Common patterns of injury include the odontoid fracture and the hangman's fracture, both of which are often treated with immobilization in a cervical collar or Halo brace.
22.
He said the 32-year-old Golota sustained a herniated disk between the fourth and fifth cervical vertebrae, and that he had been fitted with a cervical collar.
23.
It was to be a routine practice drill for the MIT rescue team, a run-through of how to tie ropes and put cervical collars and back braces on accident victims.
24.
Even though cervical collars can cause problems maintaining an airway and maintaining a blood pressure, it is not recommended to remove the collar without adequate personnel to manually hold the head in place.
25.
__ Smith's appearance : Hitting coach Reggie Smith, recovering from July surgery to fuse two vertebrae in his neck, stopped by the Dodgers'pregame workout wearing a cervical collar.
26.
Gavin, T . et al ., Biomechanical analysis of cervical orthroses in Flexion : A comparison of cervical collars and Cervicothoracic orthroses . "'J . of Rehabilitation Research and Development " '.
27.
Smith took off his cervical collar and instructed the coaching staff to make at least one change in the playbook _ let backup running backs Sherman Williams or Herschel Walker execute fakes by diving over the line of scrimmage.
28.
Now, he's at his Atlanta Country Club home wearing a cervical collar for two weeks, gulping cortisone pills to reduce the inflammation and hoping that an exercise and strengthening program can alleviate the problem without an operation.
29.
__ Liberation, at last : Dodgers hitting coach Reggie Smith, who has returned to his batting-cage observation post during this homestand, said the rigid cervical collar he has been wearing is scheduled to come off _ mercifully _ on Friday.
30.
Bruises on the back or neck, neck pain, or pain radiating to the arms are signs of cervical spine injury and merit spinal immobilization via application of a cervical collar and possibly a long board . If the neurological exam is normal this is reassuring.
