Whiplash Neck Injury And What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You

[@tlynn7043]

Also where there’s tearing, there’s scaring and decreased blood flow …which is why cold weather makes everything worse.

[@donnaanderson2846]

Dude! I LOVE that you did the drawing anyway! We knew what you meant!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@TendonitisExpert]

Cant help myself. I am an ARTISTE!

[@zNervouss]

Still suffering, one year later. I’m more so dizzy lightheaded

[@TendonitisExpert]

That's either because tightness is compressing bloodflow to the brain, or tightness is compressing nerve. How dizzy? How lightheaded? How often? How long does it last?

[@zNervouss]

@@TendonitisExpert pretty minor consistent throughout day

[@TendonitisExpert]

Well, that's not great. Something isn't right in there, meaning, muscles are too tight and clamped/locked down and not relaxing and compressing artery or spine/nerve or both.

[@marlongerber]

I had a car accident five years ago and I’m only starting to feel the effects of it now. I didn’t know how to treat it correctly in the beginning and i feel constant pain my neck and my arms. I just purchased a neck support brace to try relieve the tightness.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Over time, the tendonitis dynamic (tightness, inflammation process, lack of nutrition) builds up. It's common that months/years later even little fender benders result in neck pain etc. Probably no actual damage in that scenario, but the tightness begins and it's a slow downward spiral from there.

[@CanalnewshaitiTV]

This is a great video I'm in this situation right now i don't think my doctor understands what I'm going through.

[@ForeverBlueRoses]

Thank you for explaining it so thoroughly.

[@ARbode3]

Thank you. I'll need to read the book... My neck injuries cause migraines but neck massages cause the most horrific migraines of all

[@TendonitisExpert]

As a general statement, you have A LOT of tightness in and throughout the neck. Scar tissue, and/or whatever 'injury' happened can and does play a role as well, but tightness is a response, and then one gets stuck tighter and tighter...and that causes all sorts of problems. If neck massage causes a big migrane response, that points to one or both of: A. SO TIGHT and nervous system is on high alert, such that when someone goes poking around the brain causes muscle to clamp down even more, etc B. There is some ligament damage, and/or the tightness is compression one ore more joints such that the migraine pain results. Ultimately, one has to reverse the tightness. Having said that, tell me more about your neck injuries.

[@ommni24]

I just had the car accident and coincidentally I have the same issues as the person who is commenting, I do have migraines from the tightness and I’m thinking to go to chiropractor, is it a good idea?

[@TendonitisExpert]

@obni24 A chiropractor doing forced adjustments of any kind wouldnt be my first choice, not even close. Chiropractic doesn't do anything beneficial for tightness. That's not what a chiro will say, of course. Craniosacral Therapy, yes. As very skilled injury treatment massage therapist, yes (just any random massage practitioner, definitely no). Osteopath, yes.

[@heidia2199]

Hello, this video helped me understand why my neck is so much more painful a decade after my whiplash injury, in spite of good posture and many treatment interventions. Is your book more focused on nutrition/supplementation or self-care such as strengthening, stretching, massage, etc? Thank you very much.

[@TendonitisExpert]

It's focused on reversing the three main factors of the tendonitis dynamic: too tight muscle and connective tissue, inflammaiton process, and nutritional lack. No traditional stretching, as that is a bit helpful but misses the mark. Strengthening, no. Restoring ability to function and be strong, yes. Massage, technically yes, but it's very targeted. Nutrition is key. Don't overlook or skip it. Nothing else can work without it (in most cases, when there's a nutritional lack, which to small or large degree there always is.

