Auto Injury & Whiplash Treatment in Morrisville
Our Chiropractic office in Morrisville (the Heart of the Triangle) is available for accident injury treatments.
Auto accidents are known to cause a variety of injuries that may not be readily apparent directly after the collision. These injuries can include sprains and strains, herniated discs and whiplash. The good news is that Integrative Chiropractic provides auto accident injury treatments for individuals who have recently or not so recently been in a collision.
Common Injuries Experienced in a Car Accident
When you are in a car accident, your body ricochets between the seatbelt and seat, which can cause whiplash. If you have your hands on the steering wheel or stick-shift, your wrist may experience sprains and strains, and your knees may impact the dash, causing bruising and injuries to the knees. You may also experience shoulder injuries from being held back by the seatbelt and herniated discs in your lower back and neck.
Signs You Have a Car Accident Injury that Needs Chiropractic Treatment
Depending on your auto accident injury, you may experience a wide range of symptoms. If you have whiplash, you may experience an increase in headaches, a stiff or sore neck and sensitivity to light and sound. In severe instances, you may also experience pain and soreness in your upper back and tingling down one or both arms.
If you have a joint injury in your knees, wrists or shoulders, you may experience pain, inflammation, and loss of range of motion. If you experience a herniated disc during your accident, you may have pain in the area of the disc herniation as well as pain that radiates into the legs.
Auto Accident Injury Treatments
Our auto accident injury chiropractor provides treatments for whiplash, shoulder, wrist and knee injuries and herniated discs that are the result of a car accident.
Chiropractic Adjustments and Care
Chiropractic adjustments and and our associated therapies are used to treat joint and muscle sprains and strains in the back are used to treat joint misalignments in the back, neck and extremity joints. These treatments help decrease healing times, reduce inflammation and improve the range of motion of the joints.
Targeted Massage Therapy
Targeted massage therapy is used to help relax muscles and tendons in order to help reduce pain and inflammation while improving localized circulation. Massage therapy can be utilized before or after chiropractic adjustments.
Whiplash After an Auto Injury
What Causes Whiplash?
Rear-end car accidents are a common cause of whiplash, but injuries sustained in contact sports, falls, and other types of trauma can also cause it to occur.
Whiplash symptoms may not be immediately apparent following an accident or injury. In some cases, symptoms don’t appear for weeks. Symptoms can sometimes go undetected and therefore untreated for quite some time. This means you should not assume that you are not injured if you have been involved in an auto accident or sustained an injury that jarred your head and neck.
What Are the Symptoms of Whiplash?
Whiplash injuries usually include:
- Neck pain and stiffness
- Pain that increases with movement
- Headaches that start at the base of the skull
- Decreased range of motion in the neck
- Fatigue
- Tingling in arms
- Tenderness in the upper back and shoulders
- Difficulty concentrating
- Dizziness or vertigo
- Blurry vision
- Insomnia
- Ringing in the ears
Symptoms vary from person to person. If whiplash was caused by a traffic accident, the direction of impact, speed of the vehicles, as well as your age, gender, and physical condition will play a role in determining your symptoms.
The Benefits of Chiropractic Treatment for Whiplash
Whiplash injuries usually result in damage to your ligaments, muscles, tendons, and nervous system. It can also cause cervical spinal misalignments including dislocated vertebrae and herniated discs. These problems put pressure on the nerves that branch off from your spinal column, causing even more pain and discomfort.
Our team at Integrative Chiropractic works to restore your movement and correct the position of your vertebrae that was disrupted in the accident. By restoring vertebrae and discs to the correct positions, trapped nerve roots are released, resulting in pain-free function. Our office in Morrisville uses manual manipulation, massage therapy, trigger point therapy, exercise rehab, and soft tissue rehab to address your whiplash injury.
Common Chiropractic Treatments
Our chiropractors use a combination of non-invasive and drug-free treatments for whiplash injuries. Potential treatments include:
- Flexion-distraction, which gently massages injured spinal discs to promote healing while soothing the injured tissue
- Spinal manipulation, which is a slightly more aggressive approach that uses more forceful pressure to properly align the spine and relieve pressure
- Soft tissue massage, which helps to soothe sprained or strained soft connective tissue and muscles
The effects of auto injuries often create a combination of ailments that require various treatments to ensure the best results.
Headaches After an Auto Injury
With so many car crashes occurring every single day, chances are you might one day suffer an auto injury that leads to chronic pain and discomfort. Headaches after a car injury are no exception. Fortunately, at Integrative Chiropractic in Morrisville, NC, we specialize in providing effective care for headaches caused by car accidents and other injuries.
What Causes Headaches after an Auto Injury?
There are several things that can cause headaches after an auto injury. Some of the most common causes of headaches after an accident include whiplash is one of the most common culprits. Someone suffering from whiplash will feel neck pain and experience a sudden jerking motion during their accident. Other injuries such as concussions can also cause headaches. The pain may be caused by muscle tension or misalignment of the spine. Our chiropractor will help to identify the source of your pain and develop a treatment plan to address it.
Headache Relief after an Auto Injury Treatment
The good news is that our chiropractor can help provide you with relief from your headaches after an auto injury. We offer a variety of treatment options, such as chiropractic adjustments, massage therapy, and more. Our goal is to help you find the most effective way to reduce your pain and improve your overall health.
During your visit to our chiropractor, we will take the time to listen to your concerns and develop a treatment plan that is tailored to your needs. Often, people don’t just suffer from headaches, but also have neck pain, back pain, and other issues. We will work with you to find the best way to address all your concerns so that you can better achieve your wellness goals.
Find Headache Relief from a Car Injury at Integrative Chiropractic
If you’ve been in a car accident and are suffering from headaches, don’t wait to seek treatment. Contact our office at Integrative Chiropractic in Morrisville, NC, to schedule an appointment.
