ITC of Kansas City

Auto Accident Injury Recovery Through Chiropractic Care In Kansas City

Whiplash and Chiropractic Care

Auto accidents can be extremely stressful physically, mentally, and emotionally. Especially in the Kansas City area because of the high population! Even if the accident was small and your vehicle only sustained minor damage, your body (most commonly the shoulders and neck) can still suffer debilitating pain. Chiropractic adjustments can be a go-to treatment for an injury sustained in an auto accident, and is skilled at treating auto accident injury victims. The reason chiropractic care with is a valuable option is because it is one of the only natural solutions to treat neck, back, and shoulder pain. At , our treatment is non-evasive, which is more suitable for people who are afraid of going under the knife or getting local anesthetic injections with needles. is known for its experience in bone and muscle connective tissue treatments and understands that everything in the body is connected. This means knows how one area may be hurting because of an injury occurring in a different area of the body. The office of is also financially appealing to a lot of people in the Kansas City area because treatment is covered by most insurance companies.

Whiplash is the number one injury an auto accident victim will be faced with. It is an injury to the shoulders, neck, and skull caused when the skull violently jolts due to a collision between vehicles. When the head jolts this suddenly, the neck muscles and ligaments push past their limits, often causing chronic pain and agony. Some symptoms of Whiplash are headaches, blurred vision, neck pain, and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and back. Whiplash can be caused by even the smallest accidents, and most people don’t see a chiropractor because they think their injury is minor because the accident was minor. These people are absolutely wrong. If Whiplash injuries go untreated (no matter how small or how big the injury is), it can cause the body to heal improperly and misaligned, causing chronic pain for life. Seeing can help restore the alignment in your back, neck, and shoulders, which will allow the body to heal properly and prevent chronic pain in the future.

Many people wonder how their injuries will be diagnosed while visiting . Our chiropractor will first check symptoms and perform X-rays in order to examine the spine for misalignments. Depending on the severity of the injuries sustained, our chiropractor will then recommend how many visits you will need. Multiple times a week is often recommended for more extreme cases. Our chiropractor will either perform spinal manipulations or spinal decompression in order to address and heal the pain and injuries you have. At , we can also recommend different stretches and physical therapy options best for your healing process. can only treat injuries relating to spinal misalignments, so if you are feeling tight and sore, you may want to visit your Kansas City office. If you have broken bones or lacerations, you should go to the ER straight away. Once your pain is gone, it is no longer a necessity for you to receive adjustments or decompression. However, often enough, people who have come into our Kansas City office will continue coming every few weeks for regular spinal adjustments from our chiropractor because our patients have felt firsthand a boost in their immune system and overall health.

Call us at (816) 886-9005 or schedule an appointment, and we will help explain everything and answer any questions you may have.

Source: http://www.chiropracticcare.today/benefits-of-chiropractic-care-after-a-car-accident/