[@lordnick1575]

Are you sure the pain is always reversible? I have a clean MRI with full range of motion, but have had severe psychological issues with the pain. The physio explained about how the damage has probably healed but my pain is worsening, probably largely due to neuroplasticity and severe sensitisation (my pain is a threatometer, and given my catastrophising etc. I just get more sensitive). Oh and reading on google that pain stays once you've had it for 6 months is the final nail in the coffin as far as hope goes. I have ordered your book and will give it a chance, but I am despondent

[@TendonitisExpert]

Am I sure? Yes. Or at least, sure enough. Let's go with your suggested scenario. 'Everthing is healed but neuroplacticity is permanent etc.' That would suck if it's true. It's not. Or at least, it's not 100% true. The flaw in the theory is the 'everything is healed'. WHich it isn't. And in many cases (truer for wrist and achilles tendonitis than accident/impact caused whiplash), there is no damage. But with whiplash damage, even when damage heals, all the other negative factors are still in place. Too tight muscle and connective tissue, inflammation process, and nutritional lack. Let's say the neuroplacticity thing is true. I'd argue that you should interrupt the neuronal patterns by reversing the Tendonitis Dynamic (the three factors working together to create pain and dysfunction etc). Improve the ecology so the mechanics can function properly, then that dreaded dooming neuroplacticity can readjust to a functional ecology instead of a dysfunctional ecology. Said another way, professionals that say your pain is irreversible are horrible professionals to listen to...since they don't know how to fix your problem. "Your pain is permanent" in this scenario just means "I have no idea how to fix your problem.'

[@lordnick1575]

@@TendonitisExpert Thanks, feeling it's hard but it will heal is much better than it won't heal, so I'll keep believing. I'll work on myself psychologically and also follow your physical treatment recommendations and hopefully I'll get there :)

[@napalmjayhee]

I lost a feel of my right feet after a whiplash. Doctor said its normal and it gets better in a week. Well, it has been a week already and still the same. Its kinda freaking out that other leg is literally numb all the time from the foot.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Wait, what? Tell me more about thaat. You got whiplash (from what, car accident, or?) That's not normal. Also, it's not from the neck. 1. Describe the incident that gave you whiplash. 2. Describe symptoms. All symptoms. 3. Which leg is numb? How much of it? 4. Just from what you've said, you should strongly consider finding another doctor.

[@JesusmyLord77]

So when the muscles are tight can that also cause shortness of breath? Because this is what I am struggling with and doctors aren't listening to me and I am getting frustrated. Been 10 years. I have the tingling in the hands and doctors thought it was carpal tunnel but it's not and I knew that

[@TendonitisExpert]

Absolutely. A. If muscles are tight they don't work very well, and any whiplash scenario is going to result in tightness. B. depending on your whiplash causing scenario, not just the neck could/would end up being tight. Muscles in the neck do have a lot to do with the breathing mechanism, but also the chest/ribcage can be affected, and the diaphragm (main breathing muscle) as well. Tightness in the neck/shoulders can cause tingling in the hands. Which techinically would be carpal tunnel syndrome, but don't let a surgeon do surgery on the wrist(s) for symptoms being caused by the neck area. That happens far too often.

[@JesusmyLord77]

How can I help my muscles so I can breath better I am thinking of getting an portable oxygen machine because I not available to go out without the breathing issues.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Well, there's no short answer to that. I'll point you to the Reversing Whiplash program www.TendonitisExpert.com as the overall (multifaceted) answer/plan is there. Nutrition plays a role (so muscles etc can relax, can work better, etc). You need to open up the constrictive, too tight muscle and connective tissue (neck, shoulder, chest) so the rib cage and breathing mechanism can function easier. That all takes some explaining. (Doing the above will help the carpal tunnel symptoms).

[@ankurshardais]

Anna S you’re absolutely right about e breathing issues. I’ve found that the scalene muscles are the issue. I was looking into the rear view mirror (driving on the left) looking to the left. I’ve recently found that my rear left posterior scalene is shortened and so releasing and stretch that has been the key to making progress. There are other issues too, in particular with the TMJ (jaw) - but those are all compensations for the tight shortened posterior scalene. If you can release and lengthen that you may get some relief.

