Whiplash occurs when the neck becomes hyperflexed and then hyperextended in a rapid whip-like motion, which often occurs as the result of a rear-end vehicle collision. When the neck is pulled through this whip-like motion, its soft tissues (muscles and ligaments) stretch past their normal range of motion, causing pain and injury. Whiplash symptoms include chronic neck pain or stiffness, headaches, shoulder pain, arm pain, tenderness, and in severe cases, fatigue, depression, and insomnia. While mainstream medicine offers whiplash treatment with neck braces and medications, we offer whiplash pain relief and healing with natural chiropractic care.

Using a neck brace (often prescribed by mainstream medical doctors) to recover from whiplash will result in a lifetime of pain and stiffness. Chiropractic care, however, seeks to treat whiplash naturally, restoring the neck and spine to its original state and full range of motion. Rather than healing in a static position, our chiropractor uses gentle manipulation to relax neck muscles and encourage proper spinal alignment. Chiropractic care not only provides patients with effective natural pain relief, but also accelerates healing by increasing circulation and reducing inflammation.

In addition, our chiropractor provides valuable lifestyle counseling to help patients create a healthy environment for healing. This includes ergonomically arranging work spaces and homes as well as nutritional counseling to ensure a diet of vitamins and nutrients to help the body heal. At Ringer Chiropractic, we strive to provide whiplash patients with natural pain relief and to help them achieve full recovery, while restoring their necks to a complete range of motion.

Therapeutic Massage Complements Chiropractic Treatment

Our chiropractor often recommends therapeutic massage to whiplash patients as a natural complement to regular spinal adjustments and manipulations. Therapeutic massage helps patients recovering from whiplash by relaxing muscles and reducing tension and pain.

Massage also encourages healing by improving circulation to the injured area of the body. This increase in blood flow facilitates the delivery of oxygen and vital nutrients to the injured muscle, ligaments, and tissues, helping patients heal more quickly.

Have you ever suffered a whiplash injury?