Hello Professionally Integrated GOLD AND PREMIUM MEMBERS, Here is a fascinating study where the authors looked at that ALL and PLL and the vascular and nerve structures that also can get damaged when the ligament gets disrupted (This is found with particular signs on Xray). The disc, vascular bundles, and nerve bundles can also get disrupted with this particular ligament… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a cool paper where the authors looked “misaligned” upper cervical vertebrae and they did surgery to correct it. As a Chiropractor I feel “misaligned” vertebrae are something that can be a problem like this paper shows but also possibly corrected by chiropractors. How many patients that are suffering are being overlooked and under diagnosed becasue… Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper that shows that patients who had surgery for cervical myelopathy, did better when they had a lordosis afterwards. Remember, car crashes have been shown to cause a kyphosis, and many papers suggest that a loss of the curve has many bad consequences. This is one reason to document the shape of your… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper from Neurosurgeon Dr. Villavicencio. He and I are planning a webinar as I recently did one with a surgeon who works for him ( I will add that link below.) However, he did a double blinded paper showing that cervical sagittal alignment makes a difference in outcomes and a better lordosis is best. … Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED gold and premium members, Here is a great study that I break down for you to easily insert in your notes, to educate patients, make hand outs, as well as a video for you to watch and listen to as these authors describe how “whiplash” injuries from different impact vectors can lead to damage of the upper… Read More
Here is a study Professionally Integrated wants you to be familiar with. This study shows how head and neck position and/or direction of the impact, will increase the possibility of injury to the cervical spine. I feel this is important to know because in a trauma, like a car crash, knowing our patients head postilion is more clinically relevant than… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated! Here is a great paper I break down for you to watch AND to take parts to insert in your notes and to educate your patients. These authors looked at FACET injuries in the spine and how it relates to pain in both the short and long term. Understanding that MANY areas of the spine can get… Read More
Here is a study I helped author where we evaluated 261 patients flexion extension Xrays. This study shows that car crashes can cause instability, and different crash vectors and sex can change stability patterns. You have to make sure you are documenting this and being thorough with all your patients. Be sure to be a GOLD or PREMIUM member for… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at spinal shape of a population in Tanzania. What they found is a correlation of back pain and abnormal sagittal alignment. This is a great paper to use to further educate your patients on the importance of appropriate spinal alignment even before pain comes on. Be sure to use… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at what areas cause pain in the lumbar spine AFTER a car crash. You can clearly see the pain is not diagnosed as “whiplash”. By understanding where the pain generator is, we can get a specific diagnosis that can lead to a better treatment plan. The authors also discuss… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated GOLD AND PREMIUM MEMBERS, Here is a fascinating study where the authors looked at that ALL and PLL and the vascular and nerve structures that also can get damaged when the ligament gets disrupted (This is found with particular signs on Xray). The disc, vascular bundles, and nerve bundles can also get disrupted with this particular ligament… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a cool paper where the authors looked “misaligned” upper cervical vertebrae and they did surgery to correct it. As a Chiropractor I feel “misaligned” vertebrae are something that can be a problem like this paper shows but also possibly corrected by chiropractors. How many patients that are suffering are being overlooked and under diagnosed becasue… Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper that shows that patients who had surgery for cervical myelopathy, did better when they had a lordosis afterwards. Remember, car crashes have been shown to cause a kyphosis, and many papers suggest that a loss of the curve has many bad consequences. This is one reason to document the shape of your… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper from Neurosurgeon Dr. Villavicencio. He and I are planning a webinar as I recently did one with a surgeon who works for him ( I will add that link below.) However, he did a double blinded paper showing that cervical sagittal alignment makes a difference in outcomes and a better lordosis is best. … Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED gold and premium members, Here is a great study that I break down for you to easily insert in your notes, to educate patients, make hand outs, as well as a video for you to watch and listen to as these authors describe how “whiplash” injuries from different impact vectors can lead to damage of the upper… Read More
