Headaches After a Car Accident – Can Chiropractic Help Me?
Headaches are a very common problem experienced by those involved in a car accident. The impact of a rear end collision or side impact causes a fast acceleration and then deceleration of the neck and head.
Unfortunately, the muscles of the neck cannot react fast enough to protect the structures of the neck: muscles, ligaments, discs, etc. The whiplash motion takes these tissues beyond their allowable capacity, resulting in injury.
The reason headaches are such a common symptom after whiplash is because the top 3 nerves and associated structures (which are injured) in the neck control the sensation and thus pain of the head and face. A patient may experience one or many of the following symptoms:
- Pain at the base of the skull
- Neck Pain
- Pain behind the eyes
- Pain in the temples
- Pain on the sides of the head
- Pain in the forehead
One of the most effective treatments for headache symptoms and whiplash pain is manual manipulation because it addresses the cause of the problem. Chiropractic adjustments positively affect all structures that were injured in the whiplash injury and thus are key for improving headaches. The main structures involved in headaches after a car accident are the disks, facet joints, and muscles. The muscles will usually be involved because if their are problems with the disk or facet joints the muscles will tighten and spasm to project the area. Many whiplash headache patients experience pain relief and improvement in their headache symptoms after only a few chiropractic treatments.
Please contact my office in Roseville, MN today to start experiencing relief from your whiplash headache symptoms. We have same day appointments to help you feel relief fast. My office also serves the communities of Saint Paul, MN, Shoreview, MN, Falcon Heights, MN, and Arden Hills, MN. Our goal is to get you out of pain and out of our office as quickly as possible.