Auto Accident Treatment

Car Accidents

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Whiplash

If you’ve been in an auto accident, then you know how nagging and painful a "whiplash” injury can be. Neck injuries are among the most disabling of conditions. Headaches, stiff neck, tightness between the shoulder blades and lower back pain can be the direct result of a car accident. In a typical accident, the head and neck snap backwards. The ligaments and muscles will pull, stretch and possibly tear in the front of the neck. When the muscles in the front of the neck sense that the head is not in the correct position they tighten, snapping the head forward. This causes damage to the tissues in the back of the neck. All this happens in less than 2/10 of a second—so fast that you may not even realize it has happened.

More Damage to You Than Your Car

Don’t minimize your own injuries because your car has sustained little or no damage. An immediate chiropractic examination is essential. Pain pills won’t heal inflamed tendons and ligaments. Muscle relaxers won’t heal torn muscles. A cervical collar won’t restore a graceful forward spinal curve.

Specific chiropractic spinal adjustments, because they can help restore proper motion and position of individual spinal bones, can help assure proper healing. A chiropractor can help you get well and stay well after the trauma of a whiplash injury.