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Cheerleading accident - POS neck pain adjustment

Steve Polenz, DC

Seattle, Washington

My patient was a cheerleader who was injured when she tossed another cheerleader into the air and instead of landing straight into her waiting arms, the tossed cheerleader landed on my patient's head and neck! She regained consciousness in the hospital.

She was left with relentless, severe neck pain and daily headaches. Regular chiropractic care gave a few hours of relief at best.

The OD led me to adjust her exactly as the accident happened and as she relived the accident. While adjusting her in this physical and emotional posture of subluxation with the arthrostim, she let out a moan and crumpled to the floor, became flushed and had to sit down for a few minutes.

After the intensity of the memory passed, she reported all of her pain was completely gone. She is still pain free today, three years later.

                            

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