Car Accident Back Pain, Neck Pain, Headaches
Chiropractic Care for Auto Accidents
Whiplash Accidents Injuries Treated, Short North Columbus, Ohio
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I see a variety of clients with injuries and pain of the back, neck and headaches. The reason for the symptoms, in many cases, are related to car accidents, or other types of personal injuries. Frequently, the questionable auto accidents happened in the previous years but the early signs were not considered important by the patient.
Most people try to get their cars fixed as soon as possible, but they don’t bother to see if they are alright themselves. Examples of this reasoning can be found in other scenarios, also. I used to know a woman who was proud of the fact that although she was a smoker, she never allowed smoking in her car since she wanted to keep it smelling fresh!
I’m not sure what the reason is for having these kind of thoughts. Many people dismiss the slight neck or back pain and headaches after they experience an auto accident. This thought process is flawed. Imagine if we didn’t care about other health problems like this.
The injuries resulting from whiplash type accidents are not simple. Muscles are pulled and ripped, sometimes ligaments can break partially or completely, a herniated disc can occur and the spine could be fractured as well.
Many mild to severe symptoms can be caused by these injuries of the neck and back. It’s bad enough when you experience pain in the back and neck over the short term, but over the long term it’s unbearable.
Even though there is a complex mechanism of injury in cases of whiplash, the usual spinal injuries that occur are following a well established path. Irritation of the ligaments and muscles within the injured area is the first symptom presented. Inflammation results from the irritation. Inflammation is not just to blame for a lot of the beginning symptoms that you feel, but it is also to blame for scar tissue development which causes your symptoms to be permanent or last forever.
Ongoing aches and pains as a result of an accident occur in roughly one out of four auto accident injuries.
In my chiropractic office in Columbus, Ohio I see the statistics become reality. Chiropractors can be of great help in treating back pain, neck pain and headaches that are caused by motor vehicle accidents. You should be examined, and treated if necessary, by your chiropractor if you want to make sure that you are not one of the 25% of people that do not recover from injuries sustained in a car accident.
