What To Do After A Work Injury 

Steps to Take After a Work Place Injury 

If you are suffering from an injury that occurred on-the-job, you are probably entitled to receive workers' compensation for the injury that you suffered.

Most employers are required by state law to provide workers' compensation benefits for their employees. 

The workers' compensation process can be difficult to understand, especially if you have never had to go through it before.

There are steps that need to be followed immediately following the incident if you want to receive the compensation that you deserve for your injuries. 

Below is a list of the most important steps to take after being involved in a work-related accident: 

What Is Low Back Pain And Why You Should Be Paying Attention

Lower Back pain can be a very complicated, chronic condition that can have a large negative impact on a persons life.

According to a study on Lower Back Pain posted on ScienceDirect.com, Lower Back pain is the leading cause of disability in the world, and the amount of disabilities caused by lower back pain increased 54% from 1990-2010.

But what causes lower back pain? And why are instances of lower back pain disabilities increasing?

In this article we will take an in-depth look at types of Lower Back Pain, common causes, and the different treatment options available to patients who have lower back pain. 

Don’t Let Back Pain Ruin Your Vacation - Here Are 6 Tips To Keep You Going

Traveling is a fun and exciting part of life. Getting to see the world and experiencing different places should not be limited due to your chronic back pain.

Whether you are traveling by car or plan, there are preventative measures to easing your back pain to make traveling enjoyable.

Some even say they don’t have back pain but when they travel their neck and lower back hurt.

This may be a simple action that you don’t even realize you do when you travel such as lift the luggage wrong. Find out what actions are taking a toll on your body during your travels and avoid getting back and neck pain while traveling .

Most Common Personal Injury Accidents that a Chiropractor Can Treat

Personal Injury Accidents Treated by a Chiropractor 

At our Chiropractic Clinic we see many patients who have suffered an injury due to a Personal Injury Accident. 

Being involved in a personal injury accident can cause victims to suffer from a multitude of injuries. 

At Arrowhead Clinic we see a variety of personal injury cases, and we provide chiropractic care to address the pain and injuries without using addictive pain medications or surgery. 

The most common Personal Injury Accidents that we handle at our clinic include the following: 

Common Causes of Whiplash Injuries

There are a variety of circumstances that can lead to Whiplash Injuries. Whiplash is the non-medical term that is used to describe pain in the neck after an injury to the soft tissues of neck occurs. 

Whiplash is caused when there is an abnormal motion or force that is applied to the neck that causes movement beyond the neck's normal range of motion. 

When the neck muscles and ligaments become are pulled, they become strained which causes a whiplash injury to occur. 

Some of the most common causes of Whiplash Injuries include: 

Can Dehydration Cause Back Pain?

Of course, dehydration can cause your back to hurt. Hydrating your body is a basic necessity for your body to fully function and feel good.

When you become dehydrated, your body reacts negatively causing you to be crabby, faint, and completely shocks your organs, muscles, and bones.

It is essential that you take care of your body and drink plenty of water.

Why you might ask?

Read On!

What To Do Immediately After You Hurt Your Back? - 6 Steps To Reduce Pain

We use our back every day to complete regular activities such sitting up, lifting and reaching.

Your back is in use all day long making the tendons, muscles, and ligaments in your back work hard.

These three soft tissue structures need to work synergistically for you to function without pain.

Since they are in constant motion it is common for them to tear, pull or get over-stretched.

When someone says their back is sprained they mean the ligaments are overstretched or torn. Now if they say it is strained then that means a muscle or tendon was overstretched or torn. People tend to use strain and sprain interchangeably but they are in fact different and because of that, the course of treatment and length of that treatment differs also.

Either injury can happen so fast and is easy to do.

It just takes one movement in the wrong direction, to sleep in the wrong position, or overdo something!

Even constant repetitive movement can cause a back injury, which is more common in sports injuries.

Chiropractic Treatment for Sciatica Pain Relief - Getting To The Problem

Before we address treatment and causes of sciatica pain, let's look at the sciatic nerve in general.

The sciatic nerve is located in the lower part of the back and runs all the way down to your toes. It is the largest nerve in the human body.

It is commonly used to describe leg pain since it runs from the lower back through the buttocks and all the way down the leg in the thigh, calf, foot, and toes. 

The sciatic never can get compressed from misaligned lower vertebrae usually the L4 L5 and S1 vertebrae. It may be pressing against a nerve root or a disc degenerating which causes the pain. So

The Main Causes of Neck and Back Pain After a Car Accident - What You Need to Know

It is nearly impossible to prepare for the unexpected.

Imagine this - you're driving home from work and before you know it you're part of a vehicular accident. These events can happen at any time and anyplace.

Some accidents may seem minor, but you'll find out sooner or later that there's a lingering pain you might feel in your back and neck.

Car accidents can damage several areas of the body, especially your neck and back.

If one of these areas get damaged, it might hinder you during your day to day life. The back and the neck are sensitive to both force and movement.

If you're looking for answers about the lingering pain you've been feeling because of a recent car accident, then we're here to help you out.

The 5 Most Common Work Related Injuries 

Top 5 Most Common Work-Related Injuries 

Work-Related Injuries are all too common, leaving many people in need of an experienced Chiropractor to help with their recovery. 

Thousands of workplace injuries occur every year, ranging from minor to severe, life-altering disabilities. 

Depending on the type of job one has, each worker will be faced with a range of various hazards that could cause an injury to occur. 

At Arrowhead Clinic, we have come up with a list of the Top 5 Most Common Work-Related Injuries that our Chiropractic Doctors treat on a regular basis: