Symptoms and Treatment of Whiplash

Whiplash is a type of injury that occurs in the neck, causing neck strain.  Any impact that causes the head to jerk suddenly forward or backward on the neck can cause it.  It is most common in automobile accidents but can occur with a sports injury and other types of accidents.  Whiplash may not be obvious immediately after the impact but may take hours or even days to appear.  The inflammation of the damaged muscle and tendon gradually increases.  Symptoms of whiplash include pain on moving the head around, loss of range of motion, and potential headaches.  Whiplash ranges from mild to severe.  Severe whiplash that goes without treatment or relief can threaten the strength of the muscles in the neck.

Chiropractic Care Offers Whiplash Treatment

Most traditional medicine courses of treatment offer nothing but ice and medication to combat the symptoms, and nothing to actually help the neck heal. Chiropractic care goes right to the source of the problem, relieving stress in the neck and all the adjacent tissues, reducing inflammation, and encouraging the relaxation of the tightly knotted muscles.

Chiropractic Adjustment Tackles the Core of the Problem

Chiropractic care offers a natural drug-free method of pain relief and facilitates healing even in patients who have had trouble finding relief elsewhere.  Chiropractic care is different because it uses the mechanical configuration of the body to help it heal itself.  By relaxing the muscles and coaxing the bones back into alignment, chiropractic adjustment techniques can help reduce pain and return a range of motion to the joints.  The alignment, in combination with various muscle relaxation techniques that range from ultrasound to hot and cold therapy, to electrical stimulation and massage therapy, help to reduce inflammation and help relieve the pressure of the fluid in the swelling tissue.  Improved blood circulation from the alignment also encourages healing.  

San Antonio Chiropractor Treats Whiplash

Dr. Donald Phillips of Dr. Phillips Chiropractic Nutrition and Wellness in San Antonio, TX is happy to answer questions regarding chiropractic care of whiplash and other injuries.  Please call (210) 545-1144 to make an appointment.

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