Hello Professionally Integrated, if you accurately diagnose a “facet injury”, which as a member you have information on the site showing how to do an exam for facets, as well as lots of research to explain facetogenic pain as well as imaging findings. Here is a paper that shows facet injuries can cause ongoing constant pain and central sensitization which… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, Here is a FREE paper where the authors followed people that were involved in a car crash and people who were not involved in a car crash for 20 YEARS! What the authors found was that people involved in a car crash have significantly more pain than those who were not initially in a car crash. The… 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 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, Here is a great paper where researchers evaluated oral facial and jaw pain after a car crash and made important findings. Some of these findings are how even after two years the pain did not just go away many insurance companies may suggest. They also found that jaw pain is present approximately 10% of the time after… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, Here is a cool video breakdown as well as breakdown of the paper I made easy to insert in your notes and educate your patients with. This paper compares individuals involved in crashes and not involved in a crash to determine if any nerves were damaged. This also shows how during normal neurological evaluation, we may be… 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, 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
Here is a very interesting paper that shows how once the facet joints are damaged, it can cause neurological consequences, including hyper- excitability and irritation of the CNS! Now, I have many papers, and videos on here showing how car crashes and trauma have been shown to damage the facet joints, and how this injury can lead to neurological compromise…. Read More
Here is a great paper (and video breakdown) that is incredibly important if you take images after your patient was in a crash and they have degeneration. Most insurance companies will argue that because degeneration is on the image that is a reason further pain and not the crash. However, research and science can be a wonderful thing. Below is… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, if you accurately diagnose a “facet injury”, which as a member you have information on the site showing how to do an exam for facets, as well as lots of research to explain facetogenic pain as well as imaging findings. Here is a paper that shows facet injuries can cause ongoing constant pain and central sensitization which… 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 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, Here is a great paper where researchers evaluated oral facial and jaw pain after a car crash and made important findings. Some of these findings are how even after two years the pain did not just go away many insurance companies may suggest. They also found that jaw pain is present approximately 10% of the time after… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, Here is a cool video breakdown as well as breakdown of the paper I made easy to insert in your notes and educate your patients with. This paper compares individuals involved in crashes and not involved in a crash to determine if any nerves were damaged. This also shows how during normal neurological evaluation, we may be… 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
Here is a very interesting paper that shows how once the facet joints are damaged, it can cause neurological consequences, including hyper- excitability and irritation of the CNS! Now, I have many papers, and videos on here showing how car crashes and trauma have been shown to damage the facet joints, and how this injury can lead to neurological compromise…. Read More
Here are a great paper and video that discusses MVC consequences, particularly how facet joints can get damaged leading to ongoing chronic pain that can also lead to central nervous system irritation and central sensitization. This is another paper that clearly shows that patients involved in motor vehicle crashes do not just get better a lot of the time, but… Read More
Here is a study that examined low speed MVC injuries. Many of these significant MVC injuries happened at 4.3 M/S which is under 10 mph. The beauty of this research shows the following: 1) Injuries may vary greatly from person to person. This is why we must be thorough on every patient. 2) Lots of different injuries can be present in… Read More
At professionally Integrated, we want to provide you with information that we feel will make you a better doctor and help more patients that are hurt from traumas like car crashes. Here is a study that was done looking at what happens to the cervical spine and the exiting nerve roots as well as two different types of “anti-whiplash”… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, Here is a FREE paper where the authors followed people that were involved in a car crash and people who were not involved in a car crash for 20 YEARS! What the authors found was that people involved in a car crash have significantly more pain than those who were not initially in a car crash. The… 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
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a study Professionally Integrated wants you to be aware of so you can help more patients be healthy and we can understand more about our patients and how our treatment helps. Make sure you show your patients the highlights I list below from this paper so you can educate them further. Here is what… Read More