September 2, 2010 International Chiropractors Association
 
Chiropractors
WHIPLASH AND SPINAL TRAUMA

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:

NEWEST RESEARCH APPLICATIONS

The Accident

  • What is injured in a motor-vehicle collision?
  • Can spinal injury occur where there is little or no vehicle damage?
The Injury
  • What tissues are the source of chronic spinal pain?
  • How does pain travel from the injured tissues to the brain?
  • How do you document whiplash post-traumatic articular stability?

Effects on the Body
  • What are the 5 principles for chronic pain syndrome?
  • How does whiplash injury affect the immune system, vision, dizziness emotions, cognition?

Healing and Nutrition

  • How do injured soft-tissues heal?
  • What is the best treatment to heal injured spinal tissues?
  • How do we nutritionally manage pain and tissue healing?

Chiropractic's Role

  • How do chiropractic adjustments inhibit whiplash trauma pain?
  • How can chiropractors minimize adverse post-traumatic fibrosis?
  • How does chiropractic affect the neurobiology of chronic spinal pain?
Instructor:

Daniel J. Murphy,
D.C.

  • D.C., Western States Chiropractic College 1978, magna cum laude
  • Diplomate, American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists
  • Faculty, Life Chiropractic College/West