Recovering from Residual Injuries through Chiropractic Care

Being in a car accident can change your life forever. Even if the accident did not involve a lot of crunching metal, breaking glass, car rollovers, smoke, fire, or explosions – but was more like a simple fender bender or rear-end collision on the freeway. Soft tissue injuries, damage that is done to the joints or discs in the spine, whiplash and other residual injuries can last a lifetime, long after you recover from lacerations, broken bones or painful abrasions. Headaches may continue to haunt you and you may not connect it to the way your neck was violently jerked around when a car rear-ended you. Neck and back pain may be daily reminders, but you interpret them as signs that you are “getting old”.

Research indicates that the number of people who never fully recover is close to 25 to 30% of those who have sustained auto accident injuries. Naples, FL chiropractors are able, fortunately, to help patients who come for treatment and therapy to begin a path to full recovery through various techniques and procedures with the goal of restoring complete health. While it may not always be possible to get back to the way you were the minute before you were hurt, a lot of progress can be made for most people who come for chiropractic treatment.

A variety of methods and modalities are at the disposal of a chiropractor who provides care for victims of auto accident injuries in Naples, FL. A chiropractor can evaluate your spine in order to ascertain if each joint retains its full range of motion, or if there has been any limiting of this due to injury (whiplash). An injured disc or joint in the spine can lead to degradation, which has the potential to produce a whole host of problems over time. The difficulty is that while the signs may be there, a medical doctor does not look for them. And if there are any symptoms, such as headache or pain, a medical doctor will usually prescribe medication to deal with the pain, and possibly anti-inflammatories which may help deal with symptoms.

Unlike medical physicians, a chiropractor will treat your auto accident injuries with the view of your whole health in mind. Rather than just treating for pain reduction, chiropractic care seeks to understand your injuries in relationship with your whole body, including your emotional and psychological life, and history. The goal is to optimize your total health and wellness as well as minimize or eliminate pain and heal specific sites of injury.