Slips / Falls

Slips, trips, and falls are common accidents that people tend to brush aside. Slips, trips, and falls are common accidents that happen every day, so it's understandable that people tend to brush them aside. However, there is a high likelihood of very serious injuries to occur.

Causes

Slips and falls occur in what seems like the least likely places as well as in obvious ones such as:

• Sidewalks, elevators, or curbs
  
• Home or office
  
• Driveways, parking lots, garages
  
• Restrooms, gyms, pools
  
• Shopping centers, departmental stores
  
• Restaurants, bars, and clubs
  
• Construction areas
  
• Stairs or escalators
  
• Sports field
  

Types of Injuries That Need Attention

Muscle strain or muscle pull:  When you slip or trip, you sometimes grab on to something to prevent you from falling, which creates a muscle strain. This strain damages the muscle or the attached tendons. Our experts can ensure that your muscles are restored.
Back injury:  A common injury due to slip and fall is hurting the back. Back injuries can hamper your daily routines creating a lot of discomfort. Our chiropractors are exceptional at easing the pain caused by back injuries.
Fractures and Dislocation:  Mostly due to sports, fractures and dislocations are quite painful immobilizing you for weeks. Prime Back Chiropractichas the facilities help with easing of the pain and being able to function normally again. People fail to realize how serious an injury is until they experience severe pain due to damaged muscle tissue. At Prime Back Chiropractic, we relieve your pain by treating the right muscle tissue after proper diagnosis.

 

Work Injuries

People whose professions involve physical labor are prone to frequent injuries. These injuries must be treated quickly and accurately in order to get an employee back on the job.

Common Workplace Injuries
Here are few workplace injuries that are more frequent than others:

• Muscles strain and back injury occurs due to overexertion related to pulling, lifting, pushing, holding, carrying, and throwing.
  
• The likelihood of heavy objects falling on you irrespective of a white collar or blue collar job can create dislocations, fractures or sprains.
  
• People exposed to hazardous material are prone to different kinds of ailments.
  
• Carpel Tunnel Syndrome is a result of repetitive motion that adds pressure on the median nerve, causing numbness and pain in the fingers, wrists and hands
  
• Violent acts at work can result in severe injuries
  
• Certain factories have heavy machinery, which could be unsafe if not operated properly. This has caused many accidents and serious injuries.
  
• Stress can cause health problems such as heart attacks, strokes or hypertension.
  

For all the above and any other work related injury, our practitioners are well equipped to ensure that your health is restored and your injury is just a memory.

Whiplash

Whiplash is a neck injury due to a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways mostly caused due to motor accidents. The tissues connecting the muscles and the bones of the neck are damaged.

Common symptoms

Whiplash may display the following symptoms:

• headache
  
• neck pain and stiffness
  
• shoulder pain and stiffness
  
• dizziness
  
• fatigue
  
• jaw pain (temporomandibular joint symptoms)
  
• arm pain and weakness
  
• disturbances in sight
  
• ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
  
• back pain
  

Chiropractic methods such as ice and/or heat, electrical stimulation or spinal manipulation have proven to be effective on whiplash. At Prime Back Chiropractic, we are have the expertise to deal with all kinds of injuries including whiplash.

 

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Fluid retention or repetitive irritation of the median nerve passing between the tendons and ligaments on the palm side of the wrist causes Carpal tunnel syndrome. There would be pain, weakness and numbness in the thumb and the first two fingers and during nights, the pain would increase.

Keeping the wrist in a neutral position during nights by wearing a wrist splint can help reducing irritation of the median nerve. Physical therapy suggested by our doctors at Prime Back Chiropractics, helps a lot in reducing the pain to a phenomenal extent.

Even though Carpal tunnel syndrome is not related to the spine or its manipulation, a chiropractic treatment would reduce it and also saves you from the side effects of using medication.

 

Children and Chiropractics

Only wanting to breast feed from one side, postural changes, running with a limp, being off-balance; if your child has any of these situations, it is time you visit a chiropractor. The amount of force used and the specific techniques employed differ depending on the unique needs of different children and the stage of development they are presently in.

Generally, children respond faster to chiropractic care than adults do.

It is difficult to know when your kids need to see the chiropractor because they do not generally present with pain. We recommend you have regular visits, just like you would with your dentist or a paediatrician. These help treating minor issues before they turn in to major ones allowing kids to maximize their healthy potential.

If you observe any of the following conditions in kids, it is strongly recommended by our team at Prime Back Chiropractic to visit us for the right and caring treatment.

• Motion of the head restricted to one side
• Head tilt to one side
• Trouble breastfeeding due to partial neck movement
• Altered sleeping patterns
• Tugging on one or both ears
• Changes in appetite
• Tugging on one or both ears
• Change in behaviour (withdrawn or aggressive)
• Long inconsolable and constant crying

 

Pregnancy and Chiropractics

To relax the ligaments during pregnancy, the body produces hormones which often leave you unusually clumsy, sway-backed or loose limbed. All these conditions have their effect on your spine. Visiting Prime Back Chiropractic and seeking care can undo this damage and get your lower part of the body in proper alignment.

Chiropractic care also reduce the likelihood of miscarriage, control morning sickness and also lower the risk of pre-term delivery.

‘Webster Technique’ which is implemented to help babies turn themselves naturally is employed to relax the muscles and ligaments in the pelvis area.

We use special tables to treat you to keep pressure off your belly during treatment.

 

Premenustral Syndrome

Proper functioning of cells, tissues, organs and the system of the body is checked by the nervous system. Nerves can be impaired if your spine, especially the lower back does not work properly which also effects the reproductive and hormonal systems.

If misalignment of bones disturbs a women’s reproductive system, it leads to symptoms like

• Missed periods or infertility
  
• Heavy bleeding or severe cramping
  
• Cells that normally line the uterus travel and implant themselves elsewhere in the body (i.e. endometriosis) causing bleeding, pain and reduced fertility.

Although Chiropractic therapy is not a treatment for Premenstrual Syndrome, many women who experience spinal distortions have experienced a great amount of recovery through chiropractic care at Prime Back Chiropractic. This also normalizes the functioning of Nervous system.