Top Injuries After a Car Accident That Your Chiropractor Can Help With

It’s hard to walk away from even a minor car accident without injuries. Your body experiences a lot of trauma during fender benders, and it’s common to suffer at least minor injuries. Your chiropractor can treat a variety of injuries suffered in automobile accidents. Learn about some of the common injuries your chiropractor can treat.

Whiplash

Whiplash is extremely common after being in a car accident. You can end up with whiplash even if you were only going 10 mph when the accident occurred. This injury happens when your head quickly moves forward and backward, putting stress on the spine and neck. If you have whiplash, you might not notice symptoms for hours and even days after the accident. Eventually, though, you’ll experience neck pain, stiffness, and loss of range of motion. Headaches, neck, shoulders and back tenderness are also common. Your chiropractor is knowledgeable of whiplash injuries, and customized treatment that will fit your needs.

 

Soft Tissue Injuries

Soft tissue injuries are also common during a car accident. Your muscles, ligaments, and tendons can stretch or even tear during the accident, leading to strains and sprains. Soft tissue injuries are painful and can restrict your movement. For example, if you strain your neck in an accident, it will be difficult to walk. Manipulation techniques can reduce pain and inflammation while promoting healing. Going to the chiropractor will allow you to heal from your soft tissue injuries faster, so you can get back to your normal life.

Concussions

If you hit your head during the car accident, you could have a concussion. Common symptoms include headaches, confusion, dizziness, nausea, and fatigue. Over time, you could experience sleep disturbances, personality changes, and changes to taste and smell. There is a great chance that your cervical bones, in the neck, has misaligned causing pressure to your nervous systems. Your chiropractor can provide spinal decompression and alignment to alleviate your symptoms. While you might need several treatments, you should notice results after the first one.
 

Car accidents traumatic and frightening, and they are made worse when you suffer an injury. You want to heal fast, and your chiropractor can help. If you’ve been in an auto accident, call Cashae Spine & Sports at (240) 219-8975 to learn about your treatment options. Our Silver Springs, MD, chiropractor can alleviate pain and help your body heal quickly.