Whiplash Pain Relief from our Harrisburg Chiropractor

Whiplash (cervical acceleration-deceleration disorder, or CAD) is a severe injury to the neck and upper back involving extreme stretching of a spinal ligament called the anterior longitudinal ligament. CAD occurs when the head is violently whipped forward and immediately backward at the moment of impact during an automobile accident. Symptoms of whiplash may take several hours to several days before emerging, as inflammation of the ligament worsens. Early warning signs of whiplash include numbness and tingling in the arms, back and neck aching and stiffness, headaches and fatigue. Even if you do not experience symptoms soon after being involved in a car accident, you should consider scheduling an appointment with your chiropractor in Harrisburg for preventive chiropractic treatment.

Importance of Treating Whiplash Immediately

Severe stretching to upper cervical ligaments and neck/shoulder muscles or even hairline fractures to small bones in the neck could suddenly start producing intense pain and stiffness within a few days of incurring whiplash. If this happens, the damage done to your neck and upper back may have reached a critical point requiring extensive, ongoing treatment. Seeing your Harrisburg chiropractor as soon as possible following involvement in any type of accident that whips your head and neck back and forth is essential for reducing or even preventing debilitating whiplash symptoms. In addition, failing to get chiropractic treatment for whiplash may lead to vision problems, migraines, difficulty concentrating and fibromyalgia. 

How is Whiplash Treated?

Spinal adjustments will realign spinal vertebrae jolted out of place and reduce pressure on intradiscal nerves endings. Whiplash symptoms respond well to adjustments, with most people enjoying varying degrees of pain relief within 24 hours of having a spinal adjustment.

Your Harrisburg chiropractor also recommends THOR laser therapy to help heal all types of soft tissue injuries. Using LED (light-emitting diodes) to change cellular processes and reduce levels of chemicals associated with inflammation and pain, THOR low-level laser light therapy also promotes new cell growth and reduces inflammation of neck and shoulder ligaments and muscles.

 Contact Us Today

If you have been involved in an auto accident, don't wait until your symptoms are unbearable. Call your Harrisburg chiropractic office today at (717) 540-8448 to schedule an appointment.