1. What is whiplash? Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are terms used to describe a range of neck injuries that are related to sudden distortions of the neck. The most common symptom whiplash victims report is pain due to mild muscle strain or minor tearing of soft tissue. Other injuries include nerve damage, disc damage, [...]

Hi Greg. Bending over a slight amount should not give you back pain later or during. However, if your back, specifically your lower back is not stable, you will get pain just from minor bending. This is because your spinal structure is not stable. This in turn allows abnormal forces to be applied to your [...]

Hi Paul. Great question. You’re very perceptive to notice this phenomenon. Your instincts are correct! People do carry stress in their upper back, shoulder, neck and head. The basic reason is that as a species, humans have binocular vision so we cannot see behind as other “prey” species such as rabbits, horses and etc. These [...]

Hi Josh. Fingers going numb is not a good thing. This generally means that nerves are being compromised. Now comes the hard part…why and where the nerves are being injured. I have patients coming in all the time with numb fingers and not everyone has the same problem. That is why I perform a comprehensive [...]

Hi Tina. The short answer is that you have developed low spine instability thereby increasing your lumbar curvature. The curve in the lumbar area of the back (low back) is curved forward so laying on the floor will force the curve to the back or make the lumbar curve less. You probably feel even better [...]