North Las Vegas Car Accident Injury Treatments
from Decatur & Craig Chiropractic

Pain and injuries two of the most common reasons people visit Decatur & Craig Chiropractic, and much of the time the pain and injury are a result of a car accident. Our North Las Vegas car accident injury treatments include a variety of treatment methods tailored to the individual to not only help alleviate the pain but correct the cause of the pain. Although a number of symptoms can crop up after a car accident, many of them stem from one of the most common injuries of all.

Chiropractor Treats Whiplash, Neck Pain & Back Pain
Caused by Car Accident Injuries

Whiplash occurs when a person is subjected to sudden and violent movements that rapidly thrust the head backward, forward or sideways. This sudden and violent thrust can severely damage the connective tissues and muscles in the upper back and neck, leading to neck pain, back pain, headaches, shoulder pain and changes in cognitive behavior.

Whiplash is problematic because, although it can be severe, it does not always result in immediate symptoms. Damage to the tissues and muscles can exist without any outward pain, and people may erroneously think they were not hurt. Meanwhile, the damage can become more severe as it remains untreated.

Our chiropractor, Dr. Hallgren always urges people to visit Decatur & Craig Chiropractic immediately after a car accident as they may need car accident injury treatment even if they do not feel as if they were injured. Our first step is to make a full evaluation and examination of each situation to determine the extent of the damage and cause of any pain.

Neck pain can cover the whole neck, head and upper back with pain that reaches across the shoulders, down the center of the back, and up to the head. Causes can include injuries to the cervical vertebrae, facet joints, and ligaments and muscles in the neck and upper back. Injuries in these same areas can lead to constant or chronic headache, dizziness, lower back pain, and, in a few cases, TMJ, or temporomandibular joint dysfunction.

North Las Vegas Car Accident Injury Treatment Plans

Our North Las Vegas car accident injury treatment plans typically include one or more chiropractic techniques to realign the spine and restore full movement and help alleviate pain. Spinal manipulation serves to achieve this realignment, and our chiropractor can combine manipulation with other techniques, such as trigger point therapy, massage therapy, rehabilitative exercises and soft tissue rehabilitation treatments.

Our soft tissue treatments include a number of therapies designed to help heal the ligaments, tendons, muscles, discs between the vertebrae, internal organs, internal organs and other parts of your body that are not made of bone. Options include interferential electrical muscle stimulation, moist heat therapy and microamperage neural stimulation.

Our North Las Vegas chiropractor, Dr. Hallgren, can advise on specific corrective exercises that can gently stretch the affected area as well as maintain and increase the range of motion. We can also advise on home care treatments that can help speed recovery even further.

If you have been involved in a car accident, even a minor fender bender, call us today at 702-534-5764 to schedule an examination.