Car & Auto Accident Whiplash Injury Treatment in St. Augustine
Have you recently been involved in a car or auto accident and continue to experience pain—even though your doctor said you were “clear”? Accidents like these can lead to whiplash injuries: sudden jerking of the neck can strain or sprain the muscles and ligaments, which may result in long-lasting discomfort.
Whiplash often occurs when our necks experience rapid, jarred movement that they are not built for. The resulting micro-tears in muscles and ligaments may cause pain that persists or gradually worsens, affecting your ability to work, enjoy activities, or simply move without discomfort.
Typical symptoms of a whiplash injury include:
reduced range of motion in the neck
stiffness or soreness when turning the head
neck or upper-shoulder pain
headaches
pain that radiates down from the neck into the shoulder or arm
At our St. Augustine chiropractic practice, we use a combination of gentle spinal and soft-tissue therapy, targeted mobilization, and individualized rehabilitation to address your accident-related neck injuries.
Some of the Treatment Methods Are
ADJUSTMENT
This method is the most common type of chiropractic treatment. The chiropractor will do an adjustment of the spine and other joints to mobilize the joint. In case of a whiplash injury, it can help to alleviate the pain in your shoulder, arms and reduce that radiating pain.
Massage Therapy
Our practice also has massage therapists that can help to relax your muscles and make it more flexible. It relieves knots in your neck and shoulder to give you more rage of motion.
Moist Heat/Ice
Applying hot and cold packs can stimulate blood flow in the muscles and quick the healing process of the muscles
Ergonomic And Lifestyle Changes
Our chiropractic doctors can educate you on how to make lifestyle changes. For example, they can show you the right way to stand and walk to prevent future pain inducing misalignments.
If you are someone who has never come to a chiropractic clinic before, this might be the perfect opportunity. We deal with neuromuscular pain. Our chiropractic doctors are certified and licensed to perform chiropractic therapy. All over the world chiropractic therapy is being researched and shown promising results in reducing various chronic and acute pain in the body. Injury pain that may become long-lasting, and ruin your day-to-day life, can be treated with manipulation therapy, and other types of chiropractic practices.
Since each particular whiplash case is special, the diagnosis of chiropractic whiplash cannot be generalised. The required chiropractic care is specific to each whiplash injury and is directed at the key dysfunctions found during the chiropractic assessment and history. If you need qualified chiropractic treatment for your whiplash neck pain, call us today.
Office Hours
Mon: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tues -Thu: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Fri: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sat & Sun: Closed
Contact Our Chiropractors at St. Augustine Today!