[@tayter_chip]

My doctor kind of brushed me off after my car accident last week. She prescribed me some muscle relaxers and basically said "you'll be fine" and that was that. I definitely need a new doctor.

[@TendonitisExpert]

I find your conclusion very hard to argue against.

[@kristiniandolo3809]

Same happened to me! Also got told "its just anxiety you'll be fine in time" ...new dr next week

[@aphysique]

​@@kristiniandolo3809how did it go

[@TarikRom-hu3jj]

I have 6 and c7 fracures and some d5 caused by and accident my symtoms are bladder and bowel i can control them but when its time is time i have double vision and ear noises just in the right pretty much. All the right is fuked up resulted in trouble walking and swallowing openning my full mouth my right jaw and speatch are slured prolem with contration i hope u can answer looking forward now its been 2 months nd half of the injery hopefulluly those sumptoms goes away im just texting you with the left hand hopefully i didnt make any .istakes also problems with erection my doc says just do u collar of the neck and back for 6 months and ull be fine but im not sure...

[@Melissa-sm4yp]

Great information! What is the nutritional insufficiency? Just bad diet? Or is the injury actually keeping nutrition from getting into that area?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Diet certainly plays an overall role, in that A. our foods are not as nutritionally dense as they once were and B. sugar and inflammatory agents like gluten and grains and processed vegetable oils eat up nutrition and C. greeens have negatives like leptins and oxalates that causes problems that eat up nutrition. And, pain and inflammation and tightness and stress (like worrying about the pain) eats up nutrition. And then one's nutritional requirements increase, which put one even farther in the hole... The body can't work correctly without what it needs to work correctly. And it's all downhill from there.

[@Bella-fw6kg]

I have experienced this for 5 years and my pain is worse … I clicked on your site to buy book but link doesn’t work… where can I buy your book pleaseeeee?!

[@TendonitisExpert]

Sorry about that. Links work now. www.tendonitisexpert.com/reversing-whiplash-tendonitis.html

[@yasmer9147]

Have you a positive feedback healing for this injury? I had whiplash 4month ago in amusements parc ,i m in north Africa ,i have lot of pain

[@TendonitisExpert]

Yes. As general statment, whiplash is 100% reversable/healable.

[@genuinegratitude1789]

Appreciate the full diagnosis for this regularly occurring pain, I wondered can this also effect my 2year old baby who was also with me in a car accident? What do you think the best thing to do about this? Hope you can help.....

[@TendonitisExpert]

Yes it can affect babies, absolutely. Having said that, babies are an entirely different conversation. They're full you that youth vitality, active stem cells making everything good, they're 'loose' on a variety of levels so most likely took less 'damage' and lasting downside from the crash (depending on how bad it was, of course). I'd get some magnesium lotion/gel (not straight magnesium oil as that can make the skin super dry and itchy) and give them a rub with it daily. That's super good and safe. If you're breastfeeding I'd make sure you're taking over 5,000i.u.'s per day of Vit D3 (which you should be doing anyway)(and because babies don't get vit d in breast milk unless the mother is getting over 5,000i.u.'s per day) as that is SUPER important for good/healthy baby development and function. Having said all that...how bad was the crash?

[@yasmer9147]

​@@TendonitisExpert what we can do to fix it please ? I had lot of pain

[@Bella-fw6kg]

This video explains what I am going through and I’m not crazy …. Please I need your book where can I order?!

[@TendonitisExpert]

You're not crazy. Here: www.tendonitisexpert.com/reversing-whiplash-tendonitis.html

[@kvinaykumar9866]

Hello sir, Can tight neck muscles cause third and sixth nerve palsy symptoms? I had a bad whiplash one month ago and started seeing blurry and double vision. Eye doctor told me it's third and sixth nerve palsy and asked me to get MRI with contrast. Basically what's happening is the left eyeball keeps turning towards left causing binocular vision. I have tension on the left side of neck all the way over head till left eye. Any help or insights are much appreciated. Thank you.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Tightness compresses. Might be more going on after a whiplash event (damaged ligments, damaged tendons, cervical subluxation, etc) but ultimately, tightness can/does cause all sorts of problems.

