Cervical Collar

When you think about it, your neck is actually quite amazing. Not only is it able to swivel around 180 degrees, it is in charge of carrying your 9- to 12-lbs. head: that’s a lot to hold up and maneuver. Because of how much your cervical, or neck, spine has to endure, it’s no wonder

Ice- it will keep down the swelling. Apply ice with a thin piece of cloth, not more than 20 minutes to avoid frostbite.

The ice will not only numb some of your pain, but it will also decrease swelling and inflammation in the muscles.

These findings could change my practice as a Paramedic because it helped to gain knowledge into how a semi-rigid collar worked, what it was for and the damage this collar could have been doing to the patient. The findings also helped me understand that having a cervical collar in place could risk the patient’s life due the difficulties of being able to properly intubate the

Immediately after the injury occurs, the individual needs to begin the basic steps of treatment. Although the steps seem minimal, they are crucial and must be administered. These steps consist of rest, ice, compression, elevation, and immobilization. In this injury you want to minimize the blood flow to the affected area. Resting reduces the risk of further injury. Ice should be applied 24 to 48 hours after the injury and will not only reduce swelling but any of the acute pain. Compression will reduce bleeding and reduce swelling, just as elevation will use gravity to reduce bleeding and reduce swelling by allowing fluids to flow away from the site of injury. There are many misconceptions about the way to apply ice,

Second, trying to control the swelling and reduce pain with muscle spasms. The most common way is by putting ice on the affected area also you can use crushed ice in a plastic bag or cloths. Moreover, it is important not to put the ice for too long. Maybe from 10-15 minutes to two hours is sufficient because leaving ice for too long can cause muscle weakness, and can also cause an increase in blood flow. When you use ice, you have to remember two important points. First, do not use ice over open wound. Second, do not use ice if the child suffer from poor circulation or poor sensation in the affected area.

Take some over-the-counter pain reliever to reduce pain and swelling, such Ibufropen, Aspirin, Naproxen, or

Ice or cold therapy should be applied throughout the rehabilitation process. Apply ice for 15 minutes every hour initially for the first day then reduce this to 4 to 5 times a day from then on as required. Do not apply directly to the skin as this may cause ice burns. Using ice wrapped in a wet towel or cold pack can avoid this. In the first stage ice will constrict blood vessels and prevent further bleeding. Long-term benefits include reduction of pain and muscle spasm. Ice should not be used for longer than 15 minutes as prolonged cooling has the reverse effect of increasing blood flow and long periods of cooling can also cause nerve injury. Ice therapy should be used throughout the rehabilitation process to control inflammation, but only in 15-minute sessions each time.

The goal of this project is to work towards answering the question of whether or not football helmets promote neck injuries. In order to gather data, a U of R team made a machine that rapidly changes speed while translating from side to side to stimulate a rotational acceleration and velocity about the head and neck due to an angular displacement. The purpose of this machine is to simulate an unexpected and sudden change in motion of the head in order to analyse the resulting motion. The data collected was the rotational position of the head, the linear position of the cart, and the linear position of a point on the body. All measurements were made with and without a helmet. In order to answer the main question, there had to be a further understanding of how the mechanics of the head and neck change with the addition of a helmet. To achieve this, MATLAB was used to compute the resulting velocities and accelerations, the reaction forces at the neck, and the moment about the base of the neck. From these calculations, it is possible to make observations about how the addition of a helmet affects the dynamics of the head and neck.

While some neck pain is self-limiting, meaning that is will subside over the course of several days, there are certain conditions and injuries

A cold ice pack should be used after an injury first occurs. Afterwards, heat can be used occasionally to manage pain but it will not improve the condition causing the pain.

1. Cervical adjustment: It is the manual treatment for the people suffering from neck and shoulder pain. The practitioner stimulate the joints position to improve the functioning of the nervous system.

If you were given a neck or back brace, wear it as directed by your health care provider.

The pain varies, is usually sharp, and can last from hours to weeks. The pain can also spread to the arms and shoulders. The pain can be made worse depending on one’s posture, adding pressure on the chest, deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, and physical activity. Pain, along with the swelling over the affected joints, can disappear after a few weeks or can last for months. These symptoms can develop gradually or

the most common type of collar is a variety of fasteners. They are just as human waist. Flat or slightly rounded part of the material attaches to a metal fastener that adjusts in size, located in the fitting holes. Collar fastener comes in nylon, leather or natural fabrics in many colors and designs. You can have the name of his dog, he ran into a designer