Whiplash: Common Causes and Treatments

Millions of individuals experience whiplash each year and fail to request treatment. Unfortunately, whiplash can turn into a chronic illness that permanently reduces the range of motion of the neck and causes severe headaches without prompt medical care. Here at Skocik Chiropractic, we can treat your neck pain.

Causes and Symptoms of Whiplash

Whiplash is a severe sprain of the neck. It affects the cervical vertebrae, nerves and ligaments and can cause severe pain and headaches. Car accidents are the main cause of whiplash, because they can cause neck injuries even at very low speeds. The typical fender-bender is enough force to jar the neck out of alignment and strain the muscles and ligaments.

A second cause of whiplash includes domestic abuse. Punching someone in the face, shaking them and throwing them against walls and objects can cause a hyperextension of the neck and result in misaligned vertebrae, muscle strains and loss of range of motion.

Chiropractic Treatment for Whiplash

Receiving chiropractic care can reduce the symptoms of whiplash, including dizziness, upper back and neck pain, headaches and migraines and stiffness of the neck. We offer chiropractic adjustments and massage therapy. These treatments do not mask your symptoms and pain. Instead, they work to heal your injury at its cause.

Chiropractic adjustments are used to realign the vertebrae in your neck. When whiplash occurs, the cervical vertebrae in the spine straighten. This causes excessive pressure on the front of your spine and can lead to bone spurs, deteriorating discs and permanent disability. With regular and frequent chiropractic adjustments, the natural curvature of your neck is restored, which reduces pain and inflammation and lessens the likelihood of disc degeneration and bone spurs.

When massage therapy is combined with chiropractic adjustments, individuals heal faster, and the adjustments last longer and are more effective. Receiving massages before your adjustments relaxes the muscles and soft tissues and improves blood flow throughout your body. This decreases healing time and reduces pain and the need for OTC and prescription medications.

Have you tried chiropractic care for your whiplash and neck injuries?

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