Here is a study Professionally Integrated wants you to be familiar with. This study shows how head and neck position and/or direction of the impact, will increase the possibility of injury to the cervical spine. I feel this is important to know because in a trauma, like a car crash, knowing our patients head postilion is more clinically relevant than… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated! Here is a great paper I break down for you to watch AND to take parts to insert in your notes and to educate your patients. These authors looked at FACET injuries in the spine and how it relates to pain in both the short and long term. Understanding that MANY areas of the spine can get… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at spinal shape of a population in Tanzania. What they found is a correlation of back pain and abnormal sagittal alignment. This is a great paper to use to further educate your patients on the importance of appropriate spinal alignment even before pain comes on. Be sure to use… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors looked at what areas cause pain in the lumbar spine AFTER a car crash. You can clearly see the pain is not diagnosed as “whiplash”. By understanding where the pain generator is, we can get a specific diagnosis that can lead to a better treatment plan. The authors also discuss… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated Members! Here is a paper where the authors look at C1 INJURY AND INSTABILITY. This is an injury that can be common in car crashes and is not “just whiplash” and will NOT just get better in a few weeks like many insurance companies suggest. These authors go over imaging as well as clinical findings and the… Read More
Here is a study I helped author where we evaluated 261 patients flexion extension Xrays. This study shows that car crashes can cause instability, and different crash vectors and sex can change stability patterns. You have to make sure you are documenting this and being thorough with all your patients. Be sure to be a GOLD or PREMIUM member for… Read More
Here is a published paper that you should use to educate your patients in your community on how you can help patients with spondylolisthesis cases and instability, as well as loss of curve. These pathologies have been shown to cause significant problems in the patient’s health, and quality of life both in the long and short term. You now have… Read More
Here is a study the I, at Professionally Integrated want you to be familiar with. This shows many injuries that can be caused by “whiplash” and shows how “whiplash” is NOT a diagnosis. This also demonstrates how low the Gs are for a patient to potentially be hurt. The insurance companies may say that “no damage to the car, so… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a FREE video and paper breakdown on how you can use this information to educate the hospitals emergency department (ED). This paper explains the population that goes to the ED, how they are treated (medication) and how they would like other providers to help these patients so they do not go to the ED. WHY… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, Here is a very cool paper on a new ligament in the upper cervical spine and what motion it is intended TO PROTECT. Having this information to easily transfer to your notes and to educate your patients is incredibly important. The more specific we are with their injury, the easier it is to validate our treatment as… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, I want to show you how beneficial this site is while practice is a little slower because of COVID-19. Here are ideas as to how to stay connected with patients during COVID-19 measures. Make sure to log onto Professionally Integrated for more resources . . . You either need to log in or a different subscription to… Read More
Discussion about the recent cervical instability research paper published by Dr. Evan Katz et al. Read more about the paper “Diagnostic Accuracy of Videofluoroscopy for Symptomatic Cervical Spine Injury Following Whiplash Trauma” here. This webinar recording includes a LIVE Q&A session with Dr. Evan Katz. Below are a few excerpts from the paper: A total of 196 subjects… Read More
Here is what I believe to be one of the most groundbreaking papers on spinal biomechanics comparing injured patients and noninjured patients. I am proud to be one of the authors of this paper where we evaluated 196 patients. Some had chronic pain after a crash, while others have never had neck pain that lasted more than a week in… Read More
Here are a free video and paper that discuss “nonspecific back pain” and how that is not a specific diagnosis, as well as all the causes that can lead to pain. Make sure you use this to educate your patients, your community, and you can easily “copy and paste” to put in your notes for better documentation. Join today to… Read More
Here is a FREE paper and video I breakdown so you can have this information for yourselves and to further educate your patients, as well as document this in your notes. This paper suggests that instability is about 2 mm in the cervical spine, which is less than 3.5 mm that has been used for a very long time. However,… Read More