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Frozen Shoulder Syndrome and Chiropractic Rehabilitation in San Leandro, CA

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Frozen Shoulder Syndrome and Chiropractic Rehabilitation

Frozen shoulder (FS),medically referred to as adhesive capsulitis, is a disorder in which the the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint, becomes inflamed and stiff, and grows together with abnormal bands of tissue, called adhesions, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain. Some people experiencing this kind of problem don’t go for any forms of treatment in order to gain back the motion of their joints. The condition will get better eventually without treatment but it will take a very long time to do so. The pain and the reduced Range of Motion without any form of treatment means only one thing, you won’t be able to function to a full capacity. The more you try to move your joint, the more pain you will experience. Therefore, it is best to seek treatment for pain control. There several options for patients who have frozen shoulder pain:

1. Oral and Injectible Steroids

2.Hydrodilation and Hydroplasty

3. Chriopractic rehabilitation with Physical Therapy

4. Manipulation Under Anesthesia

Frozen shoulder(FS) is more common for people between the ages of 40 and 60. If you have diabetes, you are more prone to experiencing frozen shoulders as around 20% of diabetic patients also suffer from this condition at one point. Though, the actual causes of FS are still inconclusive but there are risk factors that may increase your chances of suffering from this condition. The conditon is twice more common in women than men. If you are between the ages of 40 and 60 and female who has diabetes, you have a higher risk of acquiring a frozen shoulder. Endocrine problems also increase your chance of experiencing a frozen shoulder. If you have Parkinson’s disease, you are also at a higher risk of suffering from a FS. Lastly, if you suffered from a shoulder injury or trauma and you immobilized your shoulder joints for a long period of time, you have the highest risk of developing a frozen shoulder.

According to health professionals who treat FS, the condition generally follows a course of three stages:

  • Stage one: a slow onset of pain, and the shoulder gradually loses the range of motion. This stage can last from six weeks to nine months.
  • Stage two: a slow improvement in pain relief, with stiffness remaining. This stage can last from four to nine months.
  • Stage three: a “thawing” as shoulder slowly regains motion and pain is relieved. This stage can last from five to 26 months.

There are two options for a treatment of FS: nonsurgical and surgical treatment. As a rule of thumb, the health care professional would advise the least invasive treatment first before they ask for a surgical intervention. For nonsurgical treatment there are chiropractic care and physical therapy, manipulation under anesthesia, as well as pain control using steroid medication.

Chiropractic care is a successful method in easing the frozen shoulder pain. Doctors of Chiropractic use TENS units, Ultraound, Erchonia Cold Laser PL 5000, stretching, educating patients about lifestyle change and diet.  The length of time spent on the chiropractic treatment depends on the severity of the condition. If the pain is more advance it can take months to rehabilitate the shoulder. Chiropractic can limit the devastating effects of all forms of physical disability such as FS. At this point research into its cause remains inconclusive.

As a general rule, prevention is better than cure. With chiropractic care, you can prevent FS even before it sets in. When you start feeling a slight pain in your shoulder area, you can try chiropractic care to avoid the stiffening of the joint that causes extreme pain and immobilization. If prevention is unsuccessful, treating the frozen shoulder with chiropractic care requires the use of modalities, chiropractic adjustmnts and deep tissue massage. This treatment is used to manage the pain, inflammation and increase range of Motion.

In the majority of cases, chiropractic involves few risks and has been proven beneficial in treating a FS syndrome. Reputable chiropractic professionals will assure their patients of the best program to follow in maintaining optimum physical movement and a quality life.

Car Accident Injury and Chiropractic

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People who got into a car accident and survived should consider themselves very lucky.  Some  injuries caused by a motor vehicle accident can cause lifetime damage to the body and no amount of treatment could get one back to one old self at 100% copacity. Still, by getting the right treatment, you could get back as much motion and sensitivity to the damaged body part than none.  

