Car Accidents And Whiplash

An injury to you neck caused by sudden forceful movement of the head, in the backwards, forward, or sideways direction is known as “whiplash”.  Whiplash is most commonly cause in auto accidents, but can also be caused by sports like football and martial arts among other activities. 

When your head is suddenly jerked back outside its limits, it can damage the muscles and ligaments that support your spine and head.  This can even lead to a disc rupture, tear or bulge.  In addition your vertebrae can be forced out of alignment greatly reducing your range of motion in your spine.  All of this can happen in even the slowest of car accidents.

Some of the symptoms seen from the instability of the spine caused by whiplash included headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, pain in shoulders and neck, upper back pain, reduced flexibility to bend, and even lower back problems.  Sometimes these symptoms are not immediate because it can take the body months to try to heal and during this healing process the symptoms become evident.

The chiropractic approach to the above injuries is to use conservative chiropractic adjustments which will naturally bring the spine back into alignment and restore proper motion of the body.   Before, treatment a thorough chiropractic exam will be conducted to understand your range of motion and current position of spinal bones.  Then the doctor will construct a careful plan to help restore the spine and bodies motion to its normal state. 

To help minimize scar tissue from developing after whiplash, it is important to get chiropractic care as quickly as possible.