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Motor vehicle accidents - often result in acute trauma to the neck flexor muscle groups (whiplash also known as CAD – cervical acceleration/deceleration syndrome), facet joint sprains, sacroiliac joints sprains, and muscle strains associated with the cervical and lumbar spinal areas. It is not uncommon to identify, diagnose, and treat wrist and ankle injuries caused by excessive braking or protective bracing during an impact. While muscle relaxers and pain medication can mask the effects of soft tissue injuries, they do not correct the scarring and fibrosis that develop in the joint capsules during the repair processes. Therefore, coupling medical management with chiropractic care will optimize your changes of a full and complete recovery. When treated for MVAs in our office, you will receive physical therapy modalities (electric stimulation therapy to muscles in spasm, heat to soften tissue prior to manipulation), chiropractic manipulations to the injured facet joints, and physical rehab (either in office, or referred to a local qualified physical therapist). In severe accident cases and when cervical or lumbar disc herniations are identified, we employ our SpinalAid non-surgical spinal decompression program to get you back to pre-injury status. We also utilized the latest in electronic healthcare record (EHR) keeping to insure accurate legible notes for correspondence with your primary care doctor, your attorney, and your insurance company so there is no delays in treatment, referrals, settlements, or payments.
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