The severity of the car crash injury varies from the impact and the passenger’s safety while inside of the car, but the most common car accident injuries are on the face and head, brain, neck, arm and shoulders, back, foot, leg and knee as well as with the psychological injury or post traumatic stress disorders. Of course death is also a possible result of a very traumatic car accident injury. For those who had injuries that are non-life threatening, there are many treatments that will help in reducing the pain and swelling as well as for rehabilitation to gain back movements and senses. Such treatments include physical therapy as well as chiropractic treatments.  

Whiplash is a very common injury suffered during car accidents where there is a sudden neck distortion. In fact, it’s one of the most common injury when two vehicles collide. Whiplash car accident injury was not easily detected in the past because soft tissue injuries were hard to detect using x-rays or radiographs. Now with MRIs, ultrasounds and CT scans, such injuries are now detected. All of the car insurance companies cover Whiplash injury rehabilitation. However, in the past it was considered as a fraud or a lie when patient complain of pain where no bones were broken.  

Chiropractic rehabilitation is a great choice of treatment to remedy whiplash and accident related injuries. Many patients suffering from whiplash reported faster recovery and less pain with the help of chiropractic treatment.  

Whiplash  injury is evident when the patient feels pain in the neck, shoulders, lower back , jaw, headache, anxiety and fatigue. Chiropractic treatments help the patient by helping in the restoration of the movements of the spine as well as by reducing the muscle spasm, pain, iflammation and avoid fabrotic tissue foramtion. Chiropractic treatment also heals the ligaments and tendons that had been affected by a car accident injury. The chiropractic treatment don’t only relieve the patient of pain but it also helps in preventing any long term effects from the autombile collision.  

Please take a look at this High Impact Rear-End Collision – Neck Injury VIDEO:  

  

Most of the time, in order to get the best possible result, chiropractic treatment is combined with other specialists and modalities. After a course of chiropractic rehabilitation a patient can rereferred for therapy sessions of  Physical Therapy, Acuputnure and Medical Doctor.  In my office each treatment consists of chiropractic manipulation and physiotherapy modalities in the form of menual traction, moist heat, electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound, Erchona PL5000 laser and myofascial release for the relief of muscle spasm and pain.  

Car Accident Statistics –  

Car Crash Stats: There were nearly 6,420,000 auto accidents in the United States in 2005. The financial cost of these crashes is more than 230 Billion dollars. 2.9 million people were injured and 42,636 people killed. About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States — one death every 13 minutes.

In 2003 there were 6,328,000 car accidents in the US. There were 2.9 million injuries and 42.643 people were killed in auto accidents.

In 2002, there were an estimated 6,316,000 car accidents in the USA. There were about 2.9 million injuries and 42,815 people were killed in auto accidents in 2002.

There were an estimated 6,356,000 car accidents in the US in 2000. There were about 3.2 million injuries and 41,821 people were killed in auto accidents in 2000 based on data collected by the Federal Highway Administration.

Soft Tissue Injury and San Leandro Chiropractic Rehabilitation Process

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SOFT TISSUE HEALINGA Soft Tissue Injury (STI)happens when your muscles, tendons and ligaments get damaged because of a sprain or strain. It happens when one overuses or put too much stress on a particular joint. As a result the pain accompanied by bruising or swelling. STI is a very common problem and it can easily be remedied as long as the pain that accompanies it is not severe.

When STI occurrs, an immediate response applying the principle of “PRICE” would make a big difference. PRICE means Protection, Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. After an injury, the patient should be prevented from making any movements as it allows to prevent further damage.  If the patient feels the pain, when he/she bends or walks then he/she should avoid these movements. If absolutely necessary, crutches may be used. Icing minimizes the pain and the swelling especially during the first 3 days after the injury has occurred. Ice is placed on the affected area for 15-20 minutes at a time every waking hour. Take a note that if you have diabetes or poor blood circulation, you must consult your doctor first before applying a cold pack.  Pressure is applied to compress the injured area to control bleeding and swelling. Elevation of the affected area also minimizes the bleeding and swelling. Raise the affected area above the heart level for the first 72 hours or until the swelling would subside.

