Whiplash: 3 Things to Know Your neck is sore. You have a headache beginning. Your shoulders are extremely tense and your energy is low. You were just rear-ended in a small fender-bender yesterday, so it doesn't make sense why you're hurting so much. Or does it? Whiplash is not reserved for the worst accidents only. You can be subjected to whiplash from a simple tap on your rear bumper. The most surprising thing I have seen in over thirteen years as a chiropractor is how much damage a … [Read more...] about Whiplash: 3 Things to Know
Auto Accident
What to Do After a Car Accident: 5 Important Steps
What to Do After a Car Accident: 5 Important Steps A car accident can be sudden, frightening, and physically and emotionally overwhelming. In the moments immediately afterward, it can be difficult to know what to do or what steps to take next. Even when you feel relatively fine after an accident, some injuries may not become noticeable until hours or even days later. Whiplash, muscle strains, sprains, and other soft-tissue injuries can develop gradually. Knowing what to do after a car … [Read more...] about What to Do After a Car Accident: 5 Important Steps
Finding Relief After a Car Accident without Drugs or Surgery
Screech. Bam. Uh-oh. You've been involved in a car accident. Your day has been thrown upside down, and a million thoughts are racing. If you don't feel immediate pain, you may be tempted to think you don’t have a problem. But waiting too long to seek care has been shown to increase the chances that you'll need more aggressive interventions. Taking the right action steps as quickly as possible after a car accident can greatly improve your overall health and healing. With the stress of an … [Read more...] about Finding Relief After a Car Accident without Drugs or Surgery
Got Whiplash? Here are 3 Big Reasons to See Your Chiropractor
Whiplash is the term used to describe the injuries that occur as a result of a forceful, uncontrolled, and rapid back and forth motion of the neck. These injuries can occur during sports, slip and fall, or car accidents and auto accidents. This can unfortunately happen to you even after a very low speed collision. Being rear-ended at less than 10mph might not damage your car much, but it can wreak havoc on your neck or low back! Most of us have heard of this type of injury. Most of … [Read more...] about Got Whiplash? Here are 3 Big Reasons to See Your Chiropractor
How to Recover from Whiplash After an Auto Accident
Your spine is a long chain of bones, discs, muscles, and ligaments that extend from your skull down to your tailbone. The cervical spine (your neck) is designed to support your head and protect the nerves that go out to your face, shoulders, and arms. Postural changes, arthritis, and sudden injuries are a few of the primary causes of neck pain. Most of the time, the pain can be traced to a problem with either the muscles, bones, discs, or nerves in your neck. That’s important to … [Read more...] about How to Recover from Whiplash After an Auto Accident
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