subject: Chiropractic Care To Whiplash Injuries [print this page] Whiplash is referred to injuries to the muscles of the neck that are caused by a sudden movement of the head, backward, forward, or sideways during an accident. Whether these result from a car accident, sports, or an accident at work, whiplash or other neck injuries demand a thorough chiropractic check-up. The worst danger with whiplash injuries is that the symptoms can take years to develop. The basic whiplash symptoms include neck pain and/or stiffness, blurred vision, difficulty in swallowing, irrtability, headache, fatigue, pain between shoulder blades, dizziness, nausea and many more. If one experiences any of these symptoms, he/she must get a chiropractic check up. Chiropractic provides all the aspects of the mechanisms of neck sprain and hence is a good choice to cure whiplash. The aim of chiropractic care in curing whiplash injuries is to optimize motion in the spine, treat the spinal discs, reduce muscle spasm and improve muscular strength.
Since each individual case of whiplash is different, it is not possible to generalize about the chiropractic whiplash treatment. The suitable chiropractic treatment is unique to each whiplash injury and is directed at the primary dysfunctions detected during the chiropractic exam.
However, chiropractic doctors commonly employ different chiropractic treatments for whiplash, often including:
