Santa Barbara Chiropractic wants you to be aware that whiplash injuries can occur even from a minor car accident. If you’ve been driving around in a big tank-of-a-car and you’ve been in an auto accident, if your car looks “uninjured,” it’s easy to assume that you are not hurt, either. After all, isn’t that the reason you’re driving a big vehicle? It’s for protection, right? Well, research has shown that occupants of vehicles, both large and compact, can be hurt a lot more than might be expected from a minor auto accident. In fact, as far as your body is concerned, there’s really no such thing as a “minor fender bender.”
When your body is compelled to stop abruptly and without warning, there are going to be reverberations. An emergency room attendant may hand you a clean bill of health because you haven’t sustained any broken bones, and you may be given a prescription for medication to reduce the muscle spasms that you are undoubtedly experiencing as a result of the structural changes in your neck or lower back that you experienced from the impact. But, unless you’re actually treated for the bodily trauma you’ve sustained, your problem can go from bad to far worse. In fact, many people experience problems years after a car accident because they didn’t get the help they required in the first place.
Your chiropractor genuinely knows what your body undergoes during an auto accident. Chiropractic care includes treatment for soft tissue injuries and spinal bio-mechanics impairment. And your chiropractor is an expert in rehabilitation strategies.
If you’ve experienced a minor auto accident, even if your car may not require much repair, you probably do. Neck and back injuries are not only painful in the regions in which they occur, but they can also cause pain, tingling, and numbness in your arms and hands and cause headaches days, weeks, even months after an accident occurs.
You can get back on the road to feeling good again with drug-free, natural chiropractic care. It will go a long way in putting the trauma of your accident where it belongs – behind you. Moreover, because your chiropractor has experience working with insurance companies and lawyers, not only will you feel less physical stress, but less emotional stress, too!