If you are reading this article, I suspect you are a chiropractor currently treating patients with back pain, neck pain, and/or headaches. You may be caring for patients with neck pain following a motor-vehicle incident. Most likely, these patients have been whiplashed and are presenting with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), including spinal sprains and strains, spinal joint dysfunction, cervical radiculopathy, or even worse, cervical disc herniations.
William Owens, DC, DAAPLM
Dr. William Owens is an associate adjunct professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, as well as the University of Bridgeport, College of Chiropractic; and an adjunct professor of clinical sciences at Texas Chiropractic College. He is presently in private practice in Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., and generates the majority of his new-patient referrals directly from the primary care medical community. Contact him at dr.owens@academyofchiropractic.com.