If you are involved in a car accident, the initial shock may be overwhelming. You may not initially be aware that you have suffered motor vehicle accident injuries because some injuries may not show symptoms until hours or even days later. Treating the injuries that you have received may be difficult, but a visit to your chiropractor should be one of the first things you should do after your accident. The chiropractors at South Florida Injury Centers use a patient-centered approach in order to identify and diagnose their patients’ injuries and to provide appropriate treatment. As primary physicians, they are able to start treating your injuries immediately.

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Why Chiropractic Care Is A Good Choice To Treat Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries

The chiropractors at South Florida Injury Centers specialize in treating people who have suffered from many of the most common automobile accident injuries, including neck injuries, back injuries, whiplash injuries, soft tissue injuries and pain. Many people who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents may be unable to function normally because of the severity of their muscular stiffness and pain. Many people suffer from whiplash injuries in accidents. While you might think that these injuries only happen in accidents at high speeds, they may happen in low-speed accidents as well. Changes of as little as 3 mph during your accident may cause whiplash injuries. You can take the first step in recovery by making an appointment with your chiropractor. Since the chiropractic doctors at South Florida Injury Centers are primary physicians, you do not need to wait to get a referral.

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What Your Chiropractor May Do To Help You With Your
Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries

Your chiropractor will perform an examination of your gait and your spine. He or she will want to check your mobility and range of motion, and he or she may also request x-rays in order to identify any serious injuries to your spine, back or neck. The chiropractor may thoroughly examine your spine, looking for any subluxations that may have resulted from your accident. He or she may then tailor a treatment plan that is specific to your injuries, including manual spinal manipulations, therapeutic exercises, electrical muscle stimulation, trigger point therapy and others.

 

Why Chiropractic Care Works

Chiropractic care is an effective treatment because of how chiropractors are trained. They learn how to treat pain in your back and neck without the use of drugs, which helps you to heal without relying or becoming dependent on medications. By using their specialized techniques that do not involve narcotic medications, chiropractors may help you to restore your mobility, alleviate your pain and restore your long-term functioning.

 

Restoring Mobility

It is very common after a car accident for victims to experience muscle stiffness that can inhibit their mobility and range of motion. Chiropractic care can help you to regain your range of motion and mobility before your body starts forming scar tissue at the site. If scar tissue does form, it can cause permanent limitations, underscoring the need for you to see your chiropractor as soon after your accident as possible.

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Relieving Pain

It can take many months for your soft-tissue injuries to heal. Chiropractors can help you to speed the healing process so that you can alleviate your pain much more quickly and without potentially developing a dependence on opioid pain-relief drugs.

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Restoring Long-Term Functioning and Preventing Re-Injury

After you have suffered motor vehicle accident injuries, the injury sites are at risk for re-injury long after you heal. Chiropractors can help you with your long-term functioning and with preventing re-injuries by using therapeutic exercises. These are designed to strengthen the muscles around your spine and the injured areas to help them to provide support, increase strength and add flexibility, which all can help to protect you from suffering a re-injury.

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After you are in a car accident, seeing your chiropractor is very important even if you are not certain that you were injured. Because of the adrenaline that your body releases when you are in an accident, your symptoms may initially be masked, leaving you unaware that you have been injured for hours or days. It is important for you to take the initiative to make an appointment with the car accident chiropractors at South Florida Injury Centers. They can help you to learn whether or not you were injured and help you to fully heal if you have. Fill out contact form below or call us.