Motor Vehicle Accidents / Auto Injury
Have you or someone you been involved in a motor vehicle collision? One of the most common injuries from a car crash is the damaging effect of whiplash. Whiplash occurs when a sudden, jarring movement of the head is sustained backward, forward or even to the side. Whiplash destabilizes the spine and causes severe pain as well as these other indicators:
- Blurred vision
- Neck pain
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Shoulder pain
- Reduced range of motion in the neck
- Arm pain
- Neck stiffness
- Low back pain
It is critical that chiropractic care and massage therapy is sought immediately after an automobile accident since allowing the effects of whiplash to go untreated can induce long-term pain. The seriousness of the physical effects of an accident is not always known or felt immediately following. It can take days, weeks or even months for major symptoms to show up, which is why chiropractic care is essential to maintaining the health of a spine that has been through a trauma. Any body part that is jarred or thrown forward unexpectedly and beyond normal limits can sustain stretched ligaments and even tears. Those that are responsible for supporting the head and neck are especially vulnerable to this kind of tearing during a collision.
Since chiropractors specialize in the care of bones, muscles, nerves, and connective tissue, a visit with a chiropractor after an accident is crucial to a for early diagnosis and recovery. Keeping these particular parts of your body in optimal health and in correct alignment after a car accident is important to the ability of all body systems to function properly and operate seamlessly.
