Dr. Jose Guevara

Los nervios pueden sufrir pinzamiento al salir de la columna por una hernia de disco o por un espolón óseo que se producen por artritis espinal.

The resulting instability of the spine and soft tissues can result in headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, pain in the shoulders, arms and hands, reduced ability to turn and bend, and even low back problems.

En ningún caso conviene enmascarar el dolor con medicamentos. Hay que acudir un especialista para indagar su verdadera causa. Su doctor en Quiropráctica descartará las enfermedades graves que puedan ser el origen del dolor y le ofrecerá un tratamiento rápido y eficaz para resolver el problema antes de que empeore.

Symptoms of whiplash vary widely. Most common symptoms include neck pain and stiffness, headache, shoulder pain/stiffness, dizziness, fatigue, jaw pain, arm pain, arm weakness, visual disturbances, ringing ear noises, and sometimes back pain.

Most patients with whiplash injuries should consider chiropractic as their first choice of health care provision. For more serious injuries that don't respond well to conservative treatment, a combination of chiropractic, anti-inflammatory medication, muscle relaxers, and injections may be beneficial.

Within the first few days, in addition to significant neck and headache pain, you notice your memory seems fuzzy, and you easily lose your train of thought. Everything seems like an effort and you notice you're quite irritable.

When compared to the 4-legged species, the vertically loaded spine carries more weight in the low back, shows disk and joint deterioration and/or arthritis much sooner, and we overload the back more frequently because, well, we can! We have 2 free arms to lift and carry items that often weigh way too much for our back to be able to safely handle.

In spite of our strong intent to be accurate, did you know, regardless of the doctor, there is only about a 45% accuracy rate when making a low back pain diagnosis? This is partially because there are many tissues that can be damaged or injured that are innervated by the same nerve fibers and clinically they look very similar to each other.

The most common type of dislocation is an anterior dislocation. It can be caused by a fall onto your outstretched hand or your shoulder. It may happen if your arm is forced into an awkward position. A posterior dislocation may occur as a result of a powerful direct blow to the front of your shoulder.

Some fractures, such as ribs, do not require treatment. Small hairline fractures may only require rest and ice. If there is a fracture and the bone is still lined up properly, the only treatment necessary may be wearing a splint or cast to protect the bone while it heals.