Why Chiropractic Care for an Auto Injury?

If you have spinal pain caused by whiplash, you will want to visit

Dr. Cameron Lichfield, your Evereett/Mill Creek chiropractor who can provide many non-surgical treatment options for relief.

Chiropractic Whiplash Treatments

Your treatment plan depends on the severity of your whiplash injury. The most common chiropractic technique is spinal manipulation. Some spinal manipulation techniques commonly used are:

• Flexion-distraction technique: This hands-on technique is a gentle, non-thrusting type of spinal manipulation to help treat herniated discs with or without arm pain. Your whiplash injury may have aggravated a bulging or herniated disc. The chiropractor uses a slow pumping action on the disc instead of direct force to the spine.
• Instrument-assisted manipulation: This technique is another non-thrusting technique chiropractors often use. Using a specialized hand-held instrument, the chiropractor applies force without thrusting into the spine. This type of manipulation is useful for older patients who have a degenerative joint syndrome.
• Specific spinal manipulation: The chiropractor identifies spinal joints that are restricted or show abnormal motion (called subluxations). Using this technique, he or she will help restore motion to the joint with a gentle thrusting technique. This gentle thrusting stretches soft tissue and stimulates the nervous system to restore normal motion to the spine.

If you’ve been in a car accident, you should be assessed by Dr. Lichfield who is familiar with automobile injuries and treats them every day.

Chiropractic treatments are the right step towards restoring the body.