Thursday, April 20, 2017

Determining The Extent Of Whiplash With A Chiropractor Dallas GA

By Allan Iacovelli


People often get neck strains or sprains due to a number of reasons. This kind of injury is commonly referred to as whiplash. It is mostly associated with accidents, but any sudden jerking or blow to the head or neck or even the back can jolt the head forwards and cause strain on the vertebrae of the neck, resulting in the strain or sprain.

This sudden force that results to whiplash injuries can move the vertebrae out of alignment, strain the muscles or sprain the ligaments. There are different types of sprains and strains. Most people do not give so much attention to which type of whiplash injury they are suffering from since the symptoms and therapies are all the same. If they visit a chiropractor Dallas GA residents will get the help they need to relieve the symptoms of whiplash.

The pain associated with this type of severe trauma and injury is hard to ignore. The symptoms include pain radiating through the neck muscles and a loss of range for moving the neck or turning the head. Tightness or stiffness in the neck and upper back muscles is also experienced.

You can also feel some pain when turning your head. The pain can be felt when turning the head upwards, downwards, to the right or left side and when stretching your jaw muscles. Other symptoms can be tenderness on some parts of your shoulder, neck or back when pressure is applied.

Headaches might start at the lowest part of the skull and extend towards the jaw and to the front part of the head and can engulf the whole head in worse case scenarios. Many people immediately realize that their neck is hurt. They also realize that everything is not okay.

In other instances, it can take a few days to a week or more for the pain to set in. This is why it is so important to see a Dallas GA chiropractor as soon as possible after an accident or injury. This is especially the case if it involves car accidents or sport related trauma.




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