[@kvinaykumar9866]

@@TendonitisExpert Thank you for replying. How do I know if I have damaged tendons or cervical subluxation?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Getting an MRI would be a good start.

[@JacksonStar4757]

@@kvinaykumar9866 go to an upper cervical specialist chiropractor. I have cervical instability and wasted so much time and money as my health deteriorated worse n worse until I found my UCC and Caring Medical. Most Doctors aren't trained to even recognize structural problems let alone know what to look for regarding tendon/ligamentous integrity or misalignments/subluxation on MRIs

[@richflynn1550]

Had a guy run a red light and hit me in the RF tire and now when I move my neck it sounds and feels like Rice Krispies when you pour milk in it. My neck pain increases when I do anything more that two hours. Holding up my head increases pain as well.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Makes sense. Whiplash event causes muscles to tightnen up/guard/splint, which compresses vertebrae...and the inflammation process that kicks in releases pain enhancing chemical.....so everything hurts, and movement, which makes things move internally, makes things hurt. And of course pain causes more tightness....which causes more tightness and inflammation...and all that eats up nutrition.

[@Lunasarchive]

I feel while I was roller skating and I hurt my tailbone and a few days later my neck started hurting but I also felt headaches so I massaged my head and felt bruises so I was confused is there any reason why?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Fell on your butt, force transferred up your spine, the bowling ball of your head 'bounced' on top of your spine compressing joints all the way. Muscles lock down to 'guard and protect'.

[@ronpaveglio607]

My head went back a little horrible neck pain headaches and hands numb and tingly really scared how do I get rid of inflammation 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@TendonitisExpert]

More details please.

[@fastenol1]

Thank you. Going to get looked at today

[@TendonitisExpert]

How'd it go?

[@ate317]

If the injury has been chronic for a long time, I can understand using ice but wouldn’t it be beneficial to finish with heat? There have been some recent studies that ice can delay wound healing whereas heat increases blood flow and nutrition to the injured area

[@TendonitisExpert]

If the injury is chronic/long time, there is zero danger of ice 'slowing healing'. There is no downside to ice then heat then ice then heat then ice (always end with cold). Heat does increase blood flow. But so does cold. cold hot cold hot cold hot cold speeds up circulatory turn over: more bad stuff out, more good stuff in.

[@ate317]

@@TendonitisExpert thanks for the reply! what if I am incorporating other modalities like accupuncture and massage to break adhesion and scar tissue, would ice still be best to finish then? Also for nutrition deficiency how much magnesium do you recommend daily for whiplash? I take 144 mg magnesium l-threonate daily but feel like more may be beneficial

[@TendonitisExpert]

Always finish on cold. In every scenario. Magnesium threonate is mostly for 'mental' benefit (brain), as opposed to 'muscle' benefit' of malate/chelate/citrate/glycinate. Muscle can't relax (literally, mechanicaly) if it doesn't have enough magnesium available. Definitely more than 144mg.

[@kristiniandolo3809]

I was rear ended 3 months ago. Concussion+whiplash. Horrible migraines daily, they come up from occipital area or shift to the right side of my head. My neck grinds when turning right, stiff in the back, bad knots in sub occiptal, SCM and traps both sides. A week ago started having pain in left shoulder/ collar bone that shoots down into my hand and all fingers get numb. Also get heaviness on my chest and painful to inhale. Been doing PT and chiropractor. MRI last month show nothing. Im at a loss what to do next

[@TendonitisExpert]

