Thumbs Up to Relief
After an automobile accident, people commonly see a chiropractor to help them recover from whiplash and related injuries. The primary goal of the acute phase of care is to decrease pain and increase tolerance to daily activities. When seeing a chiropractor after an accident, you're likely to be scheduled for brief appointments 3-4 times per week in our office. People commonly feel their pain improve after just a visit or two to our Fort Liberty Chiropractor.
The key to success with care is maintaining your visit schedule. Everytime you see your chiropractor, he stretches the scar tissue in these injuries, restoring motion to the joints and decreasing the joint inflammation that is causing your pain. When treated regularly, a patient will build on the success of the previous visit and their condition will continue to improve. If you treat less frequently than recommended you will feel better for a day or two after each visit, but your condition is likely to return to the same baseline. Being seen regularly as recommended is key for continued improvement with most patients.
Chiropractic Care works to loosen the scar tissue that our body forms to repair tears that occur in muscles and ligaments as a result of automobile accidents. These tears are commonly referred to as whiplash. Early in care our goal is to decrease pain and help you tolerate your daily activities better. Before long, your pain will likely improve greatly. It is important to understand, that is just the start of resolving your condition. When the inflammation in your joints decreases enough, your normal daily activities may no longer cause you pain. It may only hurt when your Chiropractor presses over that joint during your regular visit because of the remaining inflammation and joint restriction.
When you begin chiropractic care, pain will be the first symptom to disappear, even though much of the underlying condition remains. For this reason, your Fort Liberty Chiropractor may recommend that you continue care for a short time after you are free of pain. Discontinuing care too quickly, without resolving the cause of the pain, may allow the pain to return.
