“Why Do I Hurt In My Neck After A Car Accident and What Can I Do About It?”

Car accidents are a cause of ongoing problems for so many people. In part, it’s because of what tends to get injured.

Many people that were injured in an accident develop neck pain, arm pain, numbness, headaches, and other problems that can really interfere with their daily lives at home and work.

The most common injuries are to the soft tissues in the neck that include discs, the joint surfaces, and ligaments.

Neck injuries from a car accident might include all these areas and many people refer to this as ‘Whiplash’ because of the way that a head and neck get thrown around during a motor vehicle collision.

These might include disc herniations or bulges. It also might include torn ligaments, referred to as a neck sprain.

Of course, other tissues get injured frequently as well. It’s important to get checked out by a doctor that understands motor vehicle accident injuries.

When we tear soft tissues, our bodies respond by a healing process that leads to essentially scar formation.

The new tissue is not as good as the original. It heals stiffer and weaker than the normal tissue.

Chiropractic care can help the process significantly through improving motion during the healing process.

Essentially, the strength and flexibility of the new soft tissue is proportional to the amount of ‘normal’ movement that occurs in the area as it heals.

Chiropractic care helps by safely improving the motion in the damaged area giving you the best opportunity for recovery.