Treatment for Auto Injury Pain and Whiplash
When you’re involved in a collision, there are a lot of ways you can be injured. Even in a best-case scenario, it’s quite possible you’ll walk away from the accident with minor injuries like bruising and whiplash.
Although these injuries are often considered minor, they can lead to serious conditions like arthritis and a permanently impacted posture. Whiplash, specifically, can become increasingly painful and limit your range of motion if it’s left untreated. If you’re diagnosed with whiplash, you have a few treatment options. One of those options is chiropractic treatment.
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is a broad term that refers to soft tissue and bone structure injuries an individual can suffer in a car accident. Whiplash is a fairly common injury for people involved in collisions to face and in most cases, it isn’t life-threatening. However, it is painful and can make daily activities difficult and even impossible until the sufferer receives treatment.
If you’re involved in a car accident, go to the doctor and get checked out within a few days. This will ensure that any injuries you’ve suffered are accurately diagnosed, which is the first step toward getting treatment and feeling better.
Whiplash Symptoms
Common whiplash symptoms include:
- Neck stiffness
- Arm and back pain
- Pins and needles sensation
- Dizziness
- Headache
- Muscle pain
- Shoulder pain
- Nerve injury
What if I Don’t Have Any Pain?
If you don’t experience pain or any of the other symptoms above, you might have been fortunate enough to not suffer any injuries in your accident.
Alternatively, you might have been injured, but your symptoms might not have begun to manifest yet. That’s why it’s so important to see a chiropractor within a timely manner after being involved in a collision. Certain injuries, like concussions and whiplash, aren’t always immediately apparent.
When whiplash is left untreated, it can lead to increasingly severe conditions like arthritis and chronic back and neck pain. It can even lead to a spinal misalignment, which can limit your range of motion, make it difficult to maintain good posture, and cause pain, stiffness, and soreness throughout your body.
Chiropractic Treatment for Whiplash
Chiropractic treatment is a drug-free pain relief strategy that relies on gentle manipulation of the spine to release trapped nerves and alleviate pressure on the vertebrae.
Many people who experience whiplash symptoms seek chiropractic care as a way to avoid treating their pain with pharmaceutical painkillers. Unlike painkillers, which provide short-term relief and can lead to long-term dependency in some cases, chiropractic treatment can actually eliminate pain, leaving the patient feeling even better than they did before the accident.
Don’t Wait—Get Pain Relief Treatment Today
Whiplash isn’t just painful; It can have painful repercussions that last a lifetime if it’s left untreated. If you suffered whiplash in an accident, chiropractic treatment can be exactly what you need to feel better and avoid facing arthritis and chronic pain later.
Contact our office today to schedule your initial consultation with Virginia Family Chiropractic. We accept most major insurance plans, including auto insurance and worker’s compensation coverage.