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North Dallas Car Accident & Injury Chiropractor says:
“You need to get YOUR WHIPLASH ACCIDENT INJURIES EVALUATED immediately.”
If you have recently been involved in an accident in or around North Dallas, TX, it is vital to get treated as soon as possible for two reasons:
- To ensure your injuries are treated properly so they heal correctly.
- To obtain medical documentation as soon after the accident as possible should you need to file a claim for any related injuries.
North Dallas Whiplash Car Accident & Injury Doctor
Crash!!! Car accidents can happen in a split second, even in North Dallas, TX. You may have an instant rush of adrenaline. Your hands may tingle or buzz. Your heart rate and breathing speed up. You may have sweaty palms and a sudden burst of energy. In this state you may have a decreased ability to sense pain!
A whiplash injury occurs when the head is suddenly forced out of position. This causes tissues to over stretch and strain leading to pain and injury. Once the adrenaline wears off tissue swelling and inflammation presses on the nerves the body interprets the pain and sends a signal to the brain. Injuries involving a whiplash primarily affect the muscles, joints (facets), and the disc (annulus).
If you have a whiplash you may notice pain in the back of the head that goes to your eyes or forehead. These headaches may not be headaches at all, but referred pain in the neck following a motor vehicle collision through a whiplash accident.
It is therefore essential to find a North Dallas car accident & injury doctor near by who can expertly treat these injuries.
Let our Dallas Car Accident & Injury Doctor Help Your Injuries Heal!
One common misconception about injured soft tissue is that they will heal spontaneously, with no treatment required, and that there will be no long term damage. The longer inflammation circulates the more likely gristle and scar tissue will develop in your muscles. The more time you have to take away from work, hobbies, and exercise, the higher the risk of your pain becoming permanent (chronic pain). This is why expert help early on is so important to your recovery.
Chiropractic Can Help with Whiplash, Pain Relief, and Correction of the Injury.
Whiplash accident injury is commonly associated with a whipping of the neck, but it can happen anywhere in the spine.
There are seven moving vertebrae in the neck, each performing its specific function. The upper three nerves that exit through the cervical spine supply the tissues of the head and pinched nerves there can cause headaches. This area is injured when the accident happens from an angle or when you are not looking straight forward when the car wreck occurs (such as at a red light or stop sign). The lower vertebrae of the neck primarily allow the spine to move forward and backward directions. This is the area that tends to get the most arthritis.
The middle back has 12 vertebrae and includes the rib cage as well as the shoulder blades. Maybe patients have back pain due to whiplash. Seatbelts can injure the breast, chest, abdomen, ribs, or low back areas.
The lumbar spine is made up of five vertebrae and is frequently overlooked as an injured area due to the distance from the neck. However if you are in a car wreck while one foot is pressing hard on the break, or if you are T-boned accident, the lower back, hips, or sciatic nerve can become injured.
Airbags can cause contusions (bruises), lacerations (cuts), abrasions, and lead to scars on your face and hands. It is also common to see knee injuries in head on accidents or in rear end accidents when the knees hit the dashboard. Shoulders can be injured in side impact or T-bone accidents if they hit the doors or window glass. Feet can be injured from being forced into the pedals when bracing for impact.
The bottom line is whiplash is not something to be ignored!
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Whiplash ACCIDENT Injuries Helped by Dallas Car Accident & Injury Doctor
There are several tissues that could be injured in an accident by over stretching. Ligaments, articular capsules, muscles, and tendons are some. Injuries to these areas are called soft-tissue injuries.
Between each vertebrae are disks that are made up of cartilage on the outside and a liquid-like center that acts as a shock absorber. Injuries such as tears, cracks, and/or fissures can cause the liquid center to migrate through and rupture. Nerve root injuries are most commonly pinched or compressed by a “ruptured” disk and send pain, numbness, and/or weakness into the arm and/or hand.
Chiropractic adjustments concentrate a great deal on restoring function to these areas.
Chiropractors are in an excellent position to treat and manage whiplash injured patients based on the types of treatments we provide. We promote exercise of muscles to strengthen the joints. We encourage activity (too much rest early on can lead to chronic pain). Chiropractic care minimizes dependence on medication, cervical collars, and other negative treatment approaches. Pain relief and injury correction can occur with chiropractic care after a whiplash injury!
North Dallas TX Auto Accident Doctor Advises Special Exercises
Exercise is often overlooked after whiplash injuries by both patients and doctors. Doctor supervised therapeutic exercise can help address dizziness, headaches, and other post-whiplash symptoms. Having a doctor supervise your rehabilitation after trauma can protect you from re-injuring yourself and can make sure you are focusing on the correct movements to heal damaged tissues. We can train you to do these exercises until you are able to progressively do these on your own.
Call Your Dallas Car Accident & Injury Doctor Now
If you have been involved in any auto accidents, call us now at our chiropractic office in North Dallas, TX, and let us help your injuries heal.
At Woodward Chiropractic we have over 22 years of experience helping accident victims heal properly and get the correct treatments they need. We are experts at providing appropriate documentation for successful insurance claims. We have helped many whiplash accident injuries over the years enabling patients to get back to health and life.
Don’t hesitate to call us. We are based in North Dallas, TX, and can help you. Call 972-490-9888 now. Our Dallas car accident & injury doctor is here to help!
What Should You Do if You’ve Been in an Accident?
Go to the Emergency Room
If you have difficulty doing your normal activities or moderate to severe pain after an accident you should first go to an ER in the Dallas area. Emergency Room doctors will ensure that you do not have any serious injury or life threatening condition. The ER will check for fractures, stop any bleeding, and basically patch you up and send you on your way. Their job is to keep you out of any danger.
Get a Full Check Up
Even if you feel ok, and don’t think you have any injuries, you should still get a full check up. Adrenaline can dull your ability to feel pain and some injuries can take days to weeks to fully develop.
These injuries need to be treated as soon as possible by our North Dallas car accident doctor so they heal properly. Catching problems early will ensure the best recovery with the least amount of downtime, and the least risk of issues later.
Soft tissue injuries (such as fiber tears in the muscles) can heal badly. Muscles spasm and begin to knot. Adhesions and scar tissue from poorly healing injuries can cause trigger points. Soft tissue injuries reduce your flexibility and movement can be painful or weak.
Once this occurs, pressure is put on the spine and joints which compresses them. This compression leads to disc dysfunction and degeneration.
So getting quick treatment not only prevents future problems, but it also means your treatment is documented at the time, and thus any insurance claims have a better chance of success. If you have problems years down the line because of untreated injuries, insurance may not help you.
We can help you at Woodward Chiropractic & Massage by our North Dallas car accident doctor, and get you back on the road to recovery.
Visit Your North Dallas Accident Doctor Today
You should visit a doctor who specializes in accident injuries.
Such a doctor could be an orthopedic, chiropractor, or pain management doctor. Doctors specialize in different treatment methods and sometimes it could require a team effort to help you regain full health.
For example, if you have a lot of pain, your chiropractor might not be able to treat you as effectively. So you may be referred to see a pain management doctor who can prescribe medication to help manage the pain. Less pain then enables your chiropractor to do their job to actually fix the problem. Any documentation of treatments you receive is important to save in case you need to file an insurance claim.
So call our Dallas car accident doctor on 972-490-9888 at Woodward Chiropractic & Massage in the North Texas, DFW area.