The “PRICE” management is effective but other treatments may be necessary if the patient experiences extreme pain that lasts for more than 24 hours. A health care professional would be able to make a diagnosis and recommend treatments. Treatments include chiropractic, physical therapy and massage therapy. If a patient suffers from severe pain, prescription medications might be necessary along with a rehabilitation program.

Chiropractic rehabilitation helps to rapidly solve the problem of injuried muscles, tendons and ligaments. One of the chiropractic specialties for such treatments is called ART or Active Release Techniques. Patient would be amazed at how fast your recovery would be if you go for a chiropractic adjustment, ART and Physical Therapy Modalities. It is a hands-on approach that locates then eliminates the scar tissues. The Graston Technique is a treatment using different stainless steel tools and it can be even more effective than ART. The Graston Technique uses instruments to treat the affected areas suffering from chronic inflammation or fibrosis of the soft tissues. SASTM is another chiropractic tool used that is made of acrylic instead of stainless steel as used on the Graston Technique. But, in some cases, in order to get the best result in treatment, both set of tools may be used on the patient as well as different modalities.

Question: What Kind of Therapy Have You Had For Your Soft Tissiue Injury?  What was an outcome like?

Neck Pain and Chiropractic Treatment in San Leandro

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Neck Pain and Chiropractic Treatment in San Leandro

Experiencing neck pain is really annoying and can take the focus off your work or activity that you should be paying attention to. It can be a little nuisance no matter if it’s mild or not. It is quite a common problem that many people experience at some point in their lives. Neck pain intensity can be mild to severe and the causes for the pain vary from just a muscular strain to a spinal misalignment (subluxation) or injury. The neck plays a vital role as it connects our head to the upper back. Since it supports the head so it won’t wag down, there are 3 top joints in the neck that provides flexibility and movement for both our neck and head. These joints support the head and if they get affected, the muscles tightening will cause the pain. Of course this is just the most common reason why a person experiences the neck pain. If a patient experiences neck pain, it would be best to consult a health care professional to figure out what caused the pain to begin with. It can just be a symptom and not the actual problem. It can be a referred pain caused by upper back problems or by an acute coronary syndrome. There are different available treatments out there depending on the severity of the neck pain. For many, a conservative treatment of chiropractic is their preferred choice. Chiropractors won’t proceed with chiropractic on the patient without initially diagnosing what caused the problem. A patient’s medical history is important as well as physical examination to test the movement of the patient’s neck ROM as well as to examine the muscles and testing of the nerves, in other words orthopedic and neurolgical examination. Chiropractic treatment may sound scary to some as twisting of the neck may mortify them and fear for the worst that could happen. However, licensed D.C. don’t just twist the neck or snap, one actually performs gentle manipulations of the cervical spine to improve the overall biomechanics which is quintessential to return the motion of the joints to normal. Chiropractors are well-trained and before they get their license, they are already equipped with the right knowledge to do the job well so you are assured that you won’t jeopardize your life if you try the treatment. In fact, you will greatly benefit from it. If the neck pain is caused by an injury, it would be best to have chiropractic rehabilitation along with physical therapy modalities (ultrasound, electrical stimulation and heat, Cold Laser – Erchonia PL 5000), deep tissue massage and possible pain medication. Medications can be prescribed to the patient by a medical doctor depending on the level of pain suffered by the patient. If after 1 or 2 weeks of  chiropractic rehabilitation the pain level goes down to a tolerable level, the patient can stop taking pain medications. Allopathic physician and Doctor of Chiropractic would know what’s best for you, so do ask for the suggestions. Question: What was your neck pain like? What kind of treatment did you choose for your neck pain?

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