Many people don’t realize how severe an auto accident can be. However, much research shows that the aftermath of an automobile accident can leave your body in tremendously bad shape that many think is impossible to recover from. As a Belmont Chiropractor, I have noticed that many people are misinformed when it comes to whiplash. I hope this article will help better explain whiplash, why it happens, and how Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic can help.
I want to address a very common question: what happens to your body that causes a whiplash injury to occur? Whiplash can happen whenever your body suffers from an abrupt jolt. Most whiplash injuries happen when you are sitting in a fixed position in your car and are rear-ended by another car. Because this happens so fast, your body doesn’t have time to react before your car is pushed forward. During those moments of impact, your body gets pushed down into your seat. Your head, which is heavy and secluded by your neck, is delayed in reaction, while your body is continually pushed down. Quickly after, your head changes directions by traveling forward to the limit your seatbelt will allow. Finally, once your head reaches the limit traveling forward, it is forced backwards in reaction. Because your neck is not restricted by your seatbelt, your head is jolted back and forth beyond its standard limits. When this “whipping" action occurs, it causes much damage to the already extremely fragile neck structure.
What a lot of people don’t realize is that it can take multiple days (usually around two or three) before any whiplash symptoms occur. Common whiplash symptoms include headaches, neck pain, and loss of motion. The reason it can take a few days to feel the symptoms is because it can take time for the inflammation from the tiny tears in the injured ligaments and muscles to build up and further aggravate you. When the delicate ligaments that support your neck are wounded, the muscles react by tightening to guard the injured area. This protects the damaged area from further injury.
A few weeks following this injury, the distressed tissue releases chemicals that attach little cells to the wounded area, called Fibroblasts. They build up, creating a scar-like material called fibrin. Fibrin then helps mend and re-build the injury. During these few weeks of repair, it is extremely important to maintain normal ranges of motion, as well as spinal alignment. If this is not done properly, the scar tissue will end up limiting the future mobility of the injured area. This can lead to spinal degeneration.
The good news is that by preforming precise, detailed chiropractic adjustments by a licensed Chiropractor from Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic, along with treating the injury with therapy and different exercises, your body will have a much better chance of rebuilding properly. This means less chronic pain, stiffness, disc degeneration, and pinched nerves. We can help alleviate your pain and rebuild your spinal structures. These treatment options also severely reduce future injuries from occurring. So if you have whiplash, schedule an examination with your trusted Belmont Auto Accident Injury Chiropractor, Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic today!
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Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic is the go-to auto accident chiropractor in all of Belmont, California and has helped hundreds of individuals recover from auto accident related injuries. Today, our clinic continues to offer the same sterling standard of customer service, chiropractic care, and commitment to health and wellness to all of its patients, no matter their age. Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic delivers precise health adjustments through a variety of treatment plans with one goal in mind: supporting your body's natural ability to heal itself and relieve pain.
We will recommend a care plan that is specific to each individual. We provide the needed time and attention to each of our patients. Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic values the importance of educating its patients about chiropractic care to support the healing process.
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We need healthy bodies to live a satisfying and productive life. We need to be healthy for ourselves, our loved ones and our children. Chiropractic care helps with creating a healthy nervous system which is a major key to your health on a daily basis.
Chiropractic is the largest alternative health profession in North America and the third largest health-care profession in the United States. Your muscles and nerves work together to keep you healthy. When neuromuscular block impedes the flow of nerve communication, the result is tension. A skilled chiropractor finds the blocks in your nervous system, therefore restoring your health and longevity.
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A visual and kinesthetic example of this block is when a wire is connected to a light bulb. If the block is severe enough, the light flickers. What do you think happens when a nerve is blocked by a vertebrae? Your blood vessels are guided by the nerve flow and your organs and muscles can’t get the essential energy needed to function during the day.
It is our hope that you have a better understanding of why a healthy nervous system is key to health and relaxation. At Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic we can give you the individual pieces to your health. We are skilled finding the key to your nervous system stress and relieving that tension with skilled treatment. We also treat lower back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, pinched nerves, migraines and headaches, bulging discs, herniated discs, ruptured discs, allergies and many other pain causing symptoms. At Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic we also treat sport’s injuries and car accidents.
Yes, Chiropractic care has a proven track record in providing care for all ages, infants and the elderly included. The reason being, throughout your life, your health is determined by how well your internal systems, organs, blood vessels etc. are functioning. Healthy nerves communicate to organs and blood vessels by electrical and chemical charges. Now you can see why the analogy of the light bulb and free flowing energy is appropriate. If electrical impulses are decreased, the light dwindles and eventually goes out. When nerves are blocked, some of the symptoms may be pain, tight muscles, fatigue and stressful tension. Chiropractic is a tried and proven treatment for subluxation (when a bone is out of alignment) which may create the previously mentioned conditions. Treating subluxations for long lasting relief is what a skilled chiropractor aims to do.
Each person is an individual with unique needs. To a skilled chiropractor, your body is a visual and kinesthetic scrapbook offering a roadmap to the trained eye. Our individual care lets us plan the most effective treatment to relieve discomfort and let you walk away feeling stronger and more relaxed. We do this by a comprehensive consultation and examination. At Belmont Auto Accident Injury Clinic we value your health as much as you do! Our patient testimonials give you the confidence to let us treat you and give you the results, thousands of other patients have received. We are here to serve your needs.
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I’d been suffering from Bell’s palsy which made it difficult to blink or smile which made me embarrassed about the way my face looked. It was difficult to attend class and I was unable to drive. After seeing my primary care physician and an acupuncturist, I turned to Dr. Wittwer. Since then, I have improved completely! I can blink, smile and do everything that I would normally do. Chiropractic care works. Dr. Wittwer kicked Bell’s palsy butt!
A childhood injury had pinched off the main nerve for my left leg. After 50 years, my leg began to fail. It became very difficult to walk, climb stairs, work or play golf. Since being under care with Dr. Wittwer I am 95% improved. I never want to go back the way I was before – ever. I am a complete believer.
Degenerating discs in my low back and arthritis in my neck and spine made walking very painful and disrupted my sleep. For months I walked hunched over and very slowly. After seeing Dr. Wittwer, I’m walking like a normal person with no problems. I’m sleeping better and my neck pain has lessened. I truly encourage anyone with any type of recurring pain to come and see Dr. Wittwer. He has certainly changed my quality of life – definitely for the better.
I was miserable!! My left shoulder, arm and hand were always tingling and numb. I was unable to grasp objects with my hand. When I picked up an egg it would break because I was unable to grab it. I thought I was just getting old. I could only move my head a few degrees to either side. Dr. Wittwer showed me the cause of my problem, calcium buildup on one of my discs. After being under care with Dr. Wittwer, the tingling and numbness are gone. I can grasp objects and I have much more mobility. Chiropractic care broke down the calcium buildup without any pills or surgery.
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