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Improved Cervical Range of Motion

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You see people with those big bulky cervical collars around their necks all the time. The usual explanation, “I was involved in an car accident and am suffering from whiplash!” The fact is that an estimated 53% of all motor vehicle accidents result in whiplash injuries and 43% of those with whiplash injuries fail to fully recover. And research indicates that two of the best indicators of poor prognosis for recovery from whiplash injuries are initial neck pain and reduced cervical range of motion.

So…what’s a cervical range of motion/whiplash sufferer to do? Make their way to their chiropractor’s practice as soon as possible after the accident, of course!

Studies show that chiropractic adjustments immediately following whiplash injuries help to reduce pain and restore range of motion. One such study suggests that patients with restricted or reduced cervical range of motion that lasts for six months or more are at far greater risk for long-term problems.

A study conducted in Spain and reported in the September 2006 Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics found that just one cervical adjustment was more effective in reducing cervical pain and increasing range of motion than any other type of manual mobilization procedure.

If you have been involved in a motor vehicle accident or feel pain in your neck with any type of movement, please call our practice to schedule an appointment for a thorough examination. Cervical chiropractic adjustments are safe and very effective in restoring improved range of motion and in reducing neck pain. We’d be delighted to share our “success stories” with you!

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Dr. Mark Asks some important questions of interest to Missoula residents - Chiropractor Missoula Dr. Mark Asks...

What are the two things drugs do?
Drugs can either speed up (laxatives, amphetamines, caffeine) a bodily process, or slow down (stomach antacids, sleep aids, antihistamines, muscle relaxers) a bodily process. Chiropractic care can produce the same results, but relies on the intelligence of the body. Chiropractors trust your body. Do you?
Is a muscle spasm a cause or an effect?
With the knee-jerk use of muscle relaxers, you'd think it was a cause. But it's an effect. Chiropractors know that bones don't move unless muscles move them. And muscles don't contract unless commanded by the nervous system. That's why your nervous system is the focus of our Missoula chiropractic practice.