3 Common Problems Our Auto Accident Injury Doctors Treat

Most car accidents occur about 5 minutes away from the driver’s home (between a 1 and 5 mile radius).

When people think of car accidents, it’s usually in terms of gruesome collisions involving smashed metal, broken glass, and fatal injuries—in other words, something you’d see in a movie.

The truth is that the vast majority of car accidents are not fatal and, in fact, relatively minor incidents like fender-benders.

That said, even these “minor” accidents can cause serious and long-term injuries. 

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The 3 Most Common Injuries Our Car Accident Injury Doctors Treat

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Whiplash

Whiplash occurs with injury to the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the head and neck when the body is suddenly jolted back and forth.

Rear-end collisions are the type of accidents most responsible for whiplash.

Symptoms include:

  • Head, neck, and shoulder pain;
  • Lethargy;
  • Brain fog; 
  • Depression.

There are a number of treatments our auto accident injury doctors can use to help you recover from whiplash. Chiropractic care in this regard typically involves:

  • Flexion-distraction technique—a gangle, hands-on treatment that can help with herniated discs.
  • Instrument-assigned manipulation—various instruments can be used by our chiropractors to apply force to specific parts of the body without actually thrusting into the spine.
  • Specific spinal manipulation—we can find restricted or misaligned areas of the spine and perform adjustments to set things back into place.

Herniated Disc Syndrome

The spine is made up of various vertebrae, each of which has a soft inner section surrounded by a hard bony layer. 

When a disc is herniated, part of the soft inner tissue is forced out through a tear in the outer layer which then presses up on a spinal nerve. 

Herniated discs can also simply be a case of the vertebrae shifting out of place.

With various chiropractic adjustments, our auto accident injury doctors can reset your spine and speed up your recovery.

Musculoskeletal Injuries

These are injuries involving the musculoskeletal structure—the bone and muscle systems throughout your body.

Car accidents typically cause damage and misalignments in this system, resulting in muscle pain and inflammation, limited range of motion, and decreased energy.

With various chiropractic and physiotherapeutic treatments, our auto accident injury doctors can help set your body right again and get you on the path to recovery.

Don’t Wait For Things To Get Worse

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Car accident injuries can be latent—people often walk away from minor accidents without any noticeable physical symptoms, only to find them begin to manifest days and sometimes weeks after the event.

The sooner you seek treatment—including a diagnosis and the proper auto accident injury treatment—the sooner and more effective your recovery will be. 

Our doctors can see problems before you feel them, and it’s important to act fast so that long-term problems don’t arise and hold you back from normal daily activities.

Furthermore, it’s important to seek medical attention within 14 days of an accident for a number of reasons (legal recordkeeping, insurance purposes, etc.).

If you’ve been involved in an auto accident, contact us today! Our auto accident injury doctors can give you a proper diagnosis and set you on your path to recovery.

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