Auto Accident in Jupiter FL- Here's What To Do!

If you have ever had the unfortunate situation of being involved in an auto accident in Jupiter FL, you probably have experienced back pain in some form. Whiplash is when a sudden accident or injury hurls your head backward and forward and throws your neck out of balance. This force can damage the muscles, ligaments, and tendons of your neck and reverse its natural curve. This spinal misalignment can cause pain in your shoulders, arms, hands and even low back. Often people involved in a whiplash injury will also develop different types of headaches. These headaches will usually persist until the proper intervention is administered. In many cases, people injured in auto accidents may have visited the hospital, had x-rays, and been evaluated without having any significant findings reported, which means no fractures or surgical problems.

Symptoms in Jupiter FL

Quite often, symptoms are not apparent until days, weeks or even months after whiplash has occurred. For this reason, a thorough chiropractic evaluation of the spine and nervous system is recommended immediately following the accident. Treating spinal trauma early on after the accident will help shorten the recovery time and prevent scar tissue from developing. Proper attention to the spine following an injury will allow the muscles, ligaments, and tendons to heal in a more preferred fashion. Whiplash injury is extremely common in auto accidents, but is also seen among football players and in other contact sports. Chiropractors are the only professionals who specialize in the detection and correction of spinal misalignments (subluxations) and are often the only source for total comfort and recovery. Whether the accident is a small fender-bender or more serious, there is usually damage to the spine that requires attention, visit a Jupiter chiropractor right away!

Written by:

Dr. Denise Carlstrom
Spine Design Chiropractic & Physical Therapy
1102 W. Indiantown Road
Jupiter, FL 33458
(561) 741-1316