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Dr.
Gregory Kolwaite
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Dr.
Gregory Kolwaite operates Adirondack Chiropractic
at 4947 Commercial Drive, Yorkville 13495.
If you have a question, you can write to him
at his office or call 732-7463 or 768-7578.
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Whiplash
can result in damage to vertebrae
Feb. 2005
Q.
I suffered a whiplash injury in October. The emergency
room doctor gave me muscle relaxers and sent me home.
Two months later I am still having neck pain and terrible
headaches. Is there something else I can do to get better?
I am going out of my mind.
A. Whiplash is a traumatic
neck injury caused by an excessive snapping forward
and backward movement of the head. Ligament damage,
pinched nerves, muscle tearing, spasm and spinal misalignment
are the usual results of whiplash. Even a low-speed
impact can cause serious whiplash and should be taken
very seriously.
Symptoms usually occur instantly but can take days or
even weeks to develop. Neck pain is the most common
symptom, along with headache (dull to severe), muscle
spasm and shoulder pain (burning), dizziness, ringing
in the ears, arm pain and tingling, and disorientation.
The constant barrage of symptoms can make whiplash a
debilitating problem.
One of the problems whiplash brings is a misalignment
of the vertebrae of the neck, usually due to ligament
or disc damage. If untreated, these vertebrae will remain
misaligned, causing chronic neck problems in the future,
including loss of range of motion, chronic headaches
and potential arthritic changes.
Chiropractic adjustments would be necessary in your
case to realign the spine, speeding up and ensuring
a proper healing process. Chiropractors also are trained
to rehabilitate and strengthen the neck to help prevent
a recurrence.
A 1998 Canadian study on whiplash examined more than
10,000 cases of neck injuries and concluded that chiropractic
adjustments are one of the only proven treatments for
whiplash injuries.
This study also concluded that “accepted”
treatments such as neck collars, muscle relaxers, immobilization
and rest were not helpful for whiplash victims.
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