Headaches After a Car Accident

About 1.2 million people die because of car accidents every year. Given these scary statistics, consider yourself lucky whenever you survive a car crash. However, if you are involved in a car accident, whether minor or major, you should visit a chiropractor for treatment—certain auto injuries don't show up immediately and may lead to other health complications if not treated.

At Chiropractic USA, we treat numerous injuries, including auto accident injuries. So, if you have been involved in a car accident in Pleasant Grove, UT, or its environs, don't hesitate to book an appointment with our clinic today.

Headaches After a Car Accident

There are several injuries you can pick up after a motor vehicle accident. Some include leg, back, neck, and shoulder pain. However, post-traumatic headaches are common after an accident, and you need to know the symptoms and where to seek treatment.

The common types of headaches after a car accident include:

• Whiplash headaches: When the accident's impact causes your head to snap back and forth, it causes micro-tears in your neck's ligaments and tendons, causing unpleasant symptoms like dizziness, neck pain, and stiffness. Moreover, headaches after a whiplash injury are common, and you need chiropractic treatment for a pain-free life.
• Concussion headaches: A blow to your head impacts how your brain functions. While your brain is protected by a fluid, the impact on your head causes your brain to move, resulting in a concussion that generates symptoms like light sensitivity, nausea, dizziness, memory loss, and ringing in the ears.
• Spasm headaches: Even without a significant blow to the head, headaches may occur when you injure a muscle in the neck, head, or upper back. Soft tissue injuries in these regions may lead to headaches, limited mobility, and tenderness in the affected part.
• Post-traumatic headaches: Trauma to the head and the neck causes pain that radiates from the neck to the head. These headaches may crop up immediately after the accident, but they may also be delayed until the adrenaline wears off.
• Pinched nerve headaches: When spinal nerves are compressed at the roots, it may lead to pain, tenderness, tingling, and numbness at the base of the skull.

Treating headaches starts with spinal manipulations to adjust misaligned joints from the impact of the accident. Chiropractic adjustments lift pressure off the nervous system, leading to better coordination of body functions, including pain management. Massage therapy relaxes tense muscles and promotes faster healing by enhancing blood circulation to the injured areas.

Visit Our Chiropractor in Pleasant Grove, UT

Seeking effective auto injury treatment? Please book an appointment with Chiropractic USA in Pleasant Grove, UT. We have numerous chiropractic treatments to help you overcome your auto injuries for a pain-free life. Give us a call today at (801) 785-7874.