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. 1. Where do you live? Are there any good cranio-sacral therapists there? If so, make an appointment. 2. Other than that I can't speak to the concussion side, but for the rest....You had an impact (and all that happens in those moments), and the brain responded by TIGHTENING MUSCLES DOWN TO GUARD AND PROTECT. All caps for emphasis, because the brain is on high alert and locks muscles down. Not the smartest move in the world, as it keeps you in pain, and makes pain worse, but that's what it does. Now you"re stuck in SERIOUS muscle contraction 24/7. It's causing compression of joints, compression of nerve. Probably your diaphragm is 'locked down' making it hard to breath. And all the stress and pain and inflammation and tightness is eating up nutrition that you were probably short on to begin with, which makes it hard for the body to be able to relax, literally. MRI doesn't show tightness. The good news is, the MRI doesn't show any rip/tear damage. Good news! Which isn"t to say you don"t have little rip/tear along the spine area, you probably do, but first things first. 3. So. You now have to gently but firmly (but gently!) help your body move back to a relaxed state. Give it the nutrition it needs to work properly. Get muscles to relax. Dial down inflammation response. I suggest the Reversing Whiplash Tendonitis program. It covers the above. Your system is on high alert, you have to work with it. If your chiropractor is doing fast forced adjustments, you may want to rethink doing that...your nervous system just had a big fast forced movement...it doesn"t like more and will tighten down to guard against the dangerous motion>

[@kristiniandolo3809]

@@TendonitisExpert im in NYC im sure there must be a cranio sacral therapist here i can find. Thanks for replying quick! Thr chiro is doing gentle adjustment only, i told them no high velocity adjustment. I dont like the idea of the neck being forcefully cracked 😟. I actually purchased the e book and looking forward to feeling better!

[@TendonitisExpert]

Chiropractors think the bones control the muscles. Everybody else knows that the muscles control the bones. Myself, I"d prefer you spend your time money on the muscles. Skilled Cranio work can help with the concussion scenario, and dial down the nervous system that is freaking out about the accident/impact. Nutrition (in my program) is very very important, and your recovery will be faster with enough of it (and maybe not happen without it). Should be good cranio people in NY. Look for people specializing in it, and in injury/trauma work (as opposed to massage therapists that list it as one of many specializations and do aLl sorts of kinds of massage on anybody and everybody.

[@masterkhais4479]

PRP is your answer.

[@TendonitisExpert]

PRP is/can be good for only what it"s good for, which is helping damaged tendons/damaged tissue heal. But it doesn"t do anything for all the other factors involved.

[@marinafossey3129]

Wow. 👍🏻 20 years pain

[@ate317]

What is your opinion on prolotherapy and how can I determine ligament laxity? I had an accident where I fainted and hit back of my head back in may and have been dealing with neck dysfunction issues with neck stiffness. I have been doing physical therapy right now for 5 weeks and my neck is feeling stronger but is still very stiff and contracts especially in slight retraction.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Prolotherapy is, in general, great for helping ligament damage heal, and I don't know enough about it, but to a degree it can help 'tighten up' damaged/overstretched ligaments. 1. Do you have ligament laxity? 2. If so, how exactly do you know? 3. I'd imagine that you definitely have a whiplash dynamic (same as a tendonitis dynamic but generally from a whiplash/head impact event and more acute). Which could easily explain your symptoms. 4. Your fall (whiplash event, impact with the ground and resulting body movements, whatever you want to call it) results in A. tightness, B. inflammation, C. (more) nutritional lack, and D. possible other things like vertebral subluxation, ligament damage, etc. Then the brain, afraid of more damage, locks muscles down tight to 'guard and protect', which continues a progressive, downward spiral of more tightness, more pain. Related: Just from what you've said, doesn't sound like concussion, but if you can find a VERY skilled craniosacral practitioner near you (that deals exclusively with injury treatment including head injuries) that would be worthwhile, and likely could help with the neck pain/problem (calm it down, minimally).

