{"id":1046,"date":"2024-10-03T00:40:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-03T00:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=1046"},"modified":"2024-10-06T22:04:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T22:04:05","slug":"all-about-chiropractic-care-car-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/all-about-chiropractic-care-car-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Chiropractic Care &amp; Car Accidents!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Neck pain or back pain after a minor car accident?<br><\/strong><em><strong>Here are some facts:<br><\/strong><\/em>\uf0b7 Aside from fractures and serious injuries, it is common for people to <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/neck-pains-strains\/\">injure ligaments, muscles or discs<\/a> after a minor car collision. This is known as a whiplash injury.<br>\uf0b7 Dizziness associated with <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-you-prevent-headaches\/\">neck pain and headaches<\/a>, neck sprain and <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/stuck-with-jaw-pain\/\">TMJ (jaw) pain<\/a> are some of the examples victims noticed creeping up after a MVA collision impact.*<br>\uf0b7 Often after a MVA collision associated neck injury, the <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-chiropractors-help-with-disc-herniations\/\">neck joints can become either lax (\u201cloose\u201d) or compressed<\/a>.* This causes the surrounding muscles to compensate by tightening up even more leading to additional neck tension and headaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uf0b7 Research has shown that <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/chiropractic-adjustments\/\">chiropractic treatment including manipulation or mobilization<\/a>, self-management <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/chiropractic-adjustments\/\">advice and exercises<\/a> is an effective treatment for neck pain associated with whiplash injuries.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What to expect on your visit to a Chiropractor after a motor vehicle accident?<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/what-to-expect-on-your-first-chiropractic-visit\/\">On your first visit<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">Chiropractors<\/a> will listen to your full history, go through a range of mobility, muscle and nerve testing to identify the root of the problem and <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/all-about-x-rays-chiropractic\/\">recommend further imaging if necessary<\/a>. Appropriate treatment is<br>then provided and education on exercises or movements to avoid aggravation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These are all to facilitate faster healing and prevent long-term effects. It is then important for us to continue to monitor your condition in order to be able to provide appropriate treatment and advise at different stages of your injury!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you know of someone suffering from the effects of a car accident? Send them our way and rest assured our <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-chiropractors-help-with-muscle-pain\/\">qualified Chiropractors<\/a> will provide them with the most appropriate treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Walz, F. &amp; Muser, M. (1995) Biomechanical Aspects of Cervical Spine Injuries. JSTOR 104(6), 1257-1263.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bussieres, A., Steward, G., Al-Zoubi, F., et. al. (2016) The Treatment of Neck Pain\u2013Associated Disorders and Whiplash-Associated<br>Disorders: A Clinical Practice Guideline. JMPT 39(8), 523-564.e27<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neck pain or back pain after a minor car accident?Here are some facts:\uf0b7 Aside from fractures and serious injuries, it is common for people to injure ligaments, muscles or discs after a minor car collision. This is known as a whiplash injury.\uf0b7 Dizziness associated with neck pain and headaches, neck sprain and TMJ (jaw) pain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,30,35,425,29,27,49,20,428,6,24,427,424,423,48,426],"class_list":["post-1046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-car-accident","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chronic-pain","tag-fawkner-chiropractor","tag-low-back-pain","tag-mva-collision","tag-neck-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-serious-injury","tag-tac","tag-traffic-accident","tag-westmeadows-chiropractor","tag-whiplash"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Car-Crash-Chiro-TMC.jpg?fit=1280%2C850&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":570,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/why-do-people-visit-chiropractors\/","url_meta":{"origin":1046,"position":0},"title":"Why Do People Visit Chiropractors?","date":"19 August 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Acute Phase of Chiropractic Care (Injury\/Concern) Usually there is a reason for first coming into the chiro. 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