HEAD & NECK INJURIES
Whether you suffered a slip or fall, an accident or injury, or simple cannot remember what happened or the last time you felt yourself, a single event or numerous traumas can disrupt the normal alignment of your spine, make it difficult to move, and change the way you live.
The mechanism of injury whether direct or indirect impact to your head or to your body can be a great enough force to impact your spine. Quite often people that sustain a recreational injury suffer from concussion like symptoms and quite often people involved in motor vehicle accidents suffer from whiplash associated disorders. Research studies demonstrates whether the impact to your head or body, the top symptoms of a concussion or whiplash are similar. Is it possible to differentiate or are they the same?
Whiplash & Concussion Assessment
Upon examination of your upper cervical spine (upper neck), which are the top two vertebrae in your spine, they will determine if you sustained an Atlas Subluxation. These occur when the Atlas, or the vertebra the head rests upon, is moved out of normal position, and hinders the brain’s ability to properly communicate with the body. If this type of misalignment has occurred in your upper neck, concussion symptoms can be present and linger for days, weeks, months or even years.
Dr. Ken Abreu designed and implemented a program that is new to Calgary and new to Canada. The Sport Concussion Management program is a unique approach to help patients, athletes and motor vehicle accident patients with the care of concussions. The program is the best baseline, assessment and care program for concussions. He can assess your symptoms, your neuromotor and neurocognitive function. This program was recently endorsed for baseline and incident testing of hockey players by Hockey Calgary.
“Sidney Crosby did not have a neck fracture, but an independent specialist found that the Penguins star is suffering from a soft-tissue neck injury that might be causing neurological symptoms.”
From what I’ve been told, it’s been something that’s pretty commonly linked with concussion symptoms, this type of neck stuff. Like I said, in a way, that’s pretty encouraging because you’re dealing with these symptoms”