We understand that you never asked for this accident and injury. You have much better things to do with your time than take care of this new problem. In fact, you were probably really busy managing things before this happened. We see many patients that have been trying to recover from their accident for years before they found us. We can almost always help those people, but hopefully you are catching this early, before the scar tissue or neurological mal-adaptation sets in.
We would like to help you determine how bad the accident was on you, not just your car, so you can recover quickly and completely. To do that, we perform a thorough evaluation, also taking x-rays if needed. If you are unsure if this is an approach you want to take, we can start with a simple Auto accident Severity Evaluation. Click the link to see it.
Call us at 559-635-8266 to schedule your Accident Severity Evaluation. Print this out and tell us you have it to make the evaluation free. Then we will let you know what options we recommend for your recovery.
If you simply want more information, fill out the form at this link, and we will send you email and hard-copies of the:
- Free report: Recover from the Accident
- Certificate for Accident Severity Evaluation,
- Recover from your accident report email series.
Hope for a Car Accident Victim
I can recall a time that pain was all I felt. I was involved in a car accident and started experiencing neck pain, upper and lower back pain, hip pain, foot pain and headaches. I was overwhelmed with pain. I tried physical therapy for three weeks. Dr. Hobbs says that physical therapy can do a… Read more “Hope for a Car Accident Victim”
Common Symptoms of Whiplash
Cars are designed to keep you alive in a crash, but alive does not necessarily mean well. Neck pain is the most common smptoms, but whien your head and neck (and jaw) get whipped around Headaches, Jaw pain, Shoulder, and Arm pain are also common. The nerves from the neck supply the head and arms.
Shoulders and Arms can also be injured due to the grip and yanking action of the crash while holding tightly to the steering wheel. Muscles may be strained or torn and the shoulder joint or rotator cuff tendons may be torn.
The Lower back and hips can be damaged and painful from the shearing forces of the accident and are oftem compounded by the jamming forces up through the leg tightened to brake the car.
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), also called Concussion, is somewhat common, even without direct head trauma. The whipping of the neck also causes a whipping of the brain within the skull, slamming it against the opposite side of the skull. These are also called Acceleration-Deceleration or Coup Contra-Coup injurys. These are more likely to occur when you hit something hard like the windshield, but it can also happens with the rapid acceleration-deceleratioin of whiplash and hitting the head rest.
Post-Concussive Syndrome develops after the early stage of the concussion passes. Or, in this case, it does not pass as expected. With this, you eperiencesome, or all of these symptoms: Dizziness, Headache, Blurry vision, Tiredness, Anxiety, and Sensitivity to Light, Reading, or Computer work.
Best Treatment for Whiplash
Early Movement: Gentle range of motion exercises are important. It should not be painful. To know when and how much movement, we performa thorough exam and give you specific recommendations. Torn/damaged tissues like muscles and ligaments have their fibers oriented in a way that provides maximum elastcity and strength for ideal function. Proper a nd regular movement "tells" your body how to orient the repaired tissue. Without proper movement, tissues rebuild weaker, tighter, and more painful, since sensitive scar tissue is the preferred alternative to the accurate tissue.
Nourished Tissues: With any trauma, there is an increased demand for nutrients. You need a good diet with adequate, bioavailable protein and the individual nutrients that help rebuild your injured tissue. We provide specific supplements for this process. During this phase, it is better to have a little extra than not enough. We don't want your body making compromises with your body rebuilding.
Gradual Work-hardening: Once your tissues are stable enough to start exercising, we will give you specific exercises to do. The most common ones will be core stabilizing exercises. After an injury, like a car wreck or whiplash, your body goes into a protective, guarding state that prevent further injury. This guarding state involves tight muscles and brain changes. So, the rehabilitation exercises we recommend will be specific to your body and brain. Notice that we don't call them "strengthening" exercises, but rather "core stabilizing" exercises. Strength is helpful, but stabilization is critical. Therefore, we will help you focus on accurate, intentional movements more than strenght or just going through the movements.
Chiropractic Adjustments: As part of supporting segmental (specific jpint) Early Movement, Tissue Nourishment, and Work-hardening, Chiropractic spinal adjustments are uniquely helpful for each of these. We use the word " adjustment," and not "cracking" or " popping," because the way we provide thsi service at Synergy Chiropractic is specific to your condition, your spine, and your stage fo recovery. EVERY visit before the adjustment, the doctor reevaluates your condition with his hands to determine exactly what is best for you that day.
Neurological Rehabilitation: If you have post-concussive syndrome or other persistent neurological problem, we may offer specific neurological rehabilitation to help your brain "come back online."
Non-thermal Laser: We use Erchonia laser, because they are the most tested, FDA-approved, and safest devices available that are also highly effective for reducing pain and proomoting reduces inflammation and tissue healing. These are safe to use on the head and almost (if not absolutely) anywhere else.