Whiplash/Car Accident Injury Pain Doctors In Roseville, MN
Whiplash is an injury that is commonly referred to as a sprain/strain. It is an injury that occurs to the neck, upper back, mid back, and lower back. There are various causes of whiplash including motor vehicle accidents, slips and fall, sports injuries, etc. The mechanism involves a quick acceleration and then deceleration which is created when your car is impacted by another car or you are hit while playing a sport.
The structures that are generally injured in whiplash would included discs, facet joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joint capsules. These are the structures that are generating your pain. If the neck is injured then the following symptoms can occur:
If the back is injured the following symptoms can occur:
Effective Whiplash/Car Accident Injury Pain Doctors In Roseville, Minnesota will evaluate and treat the pain generating structures causing your pain. This often results in your pain improving and/or resolving. There are some key factors related to treatment.
First, you will want to receive treatment that works on and helps the injured structures, the muscles, discs, joint capsules, etc. The most effective treatment for whiplash pain involves what is called controlled motion of the joints. Chiropractic adjustments of the neck and back relief whiplash pain because of the controlled motion they provide to the injured tissues.
Secondly, it is very important to start receiving the proper treatment as soon after the injury as possible. In fact, researchers stress that receiving proper treatment in the first 12 weeks after the injury is the most effective way to prevent your pain from becoming chronic.
Thus, if you suffering from neck pain, back pain, or headaches call our office today at 651-779-5598. We will get you in today and help you feel better faster.
We serve many patients in Roseville, MN, Saint Paul, MN, Falcon Heights, MN, Arden Hills, MN, and Shoreview, MN.