The more you drive the greater your chance. The greater your chance of getting into a motor vehicle accident. In fact, every time you get into a car you have a one in 103 chance of getting into a collision. What often is not considered when one gets into an accident is that the effects it has on you physically can be long lasting.
Five signs that you may have whiplash are: 1. Having a stiffness or tight feeling in the neck - muscles in the back and front of your neck feel knotted 2. Looking over your shoulders is painful – you may even notice a restriction in turning your head from side to side. 3. Tenderness and soreness in your neck – even a slight pressure on you neck can be painful. 4. Headaches are constant –these tend to start in the back of the head and spread to the front 5. You have body pain and or tinglingnumbness and tingling into the extremities Whiplash is a very quick forward-backward movement of the neck in which there is a lot of microtrauma of the muscles, ligaments, cartilage, and soft issues. Several things one can do to help provide relief and help the healing process is to use an alternating heat and ice multiple times per day. In addition to that is to keep the spine moving, light stretching activities can help prevent the T joints from fully locking up. Cases of whiplash that go undetected lead to degenerative changes in the joints of the sin.
At Atlas Natural Medicine we focus on helping you get relief fast and helping go correct the damage.
We have a unique approach including specific chiropractic care, soft tissue work, medical trigger point injections and rehab care. So, if have recently been in an accident and feel that you may be suffering from whiplash, then call our office for a free consultation to find out how we may be able to help, call 512-352-1300.
“The genuine concern and gentle care provided by Dr. Seivert, and staff made this process much less stressful and worth an hour and 15-minute drive, after my car accident.”
