Injured in an Auto Accident?

At Thompson Valley Chiropractic, we know whiplash is a common but complicated condition. It’s easy to underestimate this injury because it can occur during minor accidents. Your pain and other symptoms associated with whiplash may also be minor at first. But as your chiropractor in Loveland,  we know how important it is to treat whiplash immediately, effectively, and specifically. If you recently suffered a traumatic and sudden jolt to your neck, the whiplash experts at our Loveland chiropractic clinic should be your next stop.

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Diagnosing Whiplash in Loveland

Whiplash is a spinal injury that may take up to 24 hours to cause noticeable symptoms. However, it can do serious and often undetected damage at first, to your spinal discs, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and even nearby body parts without proper treatment. Most whiplash occurs during auto accidents and affects the neck and upper back, but sports injuries, accidental falls, workplace injuries, and other types of trauma can also cause the rapid back-and-forth motion that characterizes whiplash injuries which also can affect the entire spine.

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Common Symptoms of Whiplash

Your Loveland chiropractor will need to confirm that your spinal injury is, in fact, whiplash and potentially related to a specific accident, such as an auto collision. We’ll start by interviewing you about your accident any symptoms you’ve noticed since then and further discuss your treatment goals.

Common symptoms from whiplash injuries may include:

• Neck pain
• Neck pain that worsens with movement
• Neck stiffness
• Headaches that spread from the base of your skull
• Reduced range of motion in your neck
• Tingling sensation in your arms
• Tenderness or dull pain in your upper back, shoulders, and/or arms
• Dizziness
• Ringing sound in your ears
• Fatigue
• Memory loss
• Concentration problems
• Blurred vision

Are you experiencing any of these symptoms after a possible neck injury? Inflammation is the source of most whiplash pain, which is the body’s natural and immediate effect to deal with the injury. Over time and any incorrect alignment and soft tissue injuries may further prevent your tissue and spine from healing properly. Once tissues and spinal misalignment heal incorrectly, this may lead to a reoccurrence of problems and worsening in the future. Make sure you act quickly and schedule a complimentary consult for whiplash treatment at Thompson Valley Chiropractic.

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Spinal Exams to Diagnose Whiplash

In order to customize your effective and safe treatment plan, your Loveland chiropractor must understand the severity and nature of your particular injury. Your consultation will include a full spinal exam and analysis of your gait, posture, and spinal alignment. Your chiropractor will also look for tender or tight areas, evaluate how your joints move and make a clinical determination if any further referrals are necessary to complete document your injuries. Chiropractic-specific spinal x-rays may be necessary including state-of-the-art spinal motion studies.

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Our Chiropractic Whiplash Treatments

Chiropractic care is an all-natural, drug-less and effective approach to injuries like whiplash, and we often start by respecting the body’s natural injury responses such as inflammation and pain, so that your body is ready to respond to chiropractic adjustments. Often a regimen of ice therapy is recommended as well as various gentle soft tissue techniques performed by one of our highly trained therapists. Your Loveland chiropractor will perform the specific adjustment technique that seemed to work the best for you depending on the extent of your injuries.

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Schedule a Chiropractic Exam with a Loveland Chiropractor

Do you have symptoms of whiplash in Loveland? During our consultation, we may also assist with finding the correct legal representation for you if required. This is per case basis as we work with several legal experts in the field of personal injury throughout Northern Colorado as well as Denver Metro. Call us today to schedule a complimentary chiropractic consultation with a Loveland chiropractor at Thompson Valley Chiropractic.