Approximately 272,088 whiplash injuries occur per year according to police-reported and unreported rear impact crashes (NHTSA).

Chronic pain affects 100 million Americans (Institute of Medicine) with migraine, headache, and neck pain accounting for approximately 30% of reported pain (NCHS).

Dynamic Physical Therapy is home to the only Multi-Cervical Unit in the Salt Lake Valley. Using the Mult-Cervical Unit by BTE our therapists can knock out your neck pain and help you hold your head up high.

The MCU by BTE is a comprehensive system used to assess and treat whiplash associated disorders (WAD) and other neck injuries. It allows are therapists to precisely assess strength and mobility to develop a personalized and effective treatment program.

Benefits of the Multi-Cervical unit

• Objectively measures range of motion and strength​​

• Provides visual progress reports to measure your results

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• Offers incremental and individualized exercise program

• Safely restores neck strength and range of motion​

• Precise, personalized care
  
  

Image Courtesy of BTE Multi Cervical Unit Patient Brochure

What the research says

• ​The Multi-Cervical Unit is a more effective at training and strengthening than traditional theraband tubing 
  • Burnett, A. F., Naumann, F. L., Price, R. S., & Sanders, R. H. (2005). A comparison of training methods to increase neck muscle strength. Work, 25(3), 205-210.
• The Multi-Cervical Unit is proven to be an accurate and reliable tool for measuring strength of the neck
  • ​Pearson, I., Reichert, A., De Serres, S. J., Dumas, J. P., & Côté, J. N. (2009). Maximal voluntary isometric neck strength deficits in adults with whiplash-associated disorders and association with pain and fear of movement. Journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy, 39(3), 179-187. 
• Use of the Multi-Cervical Unit is shown to produce significant improvements in isometric and dynamic strength
  • Taylor, M. K., Hodgdon, J. A., Griswold, L., Miller, A., Roberts, D. E., & Escamilla, R. F. (2006). Cervical resistance training: effects on isometric and dynamic strength. Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, 77(11), 1131-1135.
• Use of the Multi-Cervical Unit  is shown to produce statistically significant improvements in patients with chronic neck pain​
  • ​Keating, J.L., & DeNardis, R.J., et al. (2005). Predicting short-term response and non-response to neck strengthening exercise for chronic neck pain.Journal of Whiplash & Related Disorders, 4(1), 43-55.
• With a proper evaluation and exercise program, patients can eliminate neck pain for good
  • Zylstra, E., & Johnson, K. Pain in the Neck. Pain, 14(10), 73.

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Come in today to discuss with one of our therapists if the Multi-Cervical Unit can relieve your neck pain and help you return to the activities you love.

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The entire team at Dynamic Physical Therapy places the patient first. We strive to create an environment optimal for healing while providing research-based and effective treatments.