Neurofascial Approach to Whiplash Treatment

Our focus in this class is evidence-informed assessment and ecological treatment strategies of Whiplash and Whiplash-Associated Disorders.  Our focus will be on treating the nerve-fascia interface, including the dural sheath, myodural junction, the nerve roots and their immediate connections, and the innervated deep fasciae of the neck.

Why is Whiplash so hard to recover from?  What makes it escape adequate treatment for so many patients?  Part of the answer is that a musculoskeletal strain/sprain condition coincides with a trauma disorder -- an overwhelming stimulus leading to dysregulated protective behaviors.  These behaviors include pain, stiffness, inflammation, and hypervigilance.

But if we approach Whiplash from a purely 'neuro-affective' practitioner; their treatment is also likely to languish due to real localized tissue injuries.  Spinal joints and ligaments and muscles really do experience everything from irritated stretch to partial rupture.  Healing from these injuries is tremendously aided by practitioner able to locate…