Why You Should Seek Chiropractic Care After A Car Accident.
You just got involved in a car accident, and even though you do not know yet your life just got turned upside down. You are dealing with a major life change, damages to your car, the mental stress of everything going on, and on top of that your back and neck started hurting. Often, pain does not even start right after the accident, but rather a few days down the road. It is now 3 days past the accident and your back and neck are killing you. Where do you go? Who should you contact? We will let you know why a chiropractor should be your first stop and why we are the best to start your car with.
First, as chiropractors, we are perfectly suited to treat all musculoskeletal pains and injuries. We have all the necessary equipment and tools to make a perfect treatment plan that will get you better promptly. The sooner you get in for care, the sooner we can see results. If you decide to go through with your regular medical doctor, they will often tell you to rest, give you some medication, and say you will be fine. That is if they even see you, as health insurance can deny claims for car accidents!
Often in working with car accident patients, the injuries either last longer than expected, or are much worse than expected. In one example I had a patient who did not seek help initially because she thought the pain would go away after a few weeks. Well, 3 months later pain was not only still there but getting worse. A more common instance is that the injury is worse than expected. Even if they come to us after an injury, after receiving an MRI they come back with disc injuries that could take longer to recover than if it was just muscle. This not only brings clarity and allows us to give the patient an answer as to why they may still be in pain after treatments but also guides us to better treatment.
As a chiropractor who specializes in car accident injuries, I can properly send you to the right providers who can help you even further. This includes: Imaging specialists, Pain Management, Orthopedics, acupuncture, and other specialty treatments. Electing to go through insurance will make this a very timely process with months of waiting for referrals and approvals. Seeing us first and working as a car accident patient we can often bypass the need for referrals and waits and send you to the correct specialist promptly.
What if you do not seek care? Well, the short answer is you may never properly recover from your injuries. The amount of patients I have seen through the years who said their back or neck pain started years ago due to an accident that they never received care from is pretty high. They thought it would go away, they thought rest and ice would be the magic answer, and they thought over-the-counter medications would solve it. And here we are, 10-plus years later with them still dealing with pains that could have been resolved years ago.
Here at Enhanced Chiropractic, we take special care of all of our patients who are involved in a car accident. We understand it is not only an emotional but physical pain that is going on. We educate our patients to allow them to know what is going on, and what to expect. We have a list of trusted specialties and lawyers that we can connect you with to make sure you are properly taken care of and feel heard and understood during this whole process. You do not need to go through it alone or tough out the injuries, you are entitled to get treatment and make sure you make a full recovery.
Do you have injuries from a car accident that you never recovered from? Book a Discovery Call to see how we can help! Know someone that was recently in a car accident? Share our information with them so they can receive proper care!