Whiplash
Focused care for neck pain, stiffness, headaches, dizziness, and other symptoms that commonly follow auto accidents and sudden trauma.
Car Accident Chiropractor
Many people seek out Chiro 1st chiropractic care after having an auto injury. A common auto injury, whiplash, occurs when the head and neck are whipped from back to front, similar to how a whip is cracked.
The majority of car accidents are rear-end collisions with whiplash being a common result. Whiplash can also occur from other kinds of trauma, accidents, abuse, and falls.
Whiplash
When the neck is whipped from back to front during a car accident, while playing contact sports, or from another physical trauma, a number of things can happen to the spine and surrounding soft tissue.
Whiplash describes the initial impact, but the results can include disc bulges and herniation, subluxations, injured bones in the spine, irritated and damaged nerves, and pulled ligaments and muscles in the neck.
What are the Symptoms of Whiplash?
Whiplash injuries can range from mild to very severe. Even if the impact seemed mild, it is important to be examined if symptoms begin to show up after the accident.
- Neck pain
- Shoulder, upper back, and arm pain
- Headaches
- Blurred vision
- Pain when turning the head
- Inability to move or turn the head fully
- Dizziness
- Tiredness
- Numbness or tingling in the arms, hands, and fingers
- Ringing in the ears
- Difficulty sleeping
- Depression
Chiropractic Care for Car Accidents
Because the majority of whiplash incidents impact the spine and the surrounding nerves and tissues, chiropractic care is an excellent avenue for treatment.
