Understanding Whiplash Injury and How to Treat It

If you have suffered a whiplash injury due to an auto accident or other trauma, it may feel like you will never be pain-free again. However, Dr. Joseph E. Awender, the experienced Redwood City chiropractor of Awender Chiropractic, begs to differ. A talented auto accident chiropractor, Dr. Awender understands whiplash injuries, including how they occur and how to best treat them. Further, he understands how this type of injury can have a ripple effect that impacts many other parts of the body. For this and many other reasons, chiropractic care is among the best ways to achieve long-term relief.

Reasons to Visit Our Redwood City Chiropractor for Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash is often an insidious injury in that it doesn't always present itself immediately. Indeed, people often go several days or weeks following an accident before realizing that something is seriously wrong. Whiplash injuries occur when the head and neck are suddenly jostled backward and forward. This results in neck strain, which involves the stretching and tearing of tendons and muscles in the neck. Not surprisingly, this typically results in significant back pain, neck pain and other symptoms.

Signs of Whiplash and How Our Auto Accident Chiropractor can Help

Neck pain and back pain from whiplash often don't develop until some time has passed following an accident. However, they aren't the only symptoms that may occur. You may also experience:

• decreased range of motion
• hard, tight shoulder and neck muscles
• headache that starts near the back or base of the head and moves forward

If left untreated by a skilled auto accident chiropractor, various musculoskeletal issues may arise, including:

• disc herniation
• joint dysfunction
• chronic pain
• faulty moving patterns

Visit Our Redwood City Chiropractor

Awender Chiropractor provides a variety of services and treatments that help you heal more quickly and effectively from a whiplash injury. In addition to specializing in many spinal adjustment techniques, we offer massage therapy, spinal decompression therapy and a variety of other treatments that help you achieve a pain-free life both now and in the future. Learn more, or schedule a consultation, by calling (650) 366-1273.