Chiropractic Treatment For Whiplash

If you experience any neck pain following an accident, it is important you seek medical treatment right away. The symptoms of whiplash are sometimes not apparent until hours after a wreck.  Whiplash is a common car accident injury caused by injury to the neck muscles from the rapid forward and backward motion of the neck during a wreck. Whiplash causes neck pain and stiffness, loss of range of motion, tenderness in the shoulders and upper back and arms, dizziness, and more. Severe whiplash can cause ringing in the ears, insomnia, irritability, and memory problems.




Even if you did not seek emergency medical care after an accident, you can still see a chiropractor so you can get medical treatment for whiplash.






How Chiropractor Treat Whiplash



Spinal manipulation for whiplash: Also known as chiropractic adjustments, spinal manipulation entails identifying the neck joints that are misaligned and positioning them back into their proper place. That can be done by gently moving the affected joint into the direction into which it is constrained. In some cases, the chiropractor can apply swift but gentle thrust in the desired direction and in others a slow mobilizing movement. The whiplash injury could have also aggravated a herniated or bulging disc. Therefore, chiropractors employ the flexion-distraction technique, which is a hands-on, gentle, non-thrusting spinal manipulation to ease the herniated discs.




Muscle stimulations or relaxation as whiplash treatments: The primary whiplash treatment used by chiropractors for related muscle dysfunction is muscle stimulation and/or relaxation. That includes gentle stretches to the muscles experiencing excessive tension and repeated contractions of the muscle that is restricted. If the muscles are too tight, the chiropractor applies a more vigorous stretch. Gentle finger pressure technics will be applied to ease the pain related with tight muscles.




Specific trigger point therapy: The chiropractor can identify spinal joints, which are limited or show abnormal motion (commonly called subluxations). He or she will help restore joint motion with a gentle thrusting technique. That can stretch body tissues and stimulates the nervous system to reinstate normal spine motion. Also, the chiropractor can identify specific tight hypertonic, painful muscle points by placing direct pressure using fingers on these exact points to alleviate muscle tension.




Interferential electrical stimulation: While most chiropractic cares are hands-on, there are other alternatives too. One commonly used includes using an interferential electrical stimulation device. That can involve painless, low-frequency currents to stimulate the injured neck muscles. That can lower pain and inflammation caused by whiplash. If the injury is severe, the chiropractor can employ therapeutic ultrasound to increase blood circulation, reduce muscle spasms, and neck stiffness. Chiropractors do this by sending sound waves that create gentle heat to encourage muscle relaxation.




Soft tissue therapies: Since whiplash involves soft tissue injury, chiropractors can also include soft tissue therapies in the treatment plan. The treatment aims to restore proper muscle function by applying pressure or stretching the muscles that have excessive tension. Therapeutic massage is one common soft tissue therapy used to relieve muscle tension. Also, depending on the injury, a chiropractor can include muscle energy therapy or different stretch-and-resist techniques.




Instrument-assisted therapy: Instrument-assisted techniques are a non-thrusting method that chiropractors often use. Using a specialized hand-held device, the chiropractor will apply force without trusting into the spine. Also Graston technique an instrument-assisted technique is used to treat injured soft tissues. The chiro can perform gentle repeated strokes using the instrument over the injured area. Besides whiplash, this kind of stimulation is beneficial for older people who have degenerative joint syndrome.




Chiropractic advice on ergonomic: Chiropractors offer whiplash treatment suggestions to perform every day with minimal body strain. That can address factors including work, home, or recreational activities that can propagate the dysfunctions that are caused by whiplash accidents. Furthermore, the professionals can teach better “use of self” as well as stress reduction ways to help ease whiplash pain.

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