Archive for the ‘whiplash’ category
February 1, 2013
[originally published in KCN, September 2002 / cartoon provided by TomLamarCartoon.com]
The crowd is tense. Excitement is in the air. The gate springs open, and out pops a wild bucking bronco with a cowboy clutched atop. As the bronco tries with all of its might to rid itself of this odd, restrictive force it senses on its back, the brave cowboy tries with equal might to hang on like glue — body being bumped, jerked, and whipped in every direction imaginable — all while trying to look “good” during this brawl between man and beast. As the second clock speeds along, the music from the PA system blares, the crowd cheers, and the announcer keeps it all going full throttle. In what seems like a blink of an eye to the fans — but more like days to the brave cowboy — the eight second buzzer sounds, signaling that his ride is over, and his score awaits. Hopefully the rescue cowboys will be along soon for an easy dismount. Of course, the other option is being bucked off, slammed to the ground, and possibly stepped on. Ahh yes, the rodeo is in town! And while it only comes once a year to Kitsap County, to the cowboys (and girls) this is just another day at the office. For while the fans that night will only see these cowboys perform once, chances are, their calendars are booked for two, three, maybe four, different rodeos that week. How do they do it — again, and again, and again? For many, the answer is chiropractic.
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Categories: animal, extremities, injury, low back pain, mid back pain, neck pain, occupational injury, sports, subluxation, TomLamarCartoon, whiplash
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, chiropractor, cowboys, Dr. Thomas Lamar, Ed Corley DC, Kingston, Kitsap, ProSport Chiropractic, rodeo
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May 28, 2010
[originally published in KCN, June 2010]
There I sat in the dental waiting room, flipping through a magazine as my toe kept time to the Muzak. Suddenly, the young dentist poked his head out from behind the door and called my name. He looked worried. And to tell you the truth, I began to feel the same way — because I wasn’t there to be seen. It was my wife’s turn in the chair, and I was only waiting.
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Categories: chronic, extremities, headache, neck pain, subluxation, whiplash
Tags: adjustment, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, chronic pain, CMD, Craniomandibular Disorder, dentist, healing, health, jaw, jaw pain, podcast, Temporomandibular Disorder, Temporomandibular Joint, TMD, TMJ, whiplash
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February 26, 2010
[originally published in KCN, March 2010]
Torticollis. While it might sound like a strange Italian dish, it’s not. Imagine waking up one morning with your ear pressed to your shoulder as if cradling a telephone receiver. The only problem is, there is no telephone to be found — only an unrelenting, painful neck spasm with absolutely no ability to bring your head back to any semblance of socially accepted posture. Most would agree, it’s a pretty disturbing situation to find yourself in. Thankfully, in most cases, the “fix” for torticollis can be as simple as a visit to your local chiropractor. (more…)
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Categories: adjustment, children, infants, neck pain, subluxation, whiplash
Tags: acute torticollis, adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, aquired torticollis, Botox, cervical dystonia, cervical spine, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, congential torticollis, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, neck pain, spinal adjustment, subluxation, torticollis, vertebral subluxation, vertebral subluxation complex, wry neck
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November 27, 2009
[originally published in KCN, December 2009]
Ever so often I will spot someone wearing a brace around their neck. To be clear, I’m not talking about the rigid neck braces that EMT’s and paramedics employ to stabilize a suspected neck injury when they arrive on an accident scene. I’m talking about the soft, usually white, neck-supporting collars that are worn by people who are suffering from neck pain. These devices are often prescribed by well-meaning doctors, or are purchased by patients themselves at local pharmacies as a form of self-care for neckache. And while they look official, the irony is that they don’t do a bit of good. In fact, according to most research, they actually do more harm than good!
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Categories: adjustment, arthritis, automobile injuries, chronic, neck pain, whiplash
Tags: adjustment, Anchor Chiropractic, auto accident, cervical brace, cervical orthosis, cervical soft collar, chiropractic, chiropractic adjustment, chiropractor, degenerative joint disease, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, motor vehicle accident, neck brace, neck collar, neck injury, neck orthosis, neck pain, neck sprain, neck strain, spinal adjustment, spine, whiplash
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September 18, 2009
[originally published in KCN, May 2000]
Back in the “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” days people suffering from neck pain following train accidents would likely have been diagnosed, or “labeled” I should say, with the downgrading term “railway spine.” You see, railway spine was a condition that garnered a lot of suspicion, as the genuineness of the suffering patients exhibited was questionable to some. Unlike other possible aches and pains a person of this era may have experienced, like falling off his horse, this condition was different, in that it involved a liable party — the railroad company — putting the patient in a position of gaining some extra gold nuggets for his pouch.
Fast forward to Y2K. Ironically, not a lot has changed — except we don’t use gold as common currency, and the term railway spine no longer exists. It was retired a long time ago — upgraded to a term most of us are more familiar with: “whiplash.” Perhaps this change in verbiage was prompted by the fact that automobiles have replaced trains as our primary method of transportation. With 6 million injuries per year due to automobile accidents — 50% resulting in whiplash-type injuries — it is a rare day when a patient walks into the doctor’s office with whiplash following an Amtrak incident. (more…)
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Categories: automobile injuries, neck pain, whiplash
Tags: Anchor Chiropractic, auto accident, car crash, chiropractic, chiropractor, Dr. Thomas Lamar, health, Kingston, Kitsap, motor vehicle accident, neck injury, neck pain, neck sprain, neck strain, spine injury, whiplash
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The crowd is tense. Excitement is in the air. The gate springs open, and out pops a wild bucking bronco with a cowboy clutched atop. As the bronco tries with all of its might to rid itself of this odd, restrictive force it senses on its back, the brave cowboy tries with equal might to hang on like glue — body being bumped, jerked, and whipped in every direction imaginable — all while trying to look “good” during this brawl between man and beast. As the second clock speeds along, the music from the PA system blares, the crowd cheers, and the announcer keeps it all going full throttle. In what seems like a blink of an eye to the fans — but more like days to the brave cowboy — the eight second buzzer sounds, signaling that his ride is over, and his score awaits. Hopefully the rescue cowboys will be along soon for an easy dismount. Of course, the other option is being bucked off, slammed to the ground, and possibly stepped on. Ahh yes, the rodeo is in town! And while it only comes once a year to Kitsap County, to the cowboys (and girls) this is just another day at the office. For while the fans that night will only see these cowboys perform once, chances are, their calendars are booked for two, three, maybe four, different rodeos that week. How do they do it — again, and again, and again? For many, the answer is chiropractic.
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