When Should You Visit a Chiropractor for an Auto Injury?
After a car accident, your adrenaline may mask symptoms of an auto injury. The sooner you visit a professional for an evaluation, the less likely you are to develop complications. At Ballinger Chiropractic, our chiropractor Dr. Calvin Mulanax can perform a thorough physical examination and determine if you have a hidden auto injury after being in a car accident in Shoreline, WA. Here are some of the warning signs or symptoms that you need chiropractic care for an auto injury.
Severe or Persistent Pain
Any time you have severe pain that interferes with your ability to work, sleep, exercise, or enjoy your hobbies, you should get a professional examination for an underlying auto injury. If you experience pain after a car accident and it doesn’t get better after home treatment or if it worsens, you should visit Dr. Mulanax. The most common auto injuries that cause chronic or worsening pain are spinal injuries, broken or fractured bones, head injuries, whiplash, and muscle sprains and strains.
Pain Accompanied by Other Symptoms
Another sign of an underlying auto injury is persistent or severe pain accompanied by other symptoms. You should visit Dr. Mulanax if you have pain along with:
- Trouble moving your head or neck
- Trouble walking or lifting or carrying objects
- Nerve pain, or a burning or itching pain that radiates from your neck to your arm or hand or your lower back to your leg or foot
- Numbness or tingling
- A pins and needles feeling
- Muscle weakness
- Stiffness or loss of range of motion
- Swelling or inflammation
- Headaches or migraines
- Tinnitus
- Dizziness or vertigo
- Disorientation
- Trouble concentrating
- Vision changes
You Want to File a Personal Injury Claim
If you want to file a personal injury claim, auto insurance claim, or worker’s compensation claim related to your car accident, you will need supporting documentation from a medical professional. Dr. Mulanax can do a full physical examination, evaluate your symptoms, get necessary information about the details of your car accident, and perform diagnostic testing. He may recommend that you get an x-ray, MRI, or CT scan. He will carefully document and preserve all evidence and provide it to you and any other authorized parties to support your claim.
Make an Appointment With Our Auto Injury Chiropractor
Don’t delay in seeking treatment after being in a car accident. At Ballinger Chiropractic, Dr. Mulanax and his team can quickly assess your symptoms, offer pain relief, and diagnose hidden auto injuries in Shoreline, WA. We can then design a personalized auto injury rehabilitation plan that alleviates symptoms and gets you back on your feet as soon as possible. Call us now to schedule an appointment, or book an appointment online.
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