Protect yourself from holiday accidents and injuries with chiropractic care

Getting ready for the holidays can be very hectic especially when guests are arriving. Cleaning, rearranging and redecorating can easily lead to household accidents including painful falls that mar the glow of the festivities. Travelling can also lead to auto accidents as a result of inclement weather and crowded highways. USA Today stated that over 27,000 people are likely to be involved in serious traffic accidents over the holidays. If you’re harmed in a holiday accident, your chiropractor can help.

When you sustain an injury from an auto accident or a fall, your spine may become damaged. This can cause back pain, headaches and stiffness that limit your ability to move naturally. These injuries are often treated by targeting the side effects with pain killers. But spinal manipulation targets the root cause of injury and can be a much healthier choice.

Auto collisions often result in injuries that can cause lower back trauma and pain. Soft tissue injuries might include internal bruising, stretched tendons, torn muscles and inflamed joints.

Whiplash is a common injury caused by a sudden movement of the head. Ligaments and muscles that support the spine can become strained or torn. Neck pain, stiffness, blurred vision and headache and dizziness are symptoms you might experience when you’re in an auto accident.

Injuries to the spine, spinal ligaments, muscles and the components of the vertebral column may not heal correctly when left untreated. They may grow worse as time goes go by while causing pain, stiffness and reduction in range of motion.

What kind of conditions can your chiropractor treat?

Subluxations occur when the normal position of vertebrae is altered. The result can be pain and inflammation.

Herniated discs are often undetected. But they can cause debilitating pain that radiates to other parts of the body. Our chiropractic care manages disc herniation.

Sprains, Strains and Spasms can result from unaccustomed physical activities. Overworking the muscles or ligaments of the low back can lead to small tears in the tissues, which then become painful, swollen and tight. Dr. Phillips Chiropractic, Nutrition and Wellness offers comprehensive and effective chiropractic care.