Description

A patient-oriented brochure describing the upper cervical involvement in car accidents and whiplash and the role of upper cervical care in recovery.

“During a vehicle collision, the head and neck rapidly accelerate and decelerate putting a tremendous amount of force on the upper neck joints in an area called the craniocervical junction.  The craniocervical junction is the most unstable part of the entire spine. Sitting right on top of these vulnerable joints is the skull, which commonly weighs around 15 pounds. 

In most situations involving an impact to the body, the forces of that impact would be able to travel throughout the skeletal frame. In an accident, the body is strapped to the car, but the head is able to fly around freely creating a whipping motion at the neck…”

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