Your First Consultation After an Auto Accident Injury: What To Expect

If you have been in an auto accident, after the initial shock, you may think the accident was only a minor one and you feel okay. You may not feel pain immediately after the auto accident. Pain from the jolt your body experienced may not show up for days or weeks. The doctors at the Spine Pain Center in Mount Pleasant and North Charleston, SC know the types of injury an auto accident can cause and can quickly get you on the road to wellness.

Auto Accident Injury

If you are feeling pain, your family physician may ask where it hurts and prescribes pain medication. If nothing hurts, your physician may give you a clean bill of health and send you on your way.

We know that unseen damage could have been done due to the auto accident. Afterward, you may experience whiplash symptoms such as headaches, jaw pain, neck stiffness, arm pain or numbness. Seat belt injury may have caused a shoulder injury. The impact of the cars crashing can cause lower back pain that includes muscle spasms, sprains, disc herniation, or even a fracture. Knees pushed into the dashboard during the accident can cause soreness, bruising, and swelling.

What to Expect at the First Visit

During your first visit, our chiropractor will discuss your overall health with you, then ask if you feel pain and where it is occurring. We will perform an exam and take x-rays to determine if any damage was done to your spinal alignment.

After a full exam, we will develop an individualized treatment plan for you. We offer a variety of techniques to make spinal adjustments and decompression as well as manual adjustments. All these techniques are mild and made with your input so if you feel any discomfort, we will adjust the treatment. Exercises and massage will be suggested to keep your body healthy.

Auto accidents can be psychologically traumatizing enough, there is no need to deal with physical pain as well. If you are in the Mount Pleasant and North Charleston, SC area, let the chiropractor at Spine Pain Center look at your injuries and set you on a path to recovery.