Personal Injury - Great Results With Chiropractic

In order to visualize what happens to your head in a collision, you just need to think about a ball which is placed on top of a spring. If you're involved in a rear end collision your torso will be propelled forward because of the impact, while your head will tend to lag behind due to inertia. In such instances the head often reaches what is known as 'hyper-extension' before being jerked forward by the rest of the body. In the vast majority of cases where this occurs people will sustain neck injuries. The most common neck injury sustained because of a collision is called whiplash, or in medical terms, cervical hyperextension.

Contrary to what you may have heard in the past, chiropractic care has shown itself to be one of the most effective treatments out there. Of course a chiropractor will only ever begin treatment once a patient has undergone a complete examination which in most cases also includes x-rays. The chiropractor's primary goal will be to re-align the vertebrae, and also to maintain the alignment so that the delicate tissues which surround the spinal cord have sufficient time to heal. One should bear in mind that if the vertebrae are not aligned as they should be, the tissues will continue to heal even though the vertebrae are misaligned.

Apart from making chiropractic adjustments, the chiropractor will also often use therapeutic massage together with physical therapy. When used in conjunction with each other, these help to enhance blood flow, which in turn helps to promote the healing process. Any whiplash injury can take up to twelve months to heal completely because it's essentially a sprain involving several ligaments and muscles. Because of this, it's essential for a patient to follow the Fort Collins chiropractor's instructions until such time their neck has healed completely. Even though it can take so long for the injury to heal, that doesn't mean a patient will be in pain for that length of time. Lastly but not least, patients need to realize that the tissues and ligaments may not have their full strength even after complete recovery.