Auto Accident Injuries

Physical Therapy Rehabilitation and Chiropractic Care After an Auto Accident

Treating Injuries After An Auto Accident at Action Physical Therapy Clinic

Car accidents are an unfortunate reality of life.  According to NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration), over 3 million people are injured every year in car accidents across the US. The victims are not aware that some of the injuries cannot be detected weeks and even months after the accident, so they think there’s no reason to visit an auto accident injuries chiropractor right away. Car accidents can cause different injuries to any part of the body, depending on the severity of the impact and circumstances of the crash. Even minor collisions can result in long-term symptoms; research shows that a large number of car accident victims has pain 10-15 years after the crash.

Understanding Chiropractic Care Treatments After An Auto Accident

Chiropractic care is one of the best treatments when it comes to healing from auto accident injuries. This type of treatment helps with injuries like whiplash, headaches, migraines, neck pain, back pain, concussion, herniated disc and more. Combined with massage and physical therapy, it assists in the healing process and helps get your body back to normal.

Benefits of Chiropractic Treatment Sustained From An Automobile Accident

Auto accident injuries can vary from one case to another, but we use different treatments to help speed the healing process in the victims.

Spinal adjustment

Spinal adjustment is a technique used for realigning the spine and reducing the pressure of the spinal cord. This way, the mobility and the overall functioning of our patient’s body will be improved in a short period of time.

Soft tissue mobilization

Soft tissue mobilization is a technique that helps loosen the muscles and improve blood flow to body parts injured from the accident.

Functional rehabilitation

With the functional rehabilitation treatment, we teach our patients what kinds of stretches and exercises that are best to perform in order to strengthen the muscles and restore coordination and balance of their body.

How do we treat auto accident injuries?

With the help of our up-to-date strategies and diagnostic tools, we determine the severity of the auto accident injuries in our patients so that we can find the root of the pain. After identifying the cause of the pain, next thing we do is developing a personalized treatment strategy for encouraging the healing process. If needed, we use a spinal adjustment in order to help with certain musculoskeletal injuries. We also use chiropractic treatment to address concerns that are related to the muscles and the mobility of the body. This type of therapy includes exercises and stretches which are supervised by us so that we can be sure that the risk of further pain is limited.

When to seek treatment for auto accident injuries?

As we already said, certain auto accident injuries might not cause immediate symptoms, so to be safe, we recommend seeking chiropractic treatment immediately after the accident so that we can address the injuries and pain on time. Even if you received some kind of treatment at the ER, there’s still a chance that you might be in danger of going through a long-term pain. Usually, accident victims rush

past treatment to call their lawyer and ask for an advice, but in the end, there is no amount of money worth pain. So, call us and we will create a multidisciplinary approach to treating your pain and providing you with the treatment your auto accident injuries need.