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
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 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 paper where the authors evaluated many different changes associated with a car crash, one of them being a change in blood velocity. I hope you have always heard me say that “whiplash” is NOT a diagnosis, but a mechanism of injury. “Whiplash” can cause no injuries or death and everything in between. Be sure to educate yourself… 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, WOAH!!! This is an incredible paper that shows how an upper cervical “issue” can directly affect the CNS! This shows the anatomy on how this delicate region is way more than a “soft tissue” injury! This paper is incredibly important for headache patients and patients you diagnosed with an upper cervical injury. The suboccipital region is… 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
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 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 paper where the authors evaluated many different changes associated with a car crash, one of them being a change in blood velocity. I hope you have always heard me say that “whiplash” is NOT a diagnosis, but a mechanism of injury. “Whiplash” can cause no injuries or death and everything in between. Be sure to educate yourself… Read More
Hello PROFESSIONALLY INTEGRATED, WOAH!!! This is an incredible paper that shows how an upper cervical “issue” can directly affect the CNS! This shows the anatomy on how this delicate region is way more than a “soft tissue” injury! This paper is incredibly important for headache patients and patients you diagnosed with an upper cervical injury. The suboccipital region is… Read More
Here is a video break down and info from a paper that can really help more patients and increase your patient education and documentation. Being able to take our patients subjective complaints and correlate them to research is a wonderful starting point to 1) help our patients 2) validate our diagnosis 3) validate our treatment recommendations. This is the core… Read More
Here is a paper I use to educate my patients and the community about concussions and cervical injuries and how BOTH need to be examined. I broke down the paper below for easy access and to improve and to place in your SOAP notes. This paper goes over MTBI, as well as “G forces” that can damage the brain as… Read More
I just explained this paper to attorneys, docs, and other providers and it generated many new patients. Here is a complex study that looks at myelopathy in the cervical curve. Many studies I have posted show that abnormal shape and mechanics of the cervical spine will lead to myelopathy. This study looked at quality of life and how abnormal spinal mechanics… Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, Here is a VIDEO and PAPER to educate on why “PAIN” and “SPASM” is not a full diagnosis. I have used this many times to educate why a patient with THIS DIAGNOSIS will need ongoing care. This explains how true spinal subluxations and injuries can cause pain and spasm. I use this to educate patients as to… Read More
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is another video and break down of a paper to help educate your patients and improve documentation to help validate your care. In this paper that authors look at an evaluate many MRIs and they measure many areas to look at the difference between patients in pain and those not in pain. Understanding these findings help… 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 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 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
Hello Professionally Integrated, Here is a great video you need to implement for patient education and VALIDATING your care. As a member you will be given what you need on a “silver platter” to educate, document, and increase your referrals based on your expertise. Abstract: Ligament injuries are among the most common causes of musculoskeletal joint pain and… Read More
Dear Professionally Integrated, Here is a paper where the authors examined a patient who was in a “very low impact” collision that caused a VERY serious injury. I use this paper in my notes and education of patients that no link has been made to car damage and bodily injury. This paper also discusses how important other factors are in… Read More