Your Injury from Car Accidents and Chiropractic

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Chiropractic is often the best course of treatment for a whiplash type accident or injury.

Most people suffering from a whiplash injury from car accident also complain of accident or injury headaches. The car accident injury pain may be on one side or both. It may be on again off again or constant, in one spot or more general. These car accident injury headaches, just like car accident injury neck pain, are often the result of tightened muscles trying to keep the head stable and, just like tension headaches; you often feel them right behind your eyes.

Shoulder pain after an injury from car accident is often described as pain radiating down the back of the neck into your shoulder blades and may be the result of tensed muscles, too.

Muscle tears pain from an injury from car accident is often described as burning pain, prickling or tingling. More severe disc damage may cause sharp pain with certain movements, with or without radiating into the arms, hand and fingers. This car accident pain may be relieved by holding your hand over your head.

Here is a list of the most common car accident whiplash symptoms that have been treated effectively with Chiropractic. If you have been in an car accident and are experiencing any of these symptoms, take care of yourself and get a chiropractic check up.

Basic Accident or Injury Whiplash Symptoms

Neck pain and/or stiffness
Headache
Low back pain and/or stiffness
Shoulder pain
Blurred vision
Difficulty swallowing
Irritability
Fatigue
Dizziness
Vertigo
Numbness and tingling
Pain in the jaw or face
Pain between the shoulder blades
Pain in the arms or legs, feet and hands
Nausea
Ringing in the ears

What Makes Whiplash Injury from Car Accidents Happen?

Whiplash injury from car accident is most commonly received from riding in a car that is struck from behind, or collides with another vehicle. When the head is suddenly jerked back and forth beyond its normal limits, the muscles and ligaments supporting the spine can be over-stretched or torn. In a rear end collision for example, the victim’s car is first pushed or accelerated forward and then, because their foot is on the brake or their car hits the vehicle in front, their car is rapidly slowed down, or decelerated. As the vehicle accelerates forward, it pushes the body forward too, but the head remains behind momentarily, rocking up and back, until some of the muscles and ligaments are stretched or torn. Too often the injury occurs before the head rebounds off the headrest. When the victim does not have a headrest, the injuries sustained are much worse as there is no method to prevent hyperextension of the neck from occurring.

These muscles, in a reflex action, contract to bring the occupant’s head forward again, and to prevent excessive injury. This overcompensates because at this point the head is already traveling in a forward direction as the car decelerates. This violently rocks the head forward, stretching and tearing more muscles and ligaments. The soft pulpy discs between the vertebrae can bulge, tear, or rupture. Vertebrae can be forced out of their normal position, reducing range of motion. The spinal cord and nerve roots get stretched, irritated, and choked. If the victim is not properly restrained the occupants head may strike the steering wheel or windshield, possibly causing a concussion. If you have a whiplash type injury it is likely chiropractic examination and care are your best option.

Your Injury from Car Accidents and Chiropractic.