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Treating Symptoms From Whiplash With Chiropractic Care

Written By Holmes Chiropractic on October 4, 2023

Neck injury from auto accident

Don’t let neck pain and other whiplash symptoms keep you from taking part in activities you enjoy. A chiropractor can provide an official diagnosis of whiplash, and design a whiplash treatment plan that will help you return to a pain-free life. A whiplash may occur when involved in a collision or personal injury. Here’s a look at how our chiropractors at Holmes Chiropractic treat whiplash in Monterey Park, CA, with chiropractic care.

Chiropractic Adjustments

During a chiropractic adjustment, your chiropractor will use her hands or an instrument to gently manipulate your spine, muscles, tissues, and limbs. This will shift your spine back into alignment, relieving pressure on your cervical and lumbar spine and nerves. Chiropractic adjustments can treat many symptoms of whiplash: neck pain and stiffness, headaches and migraines, loss of range of motion in the neck, numbness and tingling, and shoulder pain.  

Massage Therapy

A massage therapist can knead, massage, and rub the muscles in your neck and shoulders. This promotes relaxation and releases natural pain killing endorphins. Massage therapy can also treat other symptoms of whiplash, including tension, anxiety, pain, stiffness, and insomnia. Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, and reflexology can all help you find relief from whiplash symptoms. 

Spinal Decompression Therapy

Spinal decompression therapy is a safe, non-surgical treatment for neck pain, stiffness, muscle weakness and fatigue, and numbness and tingling. If your whiplash injury caused damage to or compression of a nerve in your cervical spine, spinal decompression can stretch and realign the spine. This takes pressure off of the nerve and muscles, allowing them to heal. After spinal decompression therapy, you may regain flexibility and range of motion in your neck. 

Home Exercises & Stretches

In between visits to your chiropractor, you should complete home exercises and stretches. These will strengthen the muscles that support your cervical spine. Therapeutic exercises and stretches can make your neck and shoulder muscles more limber and improve your range of motion and flexibility. 

Schedule Whiplash Treatment in Monterey Park, CA

If you were injured in a car accident and sustained a whiplash injury, visit our personal injury chiropractors in Monterey Park, CA, at Holmes Chiropractic. Our chiropractors have extensive experience diagnosing and treating whiplash and other auto accident injuries. Call us today or schedule an appointment online.


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