When you are in an auto accident you may not realize that you have suffered an injury. It can take a few days for whiplash to set in. Choosing a chiropractor as your auto injury doctor is one of the best things you can do to prevent unnecessary suffering. Dr. Steve Sheaffer of Sheaffer Chiropractic Clinic in Orlando, FL, is particularly trained in auto injury trauma and offers the treatments that you require.
Chiropractic adjustments
Chiropractic adjustments can be done to the spine and extremities. Your auto injury doctor can provide the type of adjustment that you need. It can be gentle, or it can be vigorous, but the end result is the same; realignment of the spine to all the unimpeded movement of messages from the brain to all the body parts. After an auto accident, you may find that your neck or back is stiff and sore and an adjustment can get things back where they belong.
Traction/decompression
If you have had some disc damage, spinal decompression can be the answer to getting your disc material back where it belongs. The computerized program is personalized to you so that it provides the stretching that your spine requires. When the vertebrae separate, it pulls the disc back into position, which takes the pressure off of the nerves.
Therapeutic ultrasound
Therapeutic ultrasound uses sound waves that apply heat and vibration to the soft tissue and joints deep below the skin. Ultrasound is stimulating, which improves circulation in the area and reduces inflammation. Healing help is also provided at a very basic cellular level.
Therapeutic exercise
Therapeutic exercise helps with recovery. It continues the treatment provided by your chiropractor when you are not in the office between treatments. It will be specifically chosen to help you with the areas that have been injured and usually included stretches. It helps with mobility and flexibility issues.
Electric muscle stimulation
After an auto accident, it is not uncommon to have a lot of muscle pain. Whiplash can be very long-term and painful. Electric muscle stimulation helps your muscles to recover. It applies low-level electric current to the affected muscles and helps them to relax, which helps relieve the pain.
Don't waste any time after your auto accident contacting an auto injury doctor of chiropractic. Contact Dr. Sheaffer of Sheaffer Chiropractic Clinic in Orlando, FL to start your recovery. Give our office a call at 407-298-2465