Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Ginny! I am glad to see you posting but am shocked to hear of your car accident!! I hope that you had x-rays after the accident? If not, it's important that you do to rule out fractures. Chiropractic in the neck area in someone with EDS is a tender area, please be careful and avoid anyone who will do adjustments. Gentle massage is best to avoid injury. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Ginny! I am glad to see you posting but am shocked to hear of your car accident!! I hope that you had x-rays after the accident? If not, it's important that you do to rule out fractures. Chiropractic in the neck area in someone with EDS is a tender area, please be careful and avoid anyone who will do adjustments. Gentle massage is best to avoid injury. Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I agree that you don't want to have any forceful adjustments on your neck from a chiro. However, if you can find someone, and PT or an MT or a chiro or someone else who does cranialsacral therapy they should be able to help. Cranialsacral therapy deals with energy and is not forceful. If you have a copy of the (famous on this board) Gach book there are several acupressure things you can do yourself. Mike Uggen posted a neck release a while back - you should be able to find it with a search - if not repost and I'll see if I can find my printed copy tonight and post it again for you. Hope you are feeling better soon. -- In ceda , " Jill " wrote: > Ginny! > > I am glad to see you posting but am shocked to hear of your car accident!! > > I hope that you had x-rays after the accident? If not, it's important that > you do to rule out fractures. > > Chiropractic in the neck area in someone with EDS is a tender area, please > be careful and avoid anyone who will do adjustments. Gentle massage is best > to avoid injury. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I agree that you don't want to have any forceful adjustments on your neck from a chiro. However, if you can find someone, and PT or an MT or a chiro or someone else who does cranialsacral therapy they should be able to help. Cranialsacral therapy deals with energy and is not forceful. If you have a copy of the (famous on this board) Gach book there are several acupressure things you can do yourself. Mike Uggen posted a neck release a while back - you should be able to find it with a search - if not repost and I'll see if I can find my printed copy tonight and post it again for you. Hope you are feeling better soon. -- In ceda , " Jill " wrote: > Ginny! > > I am glad to see you posting but am shocked to hear of your car accident!! > > I hope that you had x-rays after the accident? If not, it's important that > you do to rule out fractures. > > Chiropractic in the neck area in someone with EDS is a tender area, please > be careful and avoid anyone who will do adjustments. Gentle massage is best > to avoid injury. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I agree that you don't want to have any forceful adjustments on your neck from a chiro. However, if you can find someone, and PT or an MT or a chiro or someone else who does cranialsacral therapy they should be able to help. Cranialsacral therapy deals with energy and is not forceful. If you have a copy of the (famous on this board) Gach book there are several acupressure things you can do yourself. Mike Uggen posted a neck release a while back - you should be able to find it with a search - if not repost and I'll see if I can find my printed copy tonight and post it again for you. Hope you are feeling better soon. -- In ceda , " Jill " wrote: > Ginny! > > I am glad to see you posting but am shocked to hear of your car accident!! > > I hope that you had x-rays after the accident? If not, it's important that > you do to rule out fractures. > > Chiropractic in the neck area in someone with EDS is a tender area, please > be careful and avoid anyone who will do adjustments. Gentle massage is best > to avoid injury. > > Jill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Hi, My 17 year old got whiplash in Jan from an auto accident. She did some massage therapy, and pt. and has taken it pretty easy since. Of course, she's had bronchitis and mono, so she hasn't been able to do much. I am taking my 15 year old to the chiro today. We will see what happens. I'll write and let you know. I've been to one, but he was too far away to keep going to. I may end up trying this new guy, if he helps . I'll be asking if he knows about EDS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Hi, My 17 year old got whiplash in Jan from an auto accident. She did some massage therapy, and pt. and has taken it pretty easy since. Of course, she's had bronchitis and mono, so she hasn't been able to do much. I am taking my 15 year old to the chiro today. We will see what happens. I'll write and let you know. I've been to one, but he was too far away to keep going to. I may end up trying this new guy, if he helps . I'll be asking if he knows about EDS> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Dear Ginney, From one who has had a car accident resulting in whiplash as well as neck problems, I second Jill on the advice of getting an Xray. You should have that done before trying anything. Do note though that some things, like a rotary subluxation of the upper vertebrea, can not been seen on xrays. From your symptoms I'd say the occipital nerve is inflammed. This could go away by itself or it could get worse and become chronic - all depends on what is causing the inflamation. This article gives a basic description http://ww3.komotv.com/global/story.asp?s=1230136 You can try the home remedy my doc had me do which worked wonders - lie on the floor and place a broom handle in the crook where your neck meets your head with the handle applying pressure to the area of pain; keep the pressure up until the pain passes. Repeat during the day. This should break the cycle of muscle spasms caused by the nerve irritation and if something is slightly out of place it has a better chance of going in by itself if the spasms are stopped (I had a rotary subluxation and it took almost 2 weeks for mine to go back in). Hugs, B. HEDS, New Jersey, USA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 I get headaches similar to this. I've found that trigger point therapy, ice, hot baths and rest all help. Sometimes one works and sometimes