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Whiplash Can Be Treated Easily and Inexpensively
One of the biggest causes of death in the U.S is auto accidents. Can you imagine that more than 26 million people were involved in auto mobile accidents in 2016? Further,it is mind boggling that upwards of 396 billion U.S dollars was spent in relation to auto accidents last year-now this is huge. When accidents happen in the U.S or anywhere else in the world, those involved may sustain injuries some of which could be serious.
One of the common injuries that auto accident victims suffer is whiplash,which is caused by a vehicle’s sudden stop which in turn forces a sudden and forceful backward or forward movement of a person’s neck.
It is important to visit a chiropractor or any other suitable professional for a thorough examination to assess the severity of the injuries sustained.
Whiplash causes neck strain and is accompanied by several symptoms. It becomes hard to move one’s neck and the muscles in the neck may feel hard and knotted. Any attempt to look over one’s shoulder is met with sudden pain and neck stiffness,which can feel awful.
In some cases,the pain from the whiplash is sudden while in other cases,several days may pass before the person may start sensing it.
If you find that you have a persistent headache after an auto accident,seek emergency medical care,it could be indicative of more serious injuries in the head.
Your doctor will normally thoroughly examine you and will also perform X-rays,Computed tomography and other scans to ensure you don’t have other problems.
Whiplash can be treated by your chiropractor but there are some other ways you could help yourself
You can use some ice on the neck to reduce pain as soon as possible after accident involvement.
Pain killers can be effective in reducing neck strain pain but these should not be swallowed without consultation with one’s doctor.
You may want to use some sort of neck support such as a neck brace to support and stabilize the neck as the healing and treatment process continues.
Moist heat application is another way to relieve neck pain and this should be done by wrapping a clean towel that has been soaked in warm water;this works well after 2-3 days of neck icing.
Give some thought to working with your chiropractor in regard to neck pain,they have had extensive experience helping people going through muscle pain through massage and other effective techniques.
Auto accidents are one of the common causes of but the good news is that there are a few inexpensive things one can do to deal with the situation.
