Chiropractic and Injury Rehabilitation

My chiropractic doctor offered personal injuries rehabilitation treatment for my neck pain, upper back pain, shoulder pain and more. My chiropractic doctor is trained to diagnosis the different types of neck conditions and to then recommend specific treatment approaches for those conditions, including personal injuries rehabilitation.

Through manipulation, which is the active, hands-on technique that returns motion to the spine, My chiropractic doctor’s goal is to return his personal injuries rehabilitation patients back to normal spinal mechanics, along with relaxing muscles without pain.

My chiropractor is trained to evaluate your entire spine. This evaluation will include your neck (cervical spine), mid back (thoracic spine), and the lower back (lumbar spine). It is important to remember that just because your neck is hurting, the pain may be originating elsewhere along the spine.

My chiropractor will determine areas of restriction in my joints, the possibility of disc injury, muscle spasms, and potential ligament injuries. These diagnostic tests will be performed through motion and static palpation, more commonly known as examination by touch. By feeling for tenderness, tightness, and how well each spinal joint moves, my chiropractor will be able to determine a course of chiropractic rehabilitation measures to restore you back to optimal spinal health.

Don’t be surprised if my chiropractor analyzes how you walk, and looks at your overall posture and spinal alignment. These details will help us understand your body mechanics and how well your spine is working and moving.

Whiplash Symptoms and Chiropractic Rehabilitation Treatment:

• Neck Pain and Stiffness
• Headaches
• Shoulder Pain
• Pain or Numbness in Arm
• Pain or Numbness in Hand
• Low Back Pain
• Ringing in Ears
• Blurred Vision
• Dizziness
• Difficulty Concentrating
• Irritability
• Fatigue

There are treatments that have not been scientifically proven to be as effective for whiplash that you might want to ask my chiropractor if you can do them at home. He may recommend over the counter drugs like Motrin or Aleve combined with low impact exercises, physical rehab, manual massage therapy , heat & ice, and ultrasound—all of which have been helpful for certain patients.

My chiropractor encourages early movement instead of immobilization for your chiropractic rehabilitation. It might be the last thing you want to do when you get hurt, it was the last thing I wanted to do, but I believe he was right. I didn’t like using ice, but it worked too. Ice may be applied for the first 24 hours, followed by gentle active movement.