Car Accidents and Back Pain

Posted on Jan. 31, 2019

Car Accidents and Back Pain

Car accident back pain is one of the worst and most prevalent types of chronic pain. The seemingly minuscule all the way up to tremendous forces created during a car accident are enough to tear apart soft tissue. Life altering spinal injuries are often the result of motor vehicle accidents.

The spine is the most important part of our skeleton. Because it houses the spinal cord and central nervous system injuries to this structure can have far reaching whole body implication. These can include organ dysfunction and your overall ability to perform activities of daily living. Spinal injuries are common in serious and even not so serious automobile accidents. Minor fender benders can create significant back ache complaints and whiplash.

Symptoms related to these injuries are often delayed in presenting themselves for many weeks following an accident. This is often due to increased stress, loss of blood flow and nerve dysfunction which causes the slow degeneration of the affected structures.

Following an accident, our Chiropractors will give you a full examination to assess any subluxation (vertebral misalignment) or nerve impingement that without appropriate care would present issues in the future. Rather than give you medication to mask symptoms we like to get to the root of it and create a plan with you to avoid ongoing injuries. If need be, we will also refer you to appropriate Medical Doctors, Physical Therapists, Massage Therapists, etc.