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Atlas Chiropractic and Whiplash

Atlas Chiropractic and Whiplash

February 06 2012

The Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders, a peer reviewed publication, documents the effectiveness of Atlas Orthogonal Chiropractic in the care of post whiplash patients.  The entire research article is available as a pdf file.





Whiplash Facts*:
  • There are 7-8 million motor vehicle crashes (MVC) in the U.S. per year
  • 3 million of those involve whiplash injury
  • 42,000 are killed each year
  • 50% of those injured have long term symptoms
  • 10% of those injured become disabled
  • 45% of chronic neck pain sufferers attribute problem to past MVC
*Statistics come from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego, a internationally recognized organization committed to preventing crashes and reducing its burden as an epidemic.