Car Crashes

Chiropractic Care and Car Crashes  

Chiropractic care is pivotal for individuals involved in car crashes, offering specialized attention to the musculoskeletal system, which often bears the brunt of such traumatic events.  Car crashes, especially those involving sudden deceleration or impact, can result in a range of injuries, from whiplash injuries to spinal misalignments.  Chiropractors play a crucial role in managing these conditions by focusing on restoring proper spinal alignment, improving neurologic function, and speeding up the recovery process.  Chiropractic care is gentle, safe, and non-invasive provides you with a non-invasive drug-free alternative for comprehensive care, addressing both immediate discomfort and potential long-term issues. 

Delayed Injuries

Your adrenaline is through the roof, you're lost and trying to figure out what just happened, the last thing on your mind are injuries to you because you're more worried about your kids in the backseat or the other motorist.  You feel fine for a few days, even weeks, and then the symptoms arise.

You experience excruciating neck pain, headaches, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), trouble focusing, debilitating low back pain... 

Yes, adrenaline is one heck of a drug and the aftermath symptoms of the car crash may not manifest immediately.  This is why we cannot stress enough, the importance of getting your spine checked for whiplash injuries or other injuries ASAP by your local Aurora Chiropractic Office.  The sooner you get checked, the faster your body can heal.  

Whiplash

This is when your head and neck quickly extends backwards and forwards or side-to-side, causing damage to the joints and tissues of your neck.  Sometimes, your head may even hit the headrest, steering wheel, window or even the dashboard, further complicating whiplash injuries.  It is paramount to have your Spine and Nervous System evaluated by your local Aurora Chiropractic Office to improve and speed up your recovery from a car crash. 

Spinal Injuries

Car crashes cause compression to the joints of the spine can lead to traumatic subluxations, disc bulges, or disc herniations.  These injuries can result in pain, limited mobility, and a delayed onset of symptoms.   

Traumatic Subluxations, resulting from motor vehicle accidents, can have a delayed onset of symptoms and long-term complications.  Even though you don't feel any different in the days following a crash, there's more going on beneath the surface that may arise if not corrected promptly.  

Concussion

This is nothing to make light of, concussions are serious and intervention is crucial to ensure fast and proper healing of the damaged tissues.  Focusing on the Cervical Spine and Skull, Chiropractors can help these traumatic brain injuries heal faster than without intervention and may prevent delayed onset of other symptoms, such as tinnitus (ringing in the ears), vertigo (dizziness), headaches, brain fog and memory issues, fatigue, insomnia, irritability, anxiety, or even depression.

Soft Tissue Injuries

Any time you're involved in a car crash, the soft tissues are rapidly stretched and contracted, leading to microtears in the joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.  If not treated properly, these tears begin to lay down scar tissue and can have a lasting impact on your quality of life, mobility, and safety in a motor vehicle.  Maintaining proper mobility of your head and neck is of upmost importance when driving and checking your blind-spot for other motorists.