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Many car accidents
or “whiplash” injuries are classified as
“soft tissue” meaning that no bones are
broken or internal injuries were sustained. Most patients
go to the ER where x-rays are taken and they are told
nothing is broken and given pain pills and muscle relaxers
and sent home
Whiplash: An injury to
the cervical spine, or neck, and occurs when the muscles
and other soft tissues are hyper-extended or hyper-flexed.
Because the symptoms from a soft tissue injury may not
show up until 3-7 days after the trauma, a thorough
chiropractic examination is very important. These soft
tissues may require conservative care to help the muscle,
tendon, ligaments and neural tissues to heal and repair
more effectively and efficiently. People are realizing
that pain killing drugs are not the answer. They merely
cover up the symptoms, deceiving the patient into thinking
they are getting better. Then when the medication is
gone they are hurting and have delayed important treatment
that is designed to help them repair and recover. Pain
changes how a body moves, therefore after the initial
pain improves, the body may adapt to moving differently.
Unless normal motion is restored, body motion will be
unbalanced. Left untreated, the body adapts to the unbalanced
pattern of motion, creating a chronic problem. Does
this mean you should not take medications? Our recommendation
is to look at the healing process and co-manage the
injuries with conservative treatment as well medication
if necessary.Doctors of Chiropractic consider a person
as an integrated being, giving special attention to
the spine, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and
nerves. Chiropractic is a natural health care method
that stresses the importance of keeping all the systems
of the body functioning efficiently, not just covering
up the pain.
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Signs and Symptoms of Whiplash People who experience
whiplash may develop one or more of the following symptoms,
usually within the first two days after the accident:
· Neck pain and stiffness
·
Headaches
· Pain in the shoulder or between
the shoulder blades
· Low back pain
· Pain or numbness in the arm and/or hand
· Dizziness
· Ringing in the ears
or blurred vision
· Difficulty concentrating
or remembering
· Irritability, sleep disturbances,
fatigue
If you have been in an auto accident and experience
any of the above signs and/or symptoms please call our
office immediately for a FREE consultation. |