[@ate317]

I had a cervical mri taken in may and it didn’t show any significant damage other than a sprain on my ligaments. My neck is pretty weak and feels dysfunctional and physical therapy to strengthen the suboccipital and deep flexor muscles is the route I have been told to take. I had some advanced panel blood work and everything was good and I have been very strict with nutrient supplementation so I have that covered. My concern is as I get stronger the neck feels stiffer and contracts, and doesn’t feel normal and although the mri didn’t show laxity, I have been watching some videos from doctors who do prolotherapy on KZbin and am not sure what to think because although they explain it well obviously there is some strong bias and a bit of advertising happening too.

[@TendonitisExpert]

Well, that's good news that there's just a little bit of inflammed/unhappy ligaments. The bad news is, your doctors and physical therapists think that you have 'weak' muscles that need to be 'strengthened'. You don't. You have muscles that are too tight, constantly firing, fatigued, more fatigued. Muscles that are too tight, and too tight and fatigued, can't work properly. They're not weak, they're not able to function properly....so making them work more to 'strengthen' them is....well..... "I had some advanced panel blood work and everything was good and I have been very strict with nutrient supplementation so I have that covered." 'Good' is very relative, and as always, there's more to the story. So, it's unlikely that your nutrition in your current pained state is actually covered. You're free to believe that it is of course,, but you're in pain, you may want to consider that your nutrition isn't actually covered. For instance, a magnesium blood serum test, which is what you had, will always test in range, because the body is designed to take all magnesium from the tissue to keep the blood levels in that range. What was your magnesium at? From what you've said, it doesn't really sound like there's anything that prolotherapy can help you with. PRP perhaps, to help those spots on the ligaments get better...but still....the problem isn't the ligaments, the problem is the overall state of the neck region: muscles and connective tissue too tight, inflammation process, nutritional lack. That's whiplash in a nutshell.

[@ate317]

My magnesium was at 1.9 which is in range but my doctor has upped my magnesium intake and given me a higher quality mag supplement to take. It’s not as much pain as it is soreness and tightness and they suspect it is some cervical instability developed from my fall. What do you suggest?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Sorry, sometimes comments disappear after I approve them. Randomly seeing your response now. How are things now, 6 months later? Instability means ligaments have stretched (which is pretty much permanent) and no longer hold the joint secure (as secure as it should). In that scenario, the responsibility falls to the muscles to support the vertebrae. Problem is, if muscles are too tight (which they are in general, and certainly are after 'neck injury' impacts, then they can't do a very good job of that and pain and feelings of 'instability' result.

[@Sarah33445]

So what can be the treatment

[@TendonitisExpert]

www.TendonitisExpert.com/reversing-whiplash-tendonitis.html

[@user1name1here]

And this affects the ears how? You talked about the neck and the arm but didn't hearing anuthing about ears.

[@TendonitisExpert]

I didn't say anything about hearing. What are you referring to, or what questions do you have about that in relation to whiplash?

[@user1name1here]

Sorry I get tendinitis and tinnitus confused. You covered the neck and shoulder but not head. How is the anatomy in the head itself affect? With ringing in the ears as a side effect from whiplash how does that happen? Sorry again for getting the two confused .

[@TendonitisExpert]

Tinnitus is/can be connected to whiplash in two ways: 1. Muscles clamp down and long story short, compress nerve. 2. Lack of magnesium (from many directions including pain and increase in muscle contracction) results in tinnitus. Said another way, tinnitus is/can be a symptom of magnesium insufficiency, and whiplash causes magnesium insufficiency.

[@user1name1here]

TendonitisExpert thanks That helps explain a lot.

[@luisolivares5206]

@@TendonitisExperthow can you fix this and tinnitus

[@matthaines4249]

Could whiplash injury be causing my walking on a trampoline feeling and coordination problems? Got ligament damage all throughout neck c3-c7 and a disc bulge/extrusion in L5/S1, i been sitting down to shower for 7 months and really over it at this point, im considering trying prp or stem cells

[@TendonitisExpert]

As a general statement, absolutely yes. Between joint instability from ligament damage and resulting muscle contraction (to guard and protect) that compresses everything (joints, nerves, etc), bad things can happen. If the right nerve(s) are compressed, that's the balance and coordination problem.

