To accurately and most effectively treat your neck pain or back pain, your doctor will need to make a proper diagnosis. This involves determining what the cause of your pain actually is. When a diagnosis has been made, he or she will be better able to prescribe medications and/or spinal injections to deal with your Read More

When you suffer from neck pain, you may be tempted to reach for an ice pack or apply heat to the area in the hope of relieving the pain. While this can be an effective treatment in some cases, it is not always appropriate, so you should take care to use the right treatment for Read More

Many patients who experience neck pain come to the clinic and inform us that they have applied either ice or heat to their neck due to pain. More often than not, they have made the wrong choice. This article will address when it is appropriate to use either ice or heat treatment for neck pain. Read More

Whiplash is commonly mentioned in relation to car accidents, but this injury can be caused by many different types of accident during which the patient suffers a blow to the head or is suddenly jolted. What is whiplash? Whiplash is an injury that is caused by a sudden and rapid movement of the head that Read More

Whiplash is a term used to describe injury caused by a sudden quick movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways. This usually affects the neck and upper back and the acceleration/deceleration of the neck causes stretching and compressive forces on the joints, muscles, ligaments and nerves primarily at the front and back of the Read More

As well as causing you discomfort, neck pain can also lead to related headaches for many patients. Interestingly, women are four times more likely to suffer from these type of headaches but male patients can encounter them too. What is a neck pain headache? There are many different types of headaches and they can share Read More

Many patients who are suffering with neck pain will also experience headache. Female patients are four times as likely to experience headache in conjunction with neck pain. Headache may result from referred pain from the bony structures and soft tissues of the neck. According to the International Headache Classification, headaches due to neck disorders are Read More