Chiropractic Treatment For Auto Accidents & Whiplash Injuries In Plantation, Florida

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In Florida, for the year of 2010, there were a total of 235,461 motor vechicle accidents. There was a total of 195,104 injured from these accidents in 2010. Among car accident victims, the most common type of injury is known as a whiplash injury. This most commonly results from a victim suffering a rear-end collision. The mechanism of a whiplash injury is known as Cervical Acceleration-Deceleration (CAD). This involves extreme hyperextension of the cervical spine, followed by sudden hyperflexion, often times causing the victims head to strike the steering wheel or windshield. An auto accident victim may feel the affects of the collision right away, but most often they will not feel the effects until the next couple days. Commonly, the anterior longitudinal ligament becomes overstretched and sprained from a whiplash injury. The stretching of this ligament can often cause a patient to develop a reverse curve in the cervical spine which can lead to a number of issues. The most common symptoms from a whiplash injury are severe pain in the cervical spine sometimes referring to both shoulders. This neck pain can often times cause ...
... numbness and tingling down the arm and into the hands. The patient will describe this as “pins and needles” in the hands and finger tips. Another very common symptom is the frequent occurence of headaches following a motor vechicle accident.
In more severe whiplash cases, patients can feel very disoriented and forgetful for the oncoming weeks post-accident. These symptoms usually resolve after several weeks, but the residual effects from the accident will remain. The best treatment for an auto injury victim is to receive chiropractic care. When patients come in to Nob Hill Family Chiropractic in Plantation, Florida following a motor vechicle accident, they are treated with the utmost care and concern. Initially, X-Rays are administered to ensure that there are no fractures or dislocations from the collision. The patient is then put through special exercises to ‘warm-up’ their spine prior to their adjustment. After the patient receives specific adjustments to correct spinal misalignments, they go through our special rehabilitation process in order to strengthen the injured area. Recently, there was a patient that came to Nob Hill Family Chiropractic seeking care following a rear-end collision. This patient had a classic whiplash injury which resulted in severe neck pain mostly on the right side. That neck pain was radiating down the patient’s right arm into the fingers tips. After several adjustments in addition to our special rehabilitation process, this patient was feeling a tremedous improvement. The patient is still under care at Nob Hill Family Chiropractic, and is no longer experiencing the numbness and tingling down the right arm, and the neck pain has almost dimished completely. This is proof of how important it is to get your spine checked following a whiplash injury from an auto accident. Check out this video testimonial of a patient that received great results at Nob Hill Family Chiropractic- Click Here to Watch.
If you, or someone you know, has been the victim of an auto accident and are suffering with pain, call Nob Hill Family Chiropractic Plantation in Florida for a free consultation! Call (954) 476-8884. Also you can visit us on the web at www.nobhillchiropractic.com. Dr. Cohen helps patients from all areas of Broward County including Plantation, Sunrise, Davie, Weston, Lauderhill, Cooper City, Pembroke Pines, and Tamarac. We look forward to helping and serving you!
Nob Hill Family Chiropractic

1848 North Nob Hill Road

Plantation, FL 33322

(954) 476-8884

www.nobhillchiropractic.com