[@matthaines8136]

@@TendonitisExpert what would you suggest? Right now im doing blair upper cervical care, physical therapy at a place that specializes in balance issues, and here soon may look into prolotherapy etc.

[@matthaines8136]

@@TendonitisExpert it started two months after a "minor" car wreck, my lifes been hell since

[@TendonitisExpert]

Was it actually minor? (And, depending on the scenario, even minor impacts can cause big damage.) Do you actually have ligament damage and disc bulges (just confirming, as it changes the conversation some either way).

[@matthaines8136]

@@TendonitisExpert id assume the person wasnt lying as i have swallowing issues, heart rate issues, bp swings etc. And i was being sarcastic it was minor in the sense that i wasnt hit super hard like 30 mph but I think it was a significant acceleration deceleration injury im getting platelet rich plasma Friday

[@christineg101]

thank u

[@Tony-hf9mv]

Been trying to tell doctors this for decades and doctors tell me it doesn't work that way. Now i am disabled in constant pain and still can't find help

[@TendonitisExpert]

Yeah, that sucks. Sorry to hear that. Out of curiosity, how have they said it works?

[@Tony-hf9mv]

@TendonitisExpert I get the we don't know what is wrong with you but something is wrong so I get the migraines and fibromyalgia. I've told neurologist for decades now that my migraines seem to follow my occipital nerves and I was reminded that it doesn't work that way. After 2 decades low and behold the VA gives me occipital nerve blocks to help treat migraines that also seems to relieve a lot of pain in my neck but then my shoulders lock up so tight they cause tremendous pain. So I have recently come to the conclusion that I has occipital neuralgia with cervical instability. It is the only thing that makes scenes and is literally a checklist for what I am going through. Just need to find the right doctor which is impossible. Even the neurologist that is given the shot still refuses that neck issues cause headaches but yet gives shots because data has shown they help with headaches. I really think these conditions are purposely over looked because on we use outdated equipment that we charge 100× more for in the US than the rest of the world and I hope I am wrong but without finding a cause to debilitating conditions it is hard for people to get disability. I just want my life back or atleast to get to a manageable pain level. Any doctor or medical facility I should check out in the southeast would be very helpful and appreciated?

[@TendonitisExpert]

"Even the neurologist that is given the shot still refuses that neck issues cause headaches but yet gives shots because data has shown they help with headaches" That dude needs to get out of the profession. That is incompetence. Sorry, I have no recommendations for doctors/clinics. Fibromyalgia is primarily a (advanced) nutritional insufficiency symptom. Migranes I'm not an expert in. But I do know that tightness in the neck compresses artery (blood) flow into the brain/skull. And tightness in the neck (and resulting compression) does all sorts of bad things (pain signals to brain, compressed nerve flow [bad communication resulting in bad/weird responses], inflammation and more pain, etc). At the base of the skull there are short dense muscle that arteries run through. These arteries feed the brain. So when tight muscle clamps down on the blood flow.....

[@DogHonest]

@@Tony-hf9mv Look into NUCCA or AO chiropractor

[@robertpavey4034]

You have boonneesss mussscllless hee hee

[@oolivegreen]

Yesssss that's all I heard xD

[@superskaria]

Is it possible to get the affects of whiplash on the 7th day.... Until then no signs at all....???

[@TendonitisExpert]

Technically yes. How big/bad was the impact?

