Auto Accident Injury FAQs in West Haven UT

It’s common for auto accidents to cause musculoskeletal injuries. These are injuries that affect your muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, and nerves. Our chiropractor specializes in soft tissue injury treatment. The sooner you can schedule a consultation, the sooner we can diagnose your injuries and start treatment.

Whiplash is an extremely common auto injury that occurs when your head is thrust forward and back uncontrollably. This movement strains muscles and tissues in your neck, causing neck pain and stiffness. You may not feel the pain until several days later due to the shock to your system. Auto accidents can also cause back pain due to misalignments in your spine or herniated discs, knee pain due to hitting your knee on the dashboard, dislocated shoulders, sprains, strains, and pinched nerves.

At Live Well Chiropractic, we treat all manner of musculoskeletal injuries caused by auto accidents. This includes back pain, neck pain, knee pain, shoulder pain, pinched nerves, spinal misalignments, herniated discs, sprains and strains, and inflamed muscles and joints.

Chiropractic care is designed to treat soft tissue injuries using non-invasive techniques and therapies. After a thorough evaluation of your condition, we can determine the best course of action for your treatment.

If your pain is caused by spinal misalignment, we’ll use chiropractic adjustments to reposition misplaced bones and joints to relieve pressure on spinal nerves. This will help manage pain and inflammation. Spinal decompression is a treatment used to correct problems with herniated discs to relieve pain and restore your range of motion. Massage therapy can be effective in relieving muscle tension and circulating blood to injured areas for quicker healing. We’ll also recommend corrective exercises to strengthen core muscles and joints. Our goal is to relieve pain, restore body function and promote natural healing so you can get back to living your normal lifestyle.