What Happens To My Body During An Auto Accident?
Your body wasn’t designed to deal with the forces that occur in a car accident. Even though modern cars have an array of safety features, the damage from an accident can range from small aches to life-changing injuries.
A Few Of The Most Common Injuries After An Auto Accident Include:
When your car is rear-ended, your neck gets thrown back from the impact and then rebounds by flexing forward. Whiplash commonly injures the tendons and ligaments in your neck and can cause severe pain, and it’s estimated to occur in over 25% of all auto accidents. The ligaments in the low back often get injured as well causing low back pain that could sometimes travel to the buttocks or legs.
Head Impact
Your head may collide with the headrest or even the steering wheel or airbag. Concussions, headaches, and other head injury symptoms can show up after an accident.
Shoulder and Knee Injuries
Bracing for an accident can often cause a shoulder injury. It’s also not uncommon for your knees to hit either the door or dashboard during an accident.
Research has shown that soft tissue injuries, like the ones suffered during an auto accident, usually recover best when care is initiated early during the recovery phase.
Delaying care could lead to poor tissue healing and chronic pain down the road.
Chiropractic care is a safe and effective option to treat auto injuries like whiplash and back pain. Chiropractic care also has fewer side effects and risks when compared to drugs or surgeries.
Call our office at 651-317-9365 if you’ve experienced pain as a result of a crash, we would be happy to provide a full evaluation and help you take the first steps on the road to recovery.
Here’s How We Can Help You After An Auto Accident Injury:
A Complete Evaluation
While whiplash and back pain are the most common complaints after a car accident other injuries might be present as well. By performing a thorough exam, you can rest easy knowing that all your injuries have been accounted for. We will make sure that you are listened to and respected.
Personalized Treatment Plans
We value the uniqueness of every patient and their accident, so we strive to implement care plans that are personalized for every individual. We make sure you get the best chiropractic care using the most up-to-date guidelines so you can return to your favorite activities.
Easy Home Rehab
We believe implementing easy home exercises are another way to help you feel better faster. By incorporating these simple exercises, you minimize the long-term damage of an auto accident injury. We develop effective rehab plans that will work for you and your activity level so that you can return to living a pain free life.
Help With Insurance & Lawyers
After a car accident, there are many things to worry about. Who will fix my car? How am I going to get to work? How much will I have to pay out of pocket? We can help you with all these questions. We also have excellent relationships with lawyers who specialize in auto injuries that can get you the best results from your accident.