Auto Accident Information
Been in a automobile accident? It is important that you get your spine examined by a Chiropractor. Impact as slow as 5 MPH can cause whiplash!  Questions about insurance? Just call Erthal chiropractic and we will walk you though step by step! We work with most insurance companies and attorneys. It is important to get your neck spine checked as soon as possible after your accident, so call Dr Erthal today at 478-742-1858.
What is Whiplash?
Whiplash is a term that describes injury to the neck that occurs as a result of a motor vehicle or car accident. The most common type of car accident is the rear impact, and most typically, the occupant in the vehicle that gets "rear-ended" (hit from behind) is at the greatest risk of injury, including whiplash.
Until recently, the reason for the extent of whiplash injury was poorly understood. In addition, due to the legal and insurance issues, the veracity of complaints of neck pain and other symptoms by people who suffer from whiplash is commonly viewed as suspect.
What Can Chiropractic Do?
The sudden accident that caused the whiplash in the first place may fade into memory, but the physical and psychological damage of whiplash can become chronic, eroding a victim's quality of life. Chiropractic techniques and chiropractors' skills are particularly well-suited to relieving the neck pain and other debilitating effects of whiplash because they can:
- restore movement lost after the accident.
- overcome muscle weakness and enhance muscle tone.
- speed recovery, and
- diminish chronic symptoms that can persist or recur over many years.
Repeated and effective chiropractic adjustments have proved successful for many thousands of patients. Chiropractic can, in many cases, significantly reduce patients' distress and allow them to return to their normal activities rather than seeing themselves as invalids--as so many whiplash victims do long after their accident.
Symptoms Of Whiplash
Most people experience neck pain either immediately after the injury or several days later. Other symptoms of whiplash may include the following: Â
- Neck stiffness Injuries to the muscles and ligaments (myofascial injuries)
- Headache and dizziness (symptoms of a concussion)
- Difficulty swallowing and chewing and hoarseness (could indicate injury to the esophagus and larynx)
- Abnormal sensations such as burning or prickling (this is called parenthesis)
- Shoulder pain Back pain