and most x-rays and mris will not show this injury.. this applies even to you mark in idaho if you are reading this,

what you need is something called digital motion x-ray,normal x-rays cannot show it and niether can a ct or a mri infact. thats why most people who have this injury never find out..



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJqbGCVCwvM


it could be your neck and not your brain..


i discovered i have this injury after 7 months of hell..


every time you smash your head you also smash your C1 the risk of seriously hurting your neck is a posibility ....

This is called fluoroscopy. It is a very high dose of x-ray radiation so it should be considered carefully. The injury in the YouTube is extreme and life threatening. It is similar to a cranial dislocation or basilar skull fracture like what killed Dale Earnhardt when it happens between C-1 and the skull.

If the tear is complete, it requires surgery to stabilize. If it is not complete, with proper support and posture, especially when sleeping or resting, it can slowly heal over 6 weeks time or more. It still may require surgery if the tear is large.

roffa, How is your dislocation being treated ?

No its called digital motion x-ray and has far less radiation than a regular fluroscopic machine. Its a new technology from 2013... your wrong about it healing in 6 weeks. Mine has been injuried for 6 months without healing properly.. ligaments do not heal well due to poor blood supply.. im gonna peform stem cell injections to my neck. I do not want surgery. Wich is c1 c2 fusion

There is fluoroscopic DMX that uses 30 frame per second fluoroscopic exposures and non-fluoroscopic DMX that uses 30 frames per second x-ray exposure.

Many ligament injuries, if stabilized so there is no strain, will improve in 6 weeks to 12 weeks. I was meaning 6 weeks as a minimum. I should have been more specific. My focus was on the need to stabilize the joint, especially during sleep and rest for at least 6 weeks. A few weeks of upper cervical chiro will be far from adequate without the continuing discipline to allow healing.

roffa, Have you tried LLLT or ultrasound or prolotherapy ? What ways are you going to stabilize the area during recovery ? cervical collar, halo or just postural discipline ?

In my experience with an unstable C-0 to C-1, and C-1 to C-2, it took me months of discipline to start to see any stability because I had occasional lack of discipline with sleeping posture.

I am dealing with ligament and tendon repair issues currently regarding my shoulder. My ortho wants to try ultrasound to encourage healing.

What type of doctor is qualified to perform and read one of these neck x-rays?

look for a upper cervical neck specialist, or someone who has a lot of experience with necks, like a neck surgeon,

I recently learned that I have an acquired traumatic brain injury. I was also in 2 car wrecks many years ago that may have contributed to symptoms decades later.

I always had migraines but over the years my headaches grew increasing worse. Eventually I started having horrendous occipital headaches and neck pain. Nothing worked. I was eventually diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Hypermobility (EDS), a genetic connective tissue disorder.

I later learned that my C1/C2 had partially dislocated (atlanto axial subluxation) and my head was moving too far to the left and right (cranio cervical instability). A C1/C2 fusion was my only option since it was evident on my MRI that my vertebral artery was being impinged - I was a stroke waiting to happen.

I flew from Texas to Maryland to have the surgery performed by an EDS expert, and I would do it again in a heart beat.

I also found that wearing a hard collar (Aspen Vista ordered from Amazon) helped my symptoms prior to surgery)

I hope you find relief from pain soon! Whatever you decide, the key is finding a specialized neurosurgeon who only performs craniocervical procedures.

Hi Roffa
If you are around can you give us an update on your neck treatments? Where are you getting these treatments? Did you get the DMX X-ray?

Thanks.

im 60% better after 3 treatments

i can tolerate bumpy rides much better now

my headaches nausea all gone,im almost symptom free

i thaught most of my problems came from the brain.all wrong

which type of doc did you go to get you through this process? did you go straight to a neck surgeon? are you getting stem cell injections at a traditional hospital in the US or somewhere abroad?