[@superskaria]

​​@@TendonitisExpert The car had a tyre burst and the Vehicle had overturned twice... No other physical injuries was there but till the 4th day I had certain pressure around my stomach area... But that's all cleared up naturally. Then on the 7th day morning neck issue started. i was alright completely for 6 days no signs of any discomfort... In the neck area... But on the 7thday on wards... There was a feeling dizziness and kind of tenderness around the neck area... It had improved a lot in a week... But now on the 22 day from the accident or 15 days from signs of neck problem ( slight dizziness lingering behind the eye and certain restrictions sign from the neck as to not move it fast) that symptoms still remain. No issues with eye movements or range of motions of neck it's just that the neck gives me a feeling of,( it's not perfectly ok for you to move fast) No other issues in body movement....there is a slight lower back pain. But fast movement of neck like usual is not possible or long duration of looking down say more than 30 minutes shows those dizziness slightly return. Which when rested goes away. But at times there is a sensation of high dizziness ( if you can call that ) while just about to fall asleep in the bed and you can feel the heartbeat on the back of head feeling. You feel as if you will faint in the bed. This feeling as happened 2 times till now... On the 7th day of neck symptoms and today 16thday of neck symptoms. But it's not as bad as the 7th day where for a whole day the sensations were pretty bad. Will it improve by itself overtime or should I see a neurologist .... I had taken a brain CT scan as per an MD doctor's request... Nothing showed up in it... Not even a contusion. MD doctor adviced maximum rest and give it time since there is no other signs other than the symptoms that I have stated. She said I may be be overthinking be ause of PTSD. But is that the case...??? But should I go for another ct scan of spine....??? Or wait for some more time for it to heal... And follow up with slight exercises Kindly advice. Is it even a whilplash...???

[@TendonitisExpert]

"She said I may be be overthinking be ause of PTSD. But is that the case...??? " That Doctor needs a savage beating. 'Overthinking' it after being in a tumbling car?? Not overthinking it. No concussion, that's a very good thing. But all in all, inevitably there's whiplash. Meaning, the head whips around on the neck, and a variety of not great things can/do happen. Then muscles clamp down tight to 'guard and protect'. Which is hopefully all you're experiencing. So muscles are clamped down around the arteries that go through the back of/base of your skull, cutting off some amount of blood flow (maybe that fainting and dizzy feeling). Hopefully you don't have any (more than mild) ligament damage. That would cause instability in the neck, which can cause dizziness and all sorts of things. Will it get better over time? Hopefully yes. To what degree though? Tightness tends to get tight and stay tight. I would: - 2 minutes ice pack there on the back of the neck/base of the skull, as may times as you're willing to do, for a serious week or so. - in the shower, go hot then cold then hot then cold then hot then cold etc all on the back and back of the neck (and head, and sides of the neck......everything and everywhere really). 2 showers a day doing that. - something like ibuprofen to decrease inflammation. Give me a update in a week.

[@superskaria]

@@TendonitisExpert will do give an update sir... Thank you for your response. 🙏

[@superskaria]

@@TendonitisExpert I am maybe 70%-80% alright.overall .. Extremely slight head sensations persists about 25% of the original sensations that I had on 1st day of symptoms Neck movements are almost back to normal... That again is 90% of original normal levels. Thats the progress of last 1 week.

[@isaacness2647]

i almost fell from stairs 2 weeks ago and in the process of avoiding my fall, i have whiplash, i have tension on my left side and if i carry something heavy, my neck and arm hurts, whan can i do/eat/rest?, how should i sleep?

[@TendonitisExpert]

Inflammation is on high alert, dumping chemical which enhances your sensitivity to pain...which causes muscles to tighten to 'guard and protect'...often problematically so. Sleep however you can, in whatever position that allows you to sleep as pain free as possible. I'd eat an inflammation free diet, so your body has less challenge to deal with (no gluten, no grains, no corn, no processed vegetable oils, etc). I'd get and start working with the Reversing Whiplash Tendonitis program. Acute (new) pain or chronic issues over time, it's the same protocol.

[@m.m.m.c.a.k.e]

Pretty obvious for me but thanks for visualizing it brotha

[@danielmarone5757]

I eat grass fed grass finished beef and that helped my neck.

[@desertspectre2881]

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