Car Accident Chiropractor in Charlottesville, VA

Many people will seek out chiropractic care in Charlottesville after having an auto injury.  A common auto injury, whiplash, occurs when the head and neck are whipped from back to front, similar to how a whip is cracked. The majority of car accidents are rear-end collisions with whiplash being a common result of the car accident. Whiplash can also occur from other kinds of trauma, accidents, injuries, and falls.

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Many people in Charlottesville who have been involved in a car accident don’t even realize they have received a whiplash injury until weeks or months later when the problem becomes persistent and leads to other issues. If you think your neck may have been injured in an accident or other incident, we want to help you to understand if you have a whiplash injury and how chiropractic care can help you to treat whiplash in our Charlottesville chiropractic clinic.

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Whiplash Injury in Charlottesville

When the neck is whipped from back to front during a car accident, while playing contact sports such as soccer or football, a number of things can happen to the spine and surrounding soft tissue.

Whiplash describes the initial impact, but the results can include:

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• Disc bulges and herniation

• Subluxations (misalignment of the vertebrae in the spine),

• Injured bones and joints in the spine,

• Irritated and damaged nerves

• Torn ligaments and muscles in the neck

 

What Are Symptoms of Whiplash?

Whiplash injuries can range widely from mild to very severe. Injuries tend to be more significant when your headrest is positioned too low, thus allowing excessive range of motion of the head during injury. If the impact was quite severe or the headrest was low there is the possibility that bones are broken or soft tissue is damaged or torn. It is highly recommended that you see a chiropractor and receive a thorough examination and x-rays. Observational damage to the vehicle is not a proper indicator to the extent of potential injury to the driver, passenger, or victim. 

Even if the impact seemed mild, you may have whiplash if you are experiencing any of the following symptoms:

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• Neck pain

• Shoulder, upper back, and arm pain

• Headaches

• Pain when turning the head

• Inability to move or turn the head fully

• Dizziness

• Tiredness

• Numbness or tingling in the arms, hands, and fingers

• Difficulty sleeping

 

Even if you have been cleared by the emergency room or urgent care, your pain could still be related to whiplash and you may need chiropractic treatment to correct the injuries caused by whiplash. If you have recently been injured it’s important to get your spine checked as soon as possible. The sooner that you start treating the whiplash the less chance you have of it developing into a long-term problem.

 

Chiropractic Care For Car Accidents

Because the majority of whiplash incidents impact the spine and the surrounding nerves and tissues, chiropractic care is an excellent avenue for treatment. Chiropractic doctors are skilled in assessing the source of the pain associated with a whiplash injury and determining a plan for effective treatment. Chiropractic treatments are gentle and non-invasive. Through small adjustments, people find great relief from the pain associated with whiplash and are set on a road to full recovery.

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Call our team at Jubilee Family Chiropractic in Charlottesville, VA to discover how chiropractic care can help you recover from whiplash and other injuries sustained in car accidents.

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