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What we treat
Motor Vehicle Collisions
One of the more common injuries in a Motor Vehicle Collision is Whiplash. Whiplash is a neck sprain or strain due to forceful movements causing the head to go forward then back or vice versa. The areas which are injured can include ligaments, tendons, muscles, and nerves. Since the neck muscles connect to the head, upper back, anterior chest and shoulders, symptoms can be felt there too. Many people do not notice symptoms for days, weeks or even months after an auto accident. That is why it is important to have a physical examination immediately after an auto accident, even if it is minor, to determine if treatment is needed.
Headache/Migraine
Contributing factors for headaches include: Motor Vehicle Collisions, improper posture, stress, diet and sedentary lifestyle. One of the more common types of headaches is Cervicogenic/Tension, meaning pain originates in the neck and drives into the skull.
There is a muscle in the upper neck called Rectus Capitus Posterior Minor, which is known as the headache muscle. This muscle originates on your C1 Vertebra, the atlas, and inserts onto your occipital bone of the skull while being attached to your outermost layer of your nervous system, the dura mater. If this muscle is strained due to improper posture, stress, and inadequate diet, it will pull on your nervous system, causing multiple issues like restrictions. Migraines are another type of headache which can be treated with adjusting to correct restrictions.
Neck Pain
One of the most common diagnosis of neck pain is strain to the muscles or sprain of the tendons and ligaments to this area. The symptoms remain local and do not travel. This can be caused by Motor Vehicle Collisions, improper posture, unsuitable repetition, stress, and inadequate diet. Neck pain can be treated by adjusting, corrective exercise/stretching, stress relief, and improved nutrition.
Back Pain
One of the more common diagnosis of back pain is strain to the muscles or sprain of the tendons and ligaments to this area. The symptoms remain local and do not travel. This can be caused by Motor Vehicle Collisions, improper posture, unsuitable repetition, stress and inadequate diet. Back pain can be treated by adjusting, corrective exercises/stretching, improved diet and stress relief.
Disc Herniation
The disc is made up of two components with the annulus fibrosus (outer part) and the nucleus pulposus (center part). Think of a disc as a jelly donut. Jelly donuts have two components as well, the surrounding donut and the jelly in the center. When the donut has pressure placed upon it, the jelly will move to the part with the least amount of pressure with a bulge forming on the outermost part of the donut. The bulge represents your nervous system, which is having force being placed upon that area resulting in problematic symptoms. This diagnosis usually presents with traveling symptoms down an extremity. The pain is no longer staying local, so the disc is pressing a considerable force on the surrounding nerves. Nervous system tissue doesn’t heal the same way as muscle tissue, so it is important to get treated sooner for better outcomes.
Extremity Pain
Dr. Rodriguez is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician who has been trained to identify certain subluxation (vertebrae misalignment) patterns seen in extremities. For instance, if you have a low back sprain/strain, other parts of the body will compensate for this with leg length inequality, pronation of the foot and other indicators. That is why Dr. Rodriguez not only believes in adjusting the spine, but the whole body affected by restrictions.
How to get here?
The Baseline Center Building is on the northwest corner of Baseline and E Valley Auto Dr. Clinics entrance will be on the other side of the building.
Take East Valley Auto north and make your first left into parking lot. Take your next first left and at the end on the left will be the entrance 101.
Entrance 103 which is facing west.