whiplash victims often make is they do not seek treatment until more serious complications develop. Frequently, following an automobile accident, sporting or other injury, there are no broken bones and individuals suffering from pain ignore problems or, in the case of children, cannot express their pain so that others believe they need care. Some of the symptoms of whiplash to look out for include:

• Neck pain
• Blurred vision
• Difficulty swallowing
• Irritability
• Fatigue
• Dizziness
• Pain between the shoulder blades that radiates down the back of the neck
• Pain in the arms or legs, feet and hands
• Headaches
• Nausea
• Ringing in the ears
• Vertigo
• Numbness and tingling down the arms or legs
• Pain in the jaw or face

Chiropractors are experts in treating whiplash through the application of gentle adjustments that are specifically targeted at misaligned vertebra. Chiropractic adjustments are also often referred to as “spinal manipulations” and have been proven to be highly beneficial in the treatment of injuries associated with whiplash.

Children are especially important to treat as soon as possible after finding a whiplash injury. Many adult problems such as arthritis, limited range of motion, neck pain while looking up, and many more can be associated with childhood injuries left untreated. Treating an injury in childhood is by far the fastest and most beneficial way to help the body heal itself. Children heal very quickly and the treatment will take less time and be more effective than if the injury is treated later. It also avoids the years of pain and compromise the injury can cause.

When someone suffers from whiplash, chiropractic treatment will focus on adjusting the neck area to correct spinal misalignments that can affect the nervous system. Chiropractors are experts in the care of nerves, muscles and connective tissues, which make up 60 percent of the body. All of the joints in an individual’s body are part of this musculo-skeletal system and its optimal function is necessary for overall good health. Even though a whiplash patient may experience mostly neck pain, other parts of the body may be compromised because of the nerve interference in the spine.

In conclusion, whiplash patients who have received chiropractic care experience a faster and more complete healing than patients who decide to “tough it out.” A chiropractor will take x-rays and perform test to determine the severity of whiplash. Chiropractic treatment of whiplash in children can avoid many future complications all without the use of drugs and surgery.

In A Chiropractic Adjustment, Can The Bones Move Too Much?

Highly unlikely. A chiropractic adjustment is special. It has the right amount of energy, delivered to an exact spot, at a precise angle, at just the right time. The intent is to get a “stuck” spinal joint moving again, helping to reduce nerve interference. Years of training, practice and experience make chiropractic adjustments specific and safe.

Are Chiropractic Adjustments Safe?

Yes. A New Zealand government study found that adjustments are “remarkably safe.” By avoiding drugs and risky surgery, chiropractic care enjoys an excellent track record. A thorough exam can identify the rare person for whom chiropractic care might be unsuitable. Compare the statistics. Chiropractic adjustments are about 100 times safer than taking an over-the-counter pain reliever.

What’s An Adjustment?

Chiropractic adjustments usually involve a quick, gentle thrust that helps add motion to spinal joints that aren’t moving right. Some methods use the doctor’s hands, an instrument, a special table or the force of gravity. There are many ways to adjust the spine.

Can Subluxations Clear Up On Their Own?

Sometimes. Today’s hectic lifestyles are a constant source of subluxations. Fortunately, our bodies have the ability to self-correct many of these problems as we bend and stretch, or when we sleep at night. When subluxations don’t resolve, you need to see a chiropractic doctor! For Fremont Chiropractic Care, call Dr. Hans at 510-797-4796.

How Do I Know If I Have A Subluxation?

You can have subluxations and not even know it. Like the early stages of tooth decay or cancer, subluxations can be present before any warning signs appear. The results of a thorough chiropractic examination can show the location and severity of subluxations you may have.

Yes, Chiropractors Can Help You With TMJ

Can Chiropractors Really Help You with Temporal Mandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)?

