You woke up like this was like any other day.
You are in a hurry to go to work, and fortunately, the traffic is flowing smooth.
In a split second, a car crashes into the rear end of your car and you feel your body being pushed against your seat.
Your head rebounded, delays its reaction and is snapped backwards! You are powerless to stop it -- everything happened so fast.
After a couple of minutes, you start to notice that your head and neck is hurting in a way that you have not felt before.
Then the police arrive and interrogated you about what had happened; you do your best to piece everything together but is unsure about the sequence of events.
Now your memory is a bit foggy.
A few days after the incident, you experience headache and neck pain, and you lose your train of thought quite easily.
The mundane things you used to do with ease now seem like a big effort, and you are starting to become irritable.
You decided to see a chiropractor, and were asked if you have felt any of those symptoms.
You are very surprised - "I thought I was just having one of those bad days...
how did you know? I never thought that these symptoms can be caused by whiplash!" The symptoms for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) are normally non-specific and subtle.
Most patients do not even complain about them.
In fact, we typically have to describe its symptoms to our patients and inquire if they "sound familiar" to them.
Some patients are even embarrassed to discuss their symptoms with their chiropractor even if they are quite debilitating and painful to the sufferer.
This is because the symptoms are often hard to describe and vague, some dismiss it as being upset or tired after the accident.
When asked if they are experiencing MTBI symptoms, the patient is often shocked that there is an actual explanation for feeling that way.
What causes MTBI? The brain bounced off and rebounded on the inner walls of your skull during the fender bender that produced a whiplash injury.
During the process, the head is forced back and forth, damaging some nerve cells of either your frontal and/or temporal lobe and brain stem.
Some areas of the brain may be damaged, depending on the degree of force or the direction of the collision.
Physical findings are also dependent on which part of the brain was damaged and may include concerns with balance, walking, coordination, difficulties communicating, strength, memory, processing information, as well as altered psychological functions.
If you suffer from these symptoms, take heart.
Specific chiropractic adjustments can help restore position and proper motion of your spinal bones, promoting healing.
Most cases of MTBI can expect recovery within 3-12 months.
You are in a hurry to go to work, and fortunately, the traffic is flowing smooth.
In a split second, a car crashes into the rear end of your car and you feel your body being pushed against your seat.
Your head rebounded, delays its reaction and is snapped backwards! You are powerless to stop it -- everything happened so fast.
After a couple of minutes, you start to notice that your head and neck is hurting in a way that you have not felt before.
Then the police arrive and interrogated you about what had happened; you do your best to piece everything together but is unsure about the sequence of events.
Now your memory is a bit foggy.
A few days after the incident, you experience headache and neck pain, and you lose your train of thought quite easily.
The mundane things you used to do with ease now seem like a big effort, and you are starting to become irritable.
You decided to see a chiropractor, and were asked if you have felt any of those symptoms.
You are very surprised - "I thought I was just having one of those bad days...
how did you know? I never thought that these symptoms can be caused by whiplash!" The symptoms for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI) are normally non-specific and subtle.
Most patients do not even complain about them.
In fact, we typically have to describe its symptoms to our patients and inquire if they "sound familiar" to them.
Some patients are even embarrassed to discuss their symptoms with their chiropractor even if they are quite debilitating and painful to the sufferer.
This is because the symptoms are often hard to describe and vague, some dismiss it as being upset or tired after the accident.
When asked if they are experiencing MTBI symptoms, the patient is often shocked that there is an actual explanation for feeling that way.
What causes MTBI? The brain bounced off and rebounded on the inner walls of your skull during the fender bender that produced a whiplash injury.
During the process, the head is forced back and forth, damaging some nerve cells of either your frontal and/or temporal lobe and brain stem.
Some areas of the brain may be damaged, depending on the degree of force or the direction of the collision.
Physical findings are also dependent on which part of the brain was damaged and may include concerns with balance, walking, coordination, difficulties communicating, strength, memory, processing information, as well as altered psychological functions.
If you suffer from these symptoms, take heart.
Specific chiropractic adjustments can help restore position and proper motion of your spinal bones, promoting healing.
Most cases of MTBI can expect recovery within 3-12 months.