The most common cause of whiplash is an automobile accident. This isn’t the only way you can get whiplash, however. This painful and dangerous injury plagues millions of Americans every year, but you don’t have to suffer. Revive Medical Center’s chiropractic whiplash treatment can relieve your whiplash symptoms and their related discomfort. Let’s talk about how chiropractic medicine helps whiplash.
What Is Whiplash?
Whiplash occurs when your neck is jolted backward and forward very quickly. Medical experts liken the injury to a whip cracking because your head whips back and forth. This neck injury is classified as a sprain or strain depending on the severity of the trauma. Mild cases of whiplash will correct themselves within a matter of weeks; more severe cases result in chronic and debilitating neck pain.
What Causes Whiplash?
As we mentioned above, the most common cause of whiplash is an automobile accident, especially a rear-end collision. If you are hit from behind, your head will whip forward and backward. This said, whiplash can also be caused by contact sports, falls, physical abuse, and any other trauma that whips the head back and forth or from side-to-side. Whiplash is a very common form of neck trauma.
What Are the Symptoms of Whiplash?
The cause of the injury itself is the first symptom of whiplash. You know you’ve got whiplash if you’ve been in an automobile accident that whipped your head around. Other whiplash symptoms include
- Neck pain accompanied by a stiff neck
- Pain that worsens when moving the neck
- Motion range loss in the neck
- Headaches that start at the skull’s base
- Upper back pain and tenderness
- Pain/tenderness in the shoulders and arms
- Numbness and tingling in the arms
- Dizziness and/or chronic fatigue
Severe cases of whiplash can also cause blurred vision, concentration and memory difficulties, tinnitus, insomnia, irritability, and depression. It’s wise to see a doctor right away after any whiplash injury.
Chiropractic whiplash treatment
Many people prefer chiropractic treatment for whiplash because it’s non-invasive and does not include addictive pain medications. Chiropractic whiplash treatment finds the source of the neck pain and fixes it. An examination reveals the location of the neck injury. This enables chiropractors to employ massage and joint manipulation to realign the upper spine and relieve the joint compression and discomfort.
If you suffer from whiplash, call Revive Medical Center in Lawrenceville, GA. We’d be happy to examine your injury and begin chiropractic treatment to realign your spine and relieve your painful symptoms.
