(Newswire.net — September 20, 2013) Denver, Colorado — Dr. Joel Cherdak, owner and chiropractor at The Denver Pain Management Clinic in Denver, CO says “The Denver area is home to some of the best medical practitioners for rehabilitation of injuries and chronic pain, and it is no surprise that we are the region of choice when it comes to rehab for spinal injuries.”
Kalon Ludvigson has been a gymnastic marvel from a very young age, but as a result of a tragic accident on August 6th he may never walk again, and has no feeling in his arms or from his chest down. His career has seen eight championships and over 20 international medals in the sport of tumbling, and he is currently on the cover of USA Gymnastics Magazine. He sustained the injury during a tumbling exercise, when he didn’t have enough momentum and came down on his head. With symptoms matching C4 paralysis, Ludvigson has been flown from his home in Pennsylvania to Denver to seek treatment for his injury.
Denver has become a preferred destination for spinal injuries because of a medical community that has applied itself to a holistic model of treatment instead of the industrial model of health care that can be found elsewhere. Dr. Joel Cherdak says “This area is home to doctors who have spent decades treating sports injuries, especially from local skiers and snowboarders who have suffered significant spinal trauma. There is more to treating spinal injuries than just medicating the problem. Patients can show significant improvement from physical therapy and non-traditional medicine such as acupuncture.”
Dr. Cherdak does have a word of caution for all athletes when it comes to neck injuries “The neck is the part of the spine that is most vulnerable to injury during physical sporting events, and it is also the very worst place to have an injury. Damage to the neck can result not only in paralysis but loss of control of respiratory function. Even if you only experience neck pain or a stinger during or after a sporting event you should immediately seek treatment.”
Dr. Joel Cherdak is the Owner and Chiropractor at The Denver Pain Management Clinic in Denver, CO. He believes that no one should have to live with chronic neck pain when there are so many treatment options available. To learn more about his practice please visit http://www.denverpainmanagementclinic.com/