Car Accidents, Whiplash & Chiropractic

Most people know that if you are involved in an automobile accident it is important to be evaluated to determine if there is a soft tissue (whiplash or CAD-Cervical acceleration-Deceleration) injury.   And people who want to fix the problem without using drugs to cover up the symptoms know the professional of choice is a doctor of chiropractic.

Chiropractors focus on proper function of posture and the spine, nerves, muscles and ligaments, so the first thing evaluated is evidence of life-threatening trauma such as fractures, etc.

Pain changes how a body moves, therefore after the initial pain improves, the body may adapt to moving differently. Pain medication and muscle relaxers can mask the pain, but unless normal motion is restored, body motion will be unbalanced. However, symptoms from auto accidents (and other soft tissue injuries) may not show up for days or even weeks after the trauma.Left untreated, the body adapts to the unbalanced pattern of motion, creating chronic problems.   See Neck Pain; Low Back Pain; Shoulder and arm pain