Your Guide to Dealing With Whiplash and Neck Pain After a Car Accident
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries sustained in car accidents. If you have neck pain and stiffness, loss of range of motion in your neck, headaches or migraines, jaw pain, upper back and shoulder tenderness, and numbness or tingling in your neck or arm, you may have whiplash. At Ballinger Chiropractic, Dr. Calvin Mulanax can diagnose and treat auto injuries like whiplash and offer relief from whiplash symptoms like neck pain in Shoreline, WA. Here is your guide to dealing with whiplash and neck pain after a car accident.
Recognizing Symptoms of Whiplash
Your whiplash symptoms may not show up until days or weeks after your car accident. The most common symptom of whiplash is neck pain. Other whiplash symptoms include:
- Upper back pain or tenderness
- Shoulder pain or tenderness
- Loss of range of motion in the neck
- Neck stiffness
- Worsening pain when you move your neck or head
- Numbness or tingling in your neck, arm, or hand
- Muscle weakness in your arm or hand
- Headaches or migraines
When Should You Visit a Chiropractor for Neck Pain?
You should visit Dr. Mulanax if you have neck pain after being in a car accident or sustaining an injury, or if you have neck pain that doesn’t improve or worsens even after rest and pain medication. You should also make an appointment if you have neck pain combined with other symptoms, such as the ones listed above. For faster treatment, we offer Saturday appointments and accept most insurance plans.
Dangers of Delaying Whiplash Treatment
It’s best to visit our chiropractor right after being in a car accident. If you avoid getting a medical evaluation or auto injury treatment, your injuries can get worse, and you are at a greater risk of complications. If you delay or avoid whiplash treatment, you could develop:
- Nerve damage
- Cervicogenic dizziness
- Vision problems
- Confusion or disorientation
- Anxiety or depression
- Sleep problems
- Chronic neck pain and stiffness
- Worsening headaches or migraines
Visit Us for Auto Injury Treatment
Visit Dr. Mulanax at Ballinger Chiropractic for auto injury evaluation and treatment immediately after being in a car accident. Dr. Mulanax can perform an examination and diagnostic testing and diagnose hidden auto injuries like whiplash. He can then create a personalized auto injury treatment plan that rehabilitates whiplash and neck injury and reduces your pain and discomfort. Call us now to schedule an appointment or request an appointment online for auto injury treatment in Shoreline, WA.
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