If you were involved in a car accident it is very important to be seen by a car accident chiropractor as soon as possible. Your body is going through an inflammatory response. If the primary injury is muscular you will begin to feel it almost immediately.
Our protocol for treating a person after a whiplash or sprain injury:
- Step 1 — Examination: A thorough assessment of all injured tissues.
- Step 2 — Immediate care: Splints and/or braces if needed and a gentle pain-free adjustment of the spine.
- Step 3 — Home exercises: Pain-free exercises taught for you to do at home to support recovery.
Additional treatment will depend on what tissue was injured during the accident. Everyone starts with treatments that reduce pain and inflammation, most always including auto injury chiropractic spinal and extremity adjustments, massage, spinal flexion-distraction, and therapeutic exercises. If one sustains a neck or low back disc injury in an auto accident then traction therapy may also be recommended.
Should I see an auto injury chiropractor after a car accident?
Chiropractic care has been shown to be effective in acute whiplash, chronic whiplash, low back sprain, and other car accident injuries. Studies comparing spinal manipulative therapy to physical therapy found spinal manipulative therapy a stronger treatment — and adding manipulation to physical therapy treatment accelerated the recovery rate.
A common injury after a car accident is a concussion. Whiplash injuries are the second most common cause of post-traumatic headache after a concussion. Some of those symptoms are visual changes, dizziness, nausea, and balance disturbances. Chiropractic adjustments have been shown to improve these symptoms.
Zero out-of-pocket cost to you
If you are in Oregon or Washington the treatment is completely covered by your personal injury protection (PIP). Your doctor is also familiar with the medico-legal aspect of your personal injury and will be able to help you through this complicated process. Schedule a same-day visit — if you tell us you were in a car accident, we will do our best to get you in that day.
