Normal jaw function comprises several essential behaviours such as mouth opening, biting, chewing, yawning, speech and emotional expressions. These sensory-motor tasks involve coordinated movements of both jaw and neck muscles, as well as the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and the cervical spine joints. ( Make sure you evaluate the mechanics of the spine) Furthermore, patients with pain in the oro-facial area, that… Read More
Here is a paper that can be used to educate your patients and put in your notes to really show why accident crash Re-constructionist, hired by the insurance company cannot make a scientific point as it relates to likelihood of MVC injuries. This paper looks at how our spine changes shape when we are sitting in the car compared to… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is some great information that shows what happens to the cervical spine during a whiplash rear end impact starting at only 2 gs. Notice how the authors do NOT say “soft tissue” but describe what soft tissue was damages such as the facet capsule and vertebral artery. The authors also show that the tested impact causes… Read More
Hello professionally integrated, There is a great study that shows many factors are important from a clinical perspective. This paper discusses about the need for appropriate diagnosis, why somebody types may be more hurt in a crash, leading to significant injuries that can lead to disability. As a GOLD OR PREMIUM member you have access to papers and videos like… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper I authored and had published in the peer reviewed journal ” The Journal Of Legal Nurse Consulting”. In this paper I discuss Digital motion X-ray and some of the findings it can detect. I discuss how a loss of the cervical curve is linked to crashes as well as pathologies, both short and… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated! Here is some information form a study back in 2002. I will sometimes use “older” studies to educate patients and whoever else, about the “loss of curve” and how it is not something “new”. What these authors looked at were asymptomatic patients and WAD, or car crash patients necks and the shapes. What the authors found was… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated members. Here is a break down I want you to discuss with your patients on 1) why continued care to improve sagittal alignment is important to reduce injury if they are unfortunately in a trauma 2) educate your patient and the attorney and insurance company that IF they did have an abnormal curve BEFORE the crash, that… Read More
Here is a breakdown for Professionally Integrated Premium members that I think is fantastic. This paper compares a normal lordotic cervical spine, compared to a straight, and kyphotic curve and how they are effected in a rear end collision. I have been asked in court many times “How do you know what the patients neck looked like before the crash?” The… Read More
Here is a study that Professionally Integrated members should write a letter and send to the surgeons in your area. The authors took cervical spines and evaluated the intradiscal pressure above and below a fusion based on sagittal alignment. I have posted many other discussions on this site on why a kyphosis is bad and how it can cause increased… Read More
Here is a study correlating neck injuries from car crashes and jaw pain and dysfunction. Remember, every part of the body was involved in the crash and every aspect may get injured. Not only that, but this study looks at how a injured neck can cause increased pain and dysfunction at the TMJ. Clinically, this is imprtant to understand as… Read More
Here is a paper that can be used to educate your patients and put in your notes to really show why accident crash Re-constructionist, hired by the insurance company cannot make a scientific point as it relates to likelihood of MVC injuries. This paper looks at how our spine changes shape when we are sitting in the car compared to… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is some great information that shows what happens to the cervical spine during a whiplash rear end impact starting at only 2 gs. Notice how the authors do NOT say “soft tissue” but describe what soft tissue was damages such as the facet capsule and vertebral artery. The authors also show that the tested impact causes… Read More
Hello professionally integrated, There is a great study that shows many factors are important from a clinical perspective. This paper discusses about the need for appropriate diagnosis, why somebody types may be more hurt in a crash, leading to significant injuries that can lead to disability. As a GOLD OR PREMIUM member you have access to papers and videos like… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated members. Here is a break down I want you to discuss with your patients on 1) why continued care to improve sagittal alignment is important to reduce injury if they are unfortunately in a trauma 2) educate your patient and the attorney and insurance company that IF they did have an abnormal curve BEFORE the crash, that… Read More
Here is a study correlating neck injuries from car crashes and jaw pain and dysfunction. Remember, every part of the body was involved in the crash and every aspect may get injured. Not only that, but this study looks at how a injured neck can cause increased pain and dysfunction at the TMJ. Clinically, this is imprtant to understand as… Read More
Always wear your seat belt! This will help us from smashing our face against the windshield or getting ejected. Many people feel , and many people who work for insurance companies, will claim that ” the person should be OK because the patient was wearing a seat-belt.” As members of Professionally Integrated, we know many factors need to be analyzed… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper I authored and had published in the peer reviewed journal ” The Journal Of Legal Nurse Consulting”. In this paper I discuss Digital motion X-ray and some of the findings it can detect. I discuss how a loss of the cervical curve is linked to crashes as well as pathologies, both short and… Read More
Here is a study that in my opinion discusses many aspects to helping and understanding patients from trauma. This impact is similar to a rear end collision. This study discuses how the neck moves in a unnatural position (S shaped cervical curve) , how spinal cord injuries happen from a abnormal movement and how these injuries may not be detected… Read More
Here is a study that surgeons had patients with DDD and spinal cord compression. These are patients that should have been treated earlier on so it could have stopped degeneration. Anyway, here is what they had to say: “Posterior decompression and stabilization in lordosis is a valuable procedure for patients affected by multilevel CSM, leading to significant clinical improvement thanks to the spinal… Read More