Why See A Chiropractor After A Car Accident?
Why see a chiropractor after a car accident?
Quite simply, because you want to be able to do the things you want to do and live the life you want to live, without a car accident messing it all up.
It doesn't take a lot of force to create big problems in your neck and spine. When you understand exactly how important your neck and your spine are to your overall health and performance, you will want to take care of them, and take care of them diligently. One of the main jobs of your spine is to house and protect your nervous system. Your nervous system is the most important area in your body, responsible for every action you take, every thought you think, and all healing and repair in your body. This is what takes all the information from your brain and directs it down to the rest of your body.
After a car accident, you want to be able to continue to do the things that you want to do and live the kind of life that you want to live. You also want to do that as soon as possible. It does not matter if you are involved in a small collision or a big one. In fact, you only need about 15 miles an hour to suffer a whiplash injury. Whiplash is damage to the soft tissue and supporting structures of your neck. It can actually change the alignment and position of your neck and damage the "C-shaped" curve in your neck. Your neck needs to have a curve that looks like a letter C. Neurologists call this the arc of life, and the C- shaped curve allows your spinal cord to drape nicely inside the canal without any pressure on it. It prevents pressure on the nerve roots that come out between the bones that go to all of your organs. Renee Calliet, MD concluded that “decreased curves and abnormal spinal position affects the heart, lungs and digestive system.”
When you lose that curve in your neck due to whiplash damage to the muscles and ligaments, you can end up with a huge amount of pressure on your spinal cord. It can be up to forty pounds of pressure, which is enough to disrupt the blood supply to your spinal cord. Loss of cervical curve can also result in loss of balance, dizziness, disturbance in gait, overall poor health, headaches, pain, numbness, weaknesses and decreased quality of life.
Had A Car Accident?
Don't let a car accident set you up for major problems down the road. Get your spine and nervous system checked so you can get back to focusing on all the things you care about most.
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Now, your spinal cord is firing constantly. It needs oxygen; massive amounts of oxygen and nutrients. It needs nutrients to stay healthy. If you're depriving your spinal cord of adequate blood flow then it's going to start breaking down. Communication from your brain to the rest of your body is not happening as it should. All those healing messages, directing how your organs and your muscles are supposed to heal and work properly, are not getting there. If you don’t see a chiropractor after a car accident, even if you feel fine, you're really setting yourself up for a lot of pain down the line. You can't escape physiology.
You really need to get checked out by a chiropractor after an accident. We are experts in your nervous system. We are experts in your spine and spinal alignment. We have the qualifications to be able to accurately diagnose spinal injuries.
The first step after any car accident, regardless of how you feel, is to get your spine and nervous system checked. That way you know where you stand. If it's not that bad and there's not that much damage, great, then you don't have a lot to fix.
But what if there is? Wouldn't you want to know about it now rather than wait a year, two years, five years, 10 years for that damage to build up? Do you really want to wait until the arthritis sets in and for those problems to become possibly permanent?
Therefore, with any car accident, get checked. Even more so for your kids. Even if they're not symptomatic, get them checked and make sure that everything is exactly as it should be. You'll be so grateful that you did so that you don't end up with problems later on.
Don’t allow uncertainty or questions stop you from seeking the care you need. Consultations are always free, and you’re under no obligation to procede further than you choose to. If you want to go forward, MPI covers the cost of chiropractic care after a car accident, even if the accident was your fault. We can help you submit your claim and fill out all the paperwork for you, so all you have to focus on is getting better, and staying focused on what’s most important to you.
If you’ve been in a car accident your next stop should be Elevation Chiropractic at 111 Marion Street.
Had A Car Accident?
Don't let a car accident set you up for major problems down the road. Get your spine and nervous system checked so you can get back to focusing on all the things you care about most.
Call Dr. Ryan at (204)-250-9698
Please fill out the form below before coming to your appointment