May 2009

MRI Imaging – What do MRI Scans Show?

by Jonathan

This is a surprising fact – people with MRI scans that show damage are no more or less likely to have pain.  So, if they aren’t able to predict pain, what are MRI scans best at showing?

In this video, I go over the main reason why you would need to have an MRI scan.

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Whiplash Part 2 – the Z Joint and Neck Pain

by Jonathan

The damage you get from whiplash sometimes cannot be seen by imaging and scans. It’s important to know the structure of the injury,  so that you can isolate what exactly is causing the pain.

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Whiplash Injury – What Happens When You Get Whiplash?

Whiplash is a common car accident injury. In this seminar, I discuss the case of a guy who had a very similar injury from a slightly different type of impact. We then go on to talk about specifically what happens in your neck when you get whiplash. And how this can help you treat the [...]

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Trigger Points that Cause Toothache

This is the temporalis muscle, which is one of the muscles you use to chew. In this picture, you can see that trigger points in this muscle can refer pain to a specific tooth. Once you treat the trigger point, the pain goes. Treating the tooth will not change the pain, which is a trap [...]

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