Chiropractic Therapy for Personal Injuries
At Align Chiropractic & Sports Medicine, Acupuncture involves the insertion of very thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body. A key component of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture is most commonly used to treat pain. Increasingly, it is being used for overall wellness, including stress management.
If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident, you know that it’s important to take the right steps towards healing your body and making a full recovery. Whether your injury is relatively straightforward or complex, scheduling an appointment with a chiropractor is an effective way to ensure that your injuries are attended to in a professional and empathetic manner. Following are some important reasons why you should consider seeing a personal injury chiropractor if you’ve been involved in an accident.
Chiropractors Can Detect Hidden Injuries
Immediately after an accident, it can be difficult to assess the full scale of your injuries. Depending on the type of accident, you likely have increased adrenaline coursing through your veins, which reduces pain sensations at any point of injury. You probably also have a lot running through your mind immediately after an accident, making it difficult to accurately assess your pain.
Chiropractors have advanced training to detect hidden injuries which may not be overtly apparent. By scheduling an appointment for a chiropractic adjustment, you’ll be professionally assessed for any hidden injuries which may be attributed to the accident. These hidden injuries could consist of whiplash, disc hernias, and any shoulder or knee pain which resulted from the accident. They can also cause serious or permanent damage to surrounding parts of the body if they aren’t adequately addressed.
Chiropractors Can Help Reduce Inflammation and Scarring Around the Injury Site
When you’re involved in an accident, you’re often dealing with injuries sustained at higher rates of speed. This force can cause catastrophic internal damage along the spinal column and other parts of the body. Proper healing is key to retaining as much mobility as possible.
Chronic pain can become more severe if appropriate steps in the healing process are not taken. Chiropractors are trained to purposefully manipulate various parts of the body in order to promote a healthy healing process. By administering chiropractic adjustments, they are able to reduce inflammation and scarring around the site of injury, which then allows you to recover more quickly and effectively.
You Can Enjoy Greater Range of Motion After Injury
If you are injured in an accident, you likely have a long road of recovery ahead of you. This recovery will probably entail Physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and other health-related services to help you heal properly.
Chiropractors use methods that offer substantial pain relief to those who are suffering from injury or chronic illnesses. It is believed that three out of every four people who receive chiropractic care each year enjoy reduced inflammation and pain. Because of the way chiropractors deliver these methods, clients often discover a greater range of motion in the area that was injured.
Decrease Your Chances of Developing Chronic Headaches
Because many injury accidents occur while in a vehicle, you may have experienced whiplash during the incident. Whiplash and soft tissue damage are the most common types of injuries experienced after an accident.
Whiplash is a serious injury that could cause additional health problems if it is not adequately addressed. Many individuals who suffer from whiplash find that they develop chronic headaches a few months after the initial injury. Some people even develop severe migraines which can seriously derail their personal and professional lifestyles.
By making an appointment at a chiropractor’s office, you’ll receive professional treatment to address whiplash and decrease your chances of developing chronic headaches in the future.
Chiropractors Can Help You Increase Your Chances of Winning Your Personal Injury Case
While it may not be initially apparent, chiropractors can actually help you increase your chances of winning your injury case. Chiropractors are extremely knowledgeable about the human body and are professionally trained to provide a variety of services that address chronic and acute pain. Therefore, they can accurately document and assess what pains you may be experiencing as a direct result of your accident. Chiropractors can be the key to you winning your case.
If you’ve been involved in an accident, there is help. Be sure to contact our chiropractic specialists at Align to schedule an appointment today. Taking this beneficial step toward feeling better increases your chances of winning your injury case.