Ice & Heat Therapy If you have been involved in a car collision, knowing the rules of heat and ice can prevent a lot of pain and trouble in the long run. But what do you do? There is a lot of confusion out there on what to do when you’ve been injured. Should you ice? Should you heat? How does it all work? As a general rule, ice should
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At some point, all of us experience back pain. A sore back can be annoying and even prevent us from performing the activities that we love. You may feel like you have tried everything to cure your back pain – massage, acupuncture, heating pads, pain relief medication. However, you need to treat the source of the problem to alleviate your back pain long-term. Often, a sore back is due from
After Car Accident Checklist by Chiropractor First, you should remain in your car until you are certain that it is safe to get out. If your car is still in relatively good condition, drive it to the side of the road to avoid getting struck again. If the damage to your car is extensive and you are unable to drive or exit your car, call 911 for assistance. In either
A Car Accident Can Happen to You Almost everyone will be involved in a motor vehicle collision within their lifetime. Despite rigorous rules on driving, there is little public education on how to avoid injury during a car accident. Positioning of hands, fingers, seatbelts and headrests all play an important role in our safety. Here at Walker Road Chiropractic in Beaverton we strive to educate our patients to help them avoid
A bulging or herniated disk in the lumbar spine may press against nerve roots that supply the sciatic nerve, a major nerve to the leg, and can cause severe shooting leg pains (sciatica) as a result. Sciatica is often characterized by pain radiating from the back into the buttocks and into the legs. The term is also used to refer to pain anywhere along the course of the sciatic nerve.