Have you been injured in an automobile accident?

Atlanta Health & Wellness Chiropractic Clinic can help you recover from your automobile accident or personal injury. We have had excellent success helping patients recover from automobile injuries by providing chiropractic care. We have helped many recover from whiplash, neck pain and back pain in Atlanta, GA & metro areas of Buckhead, Emory, & Midtown. We will work with your attorney or help you find one if you feel that you need one. If you need more then chiropractic care we can & will refer you to the proper healthcare professional who can help you. Your Health is in Good Hands at Atlanta Health and Wellness Chiropractic Clinic.

What is Whiplash?

The term whiplash is commonly used to describe the movement of the neck during the injury phase of a crash. More recent research shows that the movement of the neck is more complicated than the motion of a whip. The important thing to know is that the acceleration and sudden change in speed of the head and neck causes damage to the structures (muscles, nerves, ligaments, etc.) and causes neck pain and other problems.

Dr. Arthur Croft of the Spine Research Institute of San Diego estimates that there are about 3 million whiplash injuries per year in the USA. Couple this with several outcome studies that show that 12% to 86% of whiplash victims will still have pain years after their crashes, points out the epidemic nature of whiplash

Whiplash Symptoms

When people think of whiplash they think of neck pain; however, there are several other symptoms that accompany neck pain. There may be headaches, jaw pain, shoulder pain, arm pain, hand pain, numbness and tingling, as well as brain injuries. Brain injuries may show up as memory loss, irritability, insomnia, depression, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), concentration problems, etc. Patients may also have pain in other parts of their bodies other than the neck pain.

Lower back pain is also common in car crashes, as are leg injuries from hitting the dash board or other structures in the car.

Car Accident Injury Treatment

I believe that chiropractic care is by far the best treatment for whiplash injuries. This is also backed up by a group of orthopedic surgeons in England (Gargan, Banister, et al.) who reported in the British Journal of Orthopedic Medicine that chiropractic care for chronic whiplash patients was superior to medical, acupuncture and physical therapy treatments. Patients reported higher satisfaction with chiropractic care 2 to 1.