Whiplash is a common injury after an auto accident. If you are hit directly in front or from behind, your head will be jolted in a forward and backward whipping motion that causes injury. At Monroe Chiropractic and Alternative Medicine Center in Monroe, WA, Dr. Nathan Strohm works with patients who are looking for relief from whiplash symptom through natural treatment. Even if you are working with another provider for your whiplash injury, chiropractic care is safe to use as a complementary therapy for healing. When you are injured in an auto accident, it's important to get the care you deserve for headaches, neck pain, and other symptoms of whiplash to prevent chronic pain.
Chiropractic Care and Whiplash Treatment
Whiplash is the result of your head whipping forward and backward unexpectedly without support. This can cause immediate pain, headaches, and difficulty turning your head. You might not feel any symptoms for the first few hours after the auto accident, however, you may wake up with a terrible headache the next morning. Whiplash can come on suddenly if the auto accident is intense or settle in after a few days. Chiropractic treatment helps identify soft tissue injuries and realigns your spine so that you can start to heal.
What to Expect from Chiropractic Care
Your first few sessions with our chiropractor for whiplash will be focused on reducing your pain and aligning your spine. We adjust your spine gently and often use an activator to target the affected areas. We also treat your soft tissue in order to help you heal. Ultrasound therapy helps to break up scar tissue and increases circulation. In addition, massage therapy and electrical muscle stimulation work to relax the muscles and enhance healing. You can expect to see our chiropractor two or three times within the first couple of weeks of treatment to help your body recover.
Progress from Treatment
You might feel some neck pain relief soon after your first or second session. As you heal from the auto accident, you will notice that your pain is subsiding for longer periods of time in between sessions. Once you are able to manage your symptoms in between appointments, we will space out your sessions. You can start seeing our chiropractor once a month for maintenance therapy.
Contact us for an Appointment Today
If you have neck pain, headaches, or stiffness in your shoulders due to an auto accident, chiropractic care can help. Contact our team at Monroe Chiropractic and Alternative Medicine Center in Monroe, WA, at (360) 794-4500 to schedule your first appointment with Dr. Strohm. We look forward to helping you heal!