another works. I have to experiment with each and every headache to get relief. Anyway, a couple weeks ago I had a headache a couple weeks ago that would not go away. I eventually put the ice pack in the middle of my back - just slightly higher than my shoulders and the pain went away quickly. The several doctors I've gone to through the years only want to give me pain meds and tell me to reduce my stress. > Dear Ginney, > > From one who has had a car accident resulting in whiplash as well as neck problems, I second Jill on the advice of getting an Xray. You should have that done before trying anything. Do note though that some things, like a rotary subluxation of the upper vertebrea, can not been seen on xrays. > > From your symptoms I'd say the occipital nerve is inflammed. This could go away by itself or it could get worse and become chronic - all depends on what is causing the inflamation. This article gives a basic description > > http://ww3.komotv.com/global/story.asp?s=1230136 > > You can try the home remedy my doc had me do which worked wonders - lie on the floor and place a broom handle in the crook where your neck meets your head with the handle applying pressure to the area of pain; keep the pressure up until the pain passes. Repeat during the day. This should break the cycle of muscle spasms caused by the nerve irritation and if something is slightly out of place it has a better chance of going in by itself if the spasms are stopped (I had a rotary subluxation and it took almost 2 weeks for mine to go back in). > > Hugs, > B. > HEDS, New Jersey, USA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hi Valarie, I appreciated your input! I'm starting to get more familiar with what happens to the neck in a whiplash situation. I had x-rays done and everything looks fine, so I went off to a chiro who uses a gentle method to adjust (she uses a hand held device for this- don't remember the name of it). Later she will use cranialsacral therapy. I'll be chewing on what you said and see how I feel tomorrow after having two adjustments today. Here's hoping! Thanks, Valarie:) Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hi Valarie, I appreciated your input! I'm starting to get more familiar with what happens to the neck in a whiplash situation. I had x-rays done and everything looks fine, so I went off to a chiro who uses a gentle method to adjust (she uses a hand held device for this- don't remember the name of it). Later she will use cranialsacral therapy. I'll be chewing on what you said and see how I feel tomorrow after having two adjustments today. Here's hoping! Thanks, Valarie:) Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Hi , Went to the doc and had x-rays done...everything looked normal so I went on to a chiro that does cranialsacral therapy. Had my first visit today and she did 2 gentle adjustments with a hand held instrument. That was it for today. I go back in 2 days. Here's hoping this will help! Thanks for the tips! I am going for a hot bath. I'm a schoolteacher and with great anticipation I'm looking forward to a BREAK! TAke care! Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 I'm starting to get more familiar with what happens to the neck in a whiplash situation. I had x-rays done and everything looks fine, so I went off to a chiro who uses a gentle method to adjust (she uses a hand held device for this- don't remember the name of it). Later she will use cranialsacral therapy. --------------------- If you want more details about what happens with whiplash, I have quite a bit of information in my reference library. I also posted some info recently for (she may have already sent it to you). I am glad to hear that you are seeing someone who is using a less invasive technique than the standard thrust adjustment. The hand held device, BTW, is called an acutator. They basically pull a trigger that draws a little " thumper " back and releases it against the vertebrae. Basically, it " taps " the vertebrae back in place instead of forcefully pushing it back in place. I am also glad to hear that you are going to have some cranial work done as a follow up. Something you need to be aware of, however, is that MOST chiros tend to treat whiplash as a dysfunction of the cervical vertebrae. As such, they tend to totally ignore the soft tissue issues which are often more at fault than the vertebrae. Yes, the vertebrae can become subluxed. However, the neck muscles also get strained, including micro-tears. The specific muscles affected depend entirely on the degree and direction of force that caused the injury. Head-on, rear-end, and side-impact collisions each affect entirely different muscles. It might be the muscles in the front, back or side of the neck. Unless properly treated, you will end up with compensating holding patterns which just delays full recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 27, 2004 Report Share Posted May 27, 2004 Ginny - Glad you were able to find a chiro that uses gentle motions. I read Mike's post and another name for that gizmo she used is 'activator'. I agree with him that most often chiros don't address the muscles - even when they do address the energy. If she doesn't address the muscles let me know and I'll send some info. So - are you feeling better? Careful with the heat if you still have inflamation - once I got into a hot bath with inflamation in my hip - and I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get out again half hour later. I didn't send the info - if you'd like it and Mike doesn't get it to you before he heads out again, give a holler - I know it's somewhere in this machine. Enjoy your school break (school is out here in AL) - I could not be a teacher. I can be (and am) with my four kids 24/7 and I truely enjoy teaching and hanging with them - but a roomful of kids that I can't control with a 'look' - I never survive. > Hi , > Went to the doc and had x-rays done...everything looked normal so I went on > to a chiro that does cranialsacral therapy. Had my first visit today and she > did 2 gentle adjustments with a hand held instrument. That was it for today. > I go back in 2 days. Here's hoping this will help! > > Thanks for the tips! I am going for a hot bath. I'm a schoolteacher and > with great anticipation I'm looking forward to a BREAK! > > TAke care! > Ginny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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