Extremity Pain
Minor car accidents have the potential to cause hidden injuries that can develop into pain, headaches, and arthritis over time.
Most people who have been involved in an auto accident may not even know that they’ve been hurt and assume they are fine, however the injuries can worsen if not treated promptly. Some doctors give medications to mask the initial pain; however, this doesn’t fix the problem but rather prolongs it. Remember, the pain is not due to a drug deficiency. Our passion is find it and fix it with pain management… not cover it up.
When you experience a car accident you may injure your upper and lower extremities and feel the pain almost immediately. These injuries tend to involve tendons, ligaments, and muscles and could possibly involve some type of dislocation. Pain or other symptoms such as swelling, numbness, tingling, fever, fatigue, and insomnia may extend to other joints in your body. Whiplash injuries from a car accident, can also cause shoulder and arm pain. Recent research has identified ligament injuries as the most common, most serious and most difficult to heal injuries. Shoulder and arm pain may also be coming from nerves associated with the joints in the neck or upper spine in the back, which are particularly responsive to chiropractic spinal adjustments designed to treat these problems. Wrist pain, often associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, may be relieved with proper chiropractic adjustments and rehabilitation techniques offered Colorado Rehab & Laser Therapy. Legs, feet and knees may present pain due to pinched nerves or prolonged and extensive use. Either extremity can be manipulated with chiropractic care to alleviate the pain and discomfort. Car accident injuries often result in more pain than initially thought by the victim, thus it is important to see your chiropractor immediately following an accident.
