Pay Attention to Whiplash Symptoms and Seek Chiropractic
Whiplash is a real pain in the neck, and not just because it hurts. The reason it is such a tricky injury is that the actual symptoms telling you that you have it may not show up for a few days after the incident that caused the injury in the first place. This time lag between the injury and the symptoms often leads people to wonder for years why their necks hurt, why they suddenly have headaches all the time, vision problems or difficulty concentrating. If you have been in a situation where a neck injury was likely, we urge you to come in to see our Brentwood chiropractor quickly—even if you are not yet in pain.
Prompt Treatment for Whiplash Equals Less Pain over Time
How can you tell if you were in a situation where you might have suffered whiplash? In short: any situation where your body was subjected to a sudden force that caused your head to whip back and forth; or from side to side, for that matter may have resulted in whiplash. Car accidents are the most frequent cause of whiplash. But many sudden sports injuries, slipping and falling on a wet surface, carnival rides and many other situations can also cause this neck injury. If you have recently been in a situation like this, Dr. Uzelman can evaluate your condition and start treatment to prevent the injury from progressing.
He will evaluate the alignment of your neck vertebrae, and your entire spine. Whiplash causes the vertebrae to grate against each other, pinching nerves and straining the muscles, tendons and ligaments that support your neck. It is a combination injury that usually requires precise spinal adjustments to correct alignment along with massage and therapeutic exercises and stretches to help alleviate the soft tissue strains. This process will lead to pain relief if you are already in pain, and help you avoid pain if you catch the injury early enough.
Have you ever had whiplash? How did it happen and how long was it before symptoms set in?
