Car accidents can lead to a wide range of injuries—even collisions that happen at low speeds. Many people injured in a car accident have a herniated disk due to the force of the crash. Herniated disks occur when a vertebra pushes into the spinal canal, putting pressure on the spinal cord. While, in rare cases,…
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What Is Considered an Emergency Medical Condition?
If you have been in an accident in the Sun City Center area, and your injuries are severe enough that the lack of immediate medical care could put your well-being in jeopardy, you may have what is designated as an “Emergency Medical Condition,” or EMC. But how do you know if you have an EMC?…
Can Whiplash From a Car Accident Cause TMJ?
Suffering from TMJ, or temporomandibular joint disorders, after a car accident? This condition is more common than you might think, and you don’t even have to injure your jaw in the collision to experience it. In fact, research from the American Dental Association (ADA) found that up to one-third of people who suffer from whiplash…
How Long Do Nerve Root Block Injections Last?
While pain is a normal part of life, chronic pain isn’t. Whether you’re suffering from arthritis, a herniated disc, spinal stenosis, or other chronic conditions, you don’t have to tough it out and live with the pain—or resort to habit-forming prescription painkillers. A nerve root block injection is a simple, minimally invasive procedure that provides…