How a Chiropractor Can Help Alleviate Pain and Discomfort Caused by Whiplash
If you’ve been involved in a motor vehicle collision, even if the cars were traveling at very slow speeds, there’s a good chance you suffered some level of whiplash injury. As the name suggests, whiplash happens when your head and neck violently snap back and forth, similar to the crack of a whip. It can happen in other circumstances, but is most common when the impact of a collision causes your head to snap forward and then recoil backward.
How Can a Chiropractor Effectively Treat a Whiplash Injury?
In the aftermath of any type of whiplash injury, a chiropractor can offer a number of treatment options:
- Spinal manipulation—Often, as a result of the impact of the crash and the violent jerking of your head and neck back and forth, you’ll develop a misalignment in your spine, which can be a source of significant pain or discomfort. A chiropractor commonly offers a number of different spinal manipulation techniques to alleviate the pain caused by whiplash:
- Flexion-distraction, a relatively gentle approach with slower pushing motions applied, typically using hands, to the discs in the upper back and neck
- Instrument-assisted spinal manipulation, where special instruments, tools, or machines are used to apply more force to a misalignment
- Specific spinal manipulation, which commonly involves a sudden pushing or thrusting of some part of the spine
- Manual therapy—Instead of seeking to realign the spine, this approach focuses on healing soft tissue injury. A chiropractor may use therapeutic massage, trigger point therapy, or instrument assisted therapy to gently stimulate soft tissue and encourage a natural healing process.
- Reduction of inflammation—Your chiropractor may also use technology such as ultrasound or electrical stimulation to accelerate healing and reduce inflammation.
Contact a Proven Irving, Texas, Chiropractor Today
At Ideal Chiropractic, we know from experience that any type of whiplash injury can be debilitating, making it difficult to do anything without pain. We have considerable experience successfully treating people throughout the DFW Metroplex who have suffered any type of whiplash injury. We’ll carefully assess your injuries and prescribe the appropriate treatment and medication to facilitate healing and manage your discomfort. To schedule an appointment, contact us online or call our office at 972-252-PAIN (7246).
