The Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) of the Queensland Government (Australia) has published a short booklet with the title The Whiplash Injury Recovery - a Self-Management Guide. It is designed to aid the recovery of people with a whiplash injury and to supplement care being provided by a health professional.
The self-management advice and exercise program […]

As a short follow-up to the article on the relation between neck injury and high blood pressure, this article summarizes some treatment tips to lower blood pressure. A blood pressure level of 140/90 mmHg or higher is considered high. About two-thirds
of people over age 65 have high blood pressure. There are of course efficient medications as well but these tips focus on what you can do right now and they will also have positive effects on your general condition. The boring thing is that there is no simple solution and most tips revolve around a lifestyle change in diet and exercise.

This may be of interest to those who suffer from high blood pressure after a whiplash injury. A team from the University of Leeds, led by Professor Jim Deuchars has examined pathways between the neck and the brain to show how the neck muscles play a crucial role in controlling blood pressure.
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ScienceDaily is reporting that scientists have managed to regrow nerve fibers after a spinal injury. Using an enzyme called sialidase, isolated from bacteria, researchers were able to stimulate nerve fiber growth in rats. This has implications for treating people who may face amputation of an arm after a violent injury in which nerves are wrenched from the spinal cord. The new treatment currently is under study for other types of traumatic spinal cord injury.

An introduction to how the pain relief medication aspirin works. Aspirin is a common drug available in many countries at a low cost. Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is a drug in the family of salicylates, often used as an analgesic (against minor pains and aches), antipyretic (against fever), and anti-inflammatory. Click read more to find out more about how Aspirin works for pain relief.

Researchers in the UK have conducted tests that verify that accupuncture has a real effect on pain treatment. PET scans shows that accupuncture activates parts of the brain that are different from those activated when using placebo treatment.

BBC reports that US scientists have discovered a chemical produced in the brain that helps pain relief. The chemical is similar to cannabis and they hope to learn more in order to be able to produce more potent pain killers in the future.

Some collected information on what you can do to treat whiplash injury at home.

In the last decade we have seen a fantastic development in research on using stem cells to repair spinal cord injuries. This article outline some of them.