You may be in a state of shock after a car accident. So many thoughts roll through your mind: Call the insurance company, call the police, arrange a tow if necessary, and last but not least, call your chiropractor for an appointment. If you have an auto accident injury in Puyallup, WA, Canyon Crossing Chiropractic can provide the care that you need.

What Is Whiplash?

Whiplash is a common result of an auto accident, especially a rear-end collision. The violence of the hit causes your head to move back and forth with force and this can result in a variety of injuries to the neck, back, and shoulders. The airbag and the seatbelt can also inflict a lot of force on your body. The thing with whiplash is that not everyone feels the effects immediately.

How Chiropractic Care Can Help Whiplash

Getting evaluated by your chiropractor as soon as possible is vital. If the impact has caused your spine to suffer a misalignment, the sooner it is corrected the sooner your healing can begin. Our chiropractor keeps up to date on the latest techniques and will be able to match you with the right adjustment technique. Some are gentle, some vigorous, some manual, and some instrument assisted.

The muscles in the back, neck, and shoulder can be stretched and strained in an auto accident. Using therapeutic massage and targeted exercises, they can be relaxed and when they are relaxed, the adjustments are more effective. Massage increases the blood flow to the area being treated, and the extra blood flow helps accelerate healing. Targeted exercise helps to strengthen the muscles that may have lost their strength due to injury. Stretching assists with pain in muscles as well.

Your chiropractor is as important as your insurance agent after an auto accident injury. Get an appointment as soon as you can before things get out of hand.

Chiropractor in Puyallup, WA 

After an auto accident injury, Canyon Crossing Chiropractic provides the treatments and therapies that will help you to recover more quickly from the aches and pains that result. Give our office a call at 253-271-6750 to set up an appointment.