Back pain was the number one symptom that I heard about from my patients here at Terrapin Chiropractic in College Park, Maryland. No longer

If you’ve ever been in a car accident where the car was jerked significantly from front to back, chances are pretty good you suffered some degree of whiplash.  What is whiplash? Whiplash occurs when the neck is suddenly and forcefully jerked, and is typically associated with car crashes.  The speed at which the neck is forced upon impact is faster than we can contract our muscles in attempt to stop the forceful movement.  This results in muscle, tendon, and/or ligament over-stretching, and sometimes even tearing.  Symptoms include stiff and painful neck movements, weakness, the head feeling “heavy,” making it challenging to hold up, headaches, and sometimes dizziness, ear noises, and/or jaw pain, and occasionally patients have reported feeling a “mental fog.” What should be done if a whiplash injury occurs? There are a number of treatment options for whiplash, ranging from “traditional” medical attention, almost certainly resulting in nothing more than being advised to take over-the-counter or prescription drugs, to chiropractic treatment, where we seek to treat the cause of the problem, rather than simply mask it.  Are we biased toward chiropractic care for whiplash?  Of course, but it’s not just due to personal opinion.  The opening statement of a recent research study (by a leading orthopedic medical journal) on the topic stated “Conventional [meaning medical] treatment of patients with whiplash symptoms is disappointing.” The study went on to state its findings, which showed clearly that chiropractic care is highly effective for patients suffering from whiplash.  The study consisted of evaluating 93 patients who suffered from various forms of whiplash.  The average time from injury to first treatment was 12 months, and an average of 19 treatments over a 4 month time frame was utilized.  The results of the study were that 72% of those patients who had experienced neck and upper shoulder pain, accompanied by loss of neck range of motion (ROM) reported improvement, and a full 94% of those with neurological problems (arm/hand numbness and/or weakness) plus neck pain and ROM loss saw improvement

Dizziness is a common complaint in the chiropractic clinic. It is a generic term that must be clearly defined and its cause properly characterized and diagnosed for appropriate treatment to be implemented. It is a complaint that is often treatable via chiropractic manipulative and myofascial (soft tissue) and rehabilitative procedures (like specific exercises and rehab)

Millions of Americans suffer from regular headaches.  Unfortunately most attempt to treat their headaches, whether they occur infrequently, monthly, or even daily, with drugs.  What a lot of people don’t realize is that it might just be the very drugs they’re using to relieve their pain that could ultimately be causing it.  When you think about it, this really shouldn’t come as a big surprise.  When we reach for a pill bottle to eliminate our headache pain, it’s much like turning up the radio when your car is making a strange sound.  You won’t hear the sound anymore, but you haven’t resolved the problem, just masked it.

The answer is not SURGERY.  There is a good reason why thousands of former back pain sufferers are calling Spinal Decompression or Disc Ease Therapy the “eighth wonder of the world.”  This amazing new biotechnology is responsible for correcting herniated discs, bulging discs, protruding discs, degenerative disc disease, arthiritis, sciatica, posterior facet syndrome and failed back surgery syndrome

Dr. Davis here again from Vista CA… This week I want to encourage you to trust the design of your body.  If you have a symptom that is a sign that your body is not working the way that it was designed.  What needs to change?  The way you eat?  The way you sleep?  Your exercise routine or lack there of?  The way you handle stress?  Or is it something else…body imbalance the best kept secret in health is the underlying cause of hundreds of different health problems.  NUCCA corrects body imbalance so the structure of the body is in alignment and the body can work the way that it was designed again…simple but extremely powerful. Here is an example from a 20 year old patient who was feeling more like an 80 year old….

I have been asked about what one should expect on a visit to a chiropractor’s office. On your first visit, you will complete a case history form where you explain your concerns and give us a picture of your past and current health. Then the chiropractor will go over this form with you and gather additional information.

Hi, I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself, Dr. Mark Peller, DC, and the Maryland spine and disc center to the residents of Rockville, Bethesda, Potomac, Gaithersburg, Germantown and the rest of Montgomery County Maryland. Our commitment to our patients has led us to the development of a center consisting of chiropractic care using state of the art treatments including Low Level Cold Laser and the revolutionary FDA cleared DRX 9000 – Spinal Decompression technology for back pain due to Herniated/Bulging Discs, Degenerative Disc Disease, Sciatic Leg Pain, Facet Syndromes and other conditions.