Absolutely! How? Most people never think about it, but the ability to speak, chew and swallow or even yawn is a result of the jaw acting as a hinge to connect it to the skull. TMJ is a condition where this joint becomes inflamed or irritated. It can be extremely painful. The opening and closing of the mouth becomes difficult and a grinding or crunching sound comes from the joint. This can be caused things like:

• habitual gum chewing or nail biting
• teeth grinding
• dental problems
• injury
• stress
• occupational tasks
• arthritis

These events cause the tendons and muscles in the upper neck and jaw area to displace vertebra in the upper neck or displace the temporal mandibular joint itself. The result is further irritation and eventually symptoms such as pain, headaches, earaches, dizziness, muffled hearing, not to mention inconvenience of not being able to move the jaw freely. If not treated immediately, TMJ may lead to severe problems.

A chiropractor can help with treating TMJ in two ways:

1. Providing a Chiropractic adjustment to the upper spine, or jaw
2. Recommend exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle changes to speed healing and full range of motion

Chiropractors will perform a series of tests and evaluation of the spine, the upper neck area, and the jaw bone. X-rays will be taken to check for misaligned vertebra particularly in the upper neck. They will verify if one or both sides of the jaw are locking up. Once an assessment has been made chiropractors will perform an adjustment to either the neck, spine or jaw itself. This treatment has been very successful for many patients – all without the use of dangerous drugs and surgery.

Chiropractors are concerned with not only treating patients until their pain dissipates, but also assuring their problems are permanently eliminated. Chiropractic care focuses on the total human body, in the belief that is inter-related with both the environment and individuals’ lifestyles.

What are some of the philosophical elements associated with chiropractic care? Among them:

• Naturalism
• Rationalism
• Holism

Chiropractors can recommend certain pain relieving exercises that help to relax jaw. Meditation and massage are some of the other methodologies adopted by the chiropractor to treat their patients.

Some people believe pain medication will provide quick relief for their problems. While this is sometimes true, medications only provide temporary relief to pain and do not eliminate the cause. In addition, if covering up the pain with medication delays treatment the TMJ can become more severe and take longer to treat and recover from. Medications may also result in harmful side-effects. The practice of medicine is the third leading cause of death in the United States behind cancer and heart disease!

Surgery is another option for TMJ. But surgery can be costly, time consuming, painful, not to mention deadly!

In many cases, chiropractic care is more effective with treating TMJ than drugs and medicines. Not only is it more effective, it helps patients through care that is gentler, cheaper, and does not include the high risk of drugs and surgery.

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Chiropractic Care and Your Central Nervous System

In the one hundred plus years of its development, Chiropractic science has grown to major stature in the field of the healing arts and has reached millions of people. With the rate of growth steadily increasing, the Chiropractic profession has found a continuing need to acquaint new patients with the nature of Chiropractic care. This tour has been prepared to serve that purpose.

The modern Chiropractor works both directly and indirectly with the nervous system. Every function of the body is under the control of this system. Every organ, tissue, and cell is controlled by nerve impulses traveling from the brain to all parts of the body. Nerves make the bowels move. Nerves control the liver, lungs, spleen, pancreas, gall bladder, and kidneys. In fact, the nervous system is the master system which controls all other systems of the body, including: the glandular, reproductive, digestive, eliminative, respiratory, and circulatory.

Every science of healing has what is known as an avenue of approach For example, in the field of medicine, a hypodermic needle injects drugs through the skin; a pill is swallowed and goes into the stomach. They are the avenues through which the drugs gain access to the body.

In the field of Chiropractic, the avenue of approach is the spine. The spine houses and protects the spinal cord, the “switchboard” of the nervous system through which nerve fibers pass from the brain to different parts of the body. For every effect there must have been a cause. The nerves leave the spinal cord through openings between movable spinal bones called vertebrae. When vertebrae through injury or posture become misaligned they interfere with the normal function of these nerves. This misalignment causes pain and malfunction of the nervous system and is called a “subluxation.” The subluxation then becomes the cause of pain.

The objective of Chiropractic care is to determine, through x-ray films and a thorough examination, the exact degree of spinal misalignment producing this subluxation. Proper “adjustments” are given to remove these subluxations and this remove the cause of pain and malfunction.

Chiropractic care will add years and years to your life.

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