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Our mission at Cascade Back Pain Relief Chiropractic is to provide our patients with the best quality healthcare possible in a competent, caring, current and cost effective manner by utilizing leading edge evidence based treatment protocols and office management technologies in a comfortable inviting environment.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t
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About 80% of injuries happen under 12 MPH!<\/strong>\u00a0Surprised? Most modern cars can sustain a front or rear impact of that speed with little or no visible damage. The car looks fine, so you must be too! Wrong!<\/p>\n So why is it that so many people (about half) involved in these seemingly minor accidents end up with not so minor injuries? There are many factors that may determine whether or not a person is injured. Pre existing weakness, such as degenerative arthritis, prior injuries, or being smaller (female vs. male) among other things, can increase susceptibility to injury.<\/p>\n But the main reason is simply\u00a0time<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n Acceleration is the change in velocity (vehicle speed) over a period of time. Force is equal to the mass of an object (weight of the vehicle) multiplied by its acceleration. In an auto accident, you have a very large mass (2000-5000 pound vehicle) that changes speed\u00a0very rapidly<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(200-600 milliseconds). Under these conditions, the connective tissues in your body behave differently than they would during stress at lower rates of acceleration (or deceleration).<\/p>\n If you have ever played with silly putty, you know that if pulled slowly it will stretch, but if you pull it rapidly it will\u00a0snap<\/strong><\/em>! Connective tissues, such as ligaments and joint capsules, behave similarly under rapid stress.<\/p>\n A 5-MPH change in speed can result in 10 to 12g of force.\u00a0That’s over 10 times the force of gravity in a fraction of a second!<\/strong>\u00a0If you don’t see it coming, the muscles don’t have time to react and are unable to protect your connective tissues and serious damage to joints, discs, ligaments and bone can occur,\u00a0but the car looks fine!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Often you don’t feel much pain at first<\/strong>\u00a0but develop headaches, neck and back pain later. Fatigue and difficulty concentrating often occur and are typically ignored as unrelated.<\/p>\n Ligaments, joints and discs (made up of mostly connective tissue) heal very poorly compared to muscles that have a better blood supply.\u00a0They may take months to heal\u00a0<\/strong>even when taken care of properly. Some people experience months and even years of pain.<\/p>\n Remember, we are talking about relatively\u00a0low speed accidents<\/strong>\u00a0that may produce little to no visible damage to the vehicle!<\/p>\n Many people are made to feel that their pain isn’t real;\u00a0<\/strong>after all you should be fine in a few days or weeks, right?\u00a0Wrong!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0You are not alone.<\/p>\n\t\t Early intervention<\/strong>\u00a0with specific controlled exercise and joint mobilization has been shown to be\u00a0better than the traditional treatment<\/strong>\u00a0of rest and pain medication.Recent studies indicate that\u00a0chiropractic manipulative therapy<\/strong> may be the\u00a0preferred\u00a0<\/strong>approach for the management of soft tissue injuries. Chiropractors focus on the relationship between impaired movement of spinal vertebrae and its effect on healing, fibrotic scar tissue formation, and your nervous system.\u00a0Chiropractic adjustments safely and effectively mobilize joints<\/strong>\u00a0to reduce excessive scar tissue formation and aid in healing.When an injury occurs,\u00a0the body must expend time and energy to heal<\/strong>. The first response of the body is to spasm to guard the injured area. Inflammation is a normal response that stimulates the body to begin the repair process. This process that occurs in the muscles, ligaments and other connective tissues is similar to what happens on the skin when you get a cut. New connective tissue is laid down to mend the gap caused by the tear. Studies show this\u00a0new connective tissue is usually weaker\u00a0<\/strong>and on its own will form into a garbled mass we call scar tissue.While forming, this\u00a0scar tissue can be stimulated to form better cross-links<\/strong>\u00a0and be more flexible and stronger by placing specific controlled stresses on the new tissue as it heals.\u00a0That’s where manipulative therapy, massage and regular rehabilitative exercises come in.<\/strong>Fibrotic scar tissue, if allowed to form so it limits joint mobility, may cause accelerated deterioration of joints and discs. If you have ever had your arm or leg immobilized in a cast you know the atrophy or shriveling effect this extreme example of decreased mobility can have on your body.There are other factors to consider such as nutrition, adequate rest and good body mechanics to optimize healing.Even if your body has already healed and you are still suffering chronic pain, getting treatment has been shown to help.\u00a0It’s not too late!<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Manipulative therapy, massage and specific rehabilitative exercises can help.<\/p>\t\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ready To Get Started? Contact Cascade Chiropractic today! Injured in an accident? Know someone who has? Unfortunately, many of us have experienced the pain and frustration of an auto accident. 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