Neck pain and associated conditions
The whipping motion, induced by the rebound during an accident, injures the muscles supporting the neck and head. The muscle tissue reacts to the injury by tightening and contracting inducing muscle fatigue, pain and stiffness. In more forceful impacts, severe whiplash could be associated with intervertebral joint, disc, ligament and nerve root injury. A very frequent cause of whiplash are car accidents, with symptoms developing within 24 hours of injury. Symptoms may include neck pain and stiffness, loss of range of motion at the neck, headaches, pain in shoulders and upper back, tingling in the arms, fatigue and dizziness. Some individuals might also experience blurred vision, ringing in the ears, irritability, sleep disturbances, memory problems, difficulty concentrating and depression.
Degenerative disorders including osteoarthritis, spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease become more prominent in older individuals ages and can directly influence the spine and the neck area in particular. Osteoarthritis causes progressive cartilage deterioration in joints followed by bone spurs that affect joint motion. Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of nerve passageways in the spine resulting in nerve compression and subsequent neck, shoulder and arm pain or numbness. Degenerative disc disease reduces the elasticity and height of intervertebral discs, over time resulting in disc herniation and subsequent tingling, numbness and pain radiating into the arm.
Lifestyle factors including postural ergonomics, weak core muscles and obesity can disrupt spinal alignment causing abnormal neck postures. This strain can contribute to chronic neck pain radiating to upper back and arms. In addition, everyday stress and emotional anguish can cause muscle tightness, pain and stiffness.
During your assessment Dr. Gasparyan will assess spine alignment, muscle health, and nerve function. She might order other diagnostic tests such as X-rays, CT scans and MRI to obtain an overall picture of the injury and will devise a treatment regimen revolving around cervical manipulations to remedy your condition.
Degenerative disorders including osteoarthritis, spinal stenosis and degenerative disc disease become more prominent in older individuals ages and can directly influence the spine and the neck area in particular. Osteoarthritis causes progressive cartilage deterioration in joints followed by bone spurs that affect joint motion. Spinal stenosis is the narrowing of nerve passageways in the spine resulting in nerve compression and subsequent neck, shoulder and arm pain or numbness. Degenerative disc disease reduces the elasticity and height of intervertebral discs, over time resulting in disc herniation and subsequent tingling, numbness and pain radiating into the arm.
Lifestyle factors including postural ergonomics, weak core muscles and obesity can disrupt spinal alignment causing abnormal neck postures. This strain can contribute to chronic neck pain radiating to upper back and arms. In addition, everyday stress and emotional anguish can cause muscle tightness, pain and stiffness.
During your assessment Dr. Gasparyan will assess spine alignment, muscle health, and nerve function. She might order other diagnostic tests such as X-rays, CT scans and MRI to obtain an overall picture of the injury and will devise a treatment regimen revolving around cervical manipulations to remedy your condition.