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Whiplash

When patients with a whiplash injury come to Caron Chiropractic Clinic, P.A., they’re not always sure why they’re there. Many patients don’t know that they’re suffering from whiplash; all they know is that they’re in pain, and they want relief. If you’re suffering from whiplash, it might not always be clear that that’s what’s causing your pain, and you might talk to your physician, try out a few pain relief medications, and “baby” the sore and stiff parts of your body. Fortunately for you, our chiropractors are experienced in identifying whiplash injuries and treating them quickly, getting you back on your feet, back to work, and back to feeling more like you. If you think you may have suffered from whiplash, don’t wait for your pain to subside on its own – it might not. Instead, come to our St. Paul, Minnesota, chiropractic clinic for natural pain relief solutions.
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Common Causes of Whiplash

If your body is sore and tense, your pain could be caused by any number of injuries or stresses on your body, but whiplash is a fairly distinctive injury that, if you know how it happens, you’ll know when it happens. When you sustain a whiplash injury, there’s usually a great deal of force involved. Whiplash is caused when your head and neck swiftly fly away from your body before coming back to their normal resting position. This can strain the tendons and muscles in your neck, causing strain that you may feel immediately or that may resurface later when you least expect it. So what causes whiplash?

The most common cause of whiplash is car accidents, and you can probably see why. The motion of your body in a car accident, flying forward rapidly as the car brakes and falling back against your seat when the momentum ceases, is exactly the type of motion that causes whiplash. With the amount of force typically involved in a car accident, it’s no wonder that auto accidents are the number one cause of whiplash. Even though whiplash is caused by any trauma that involves huge amounts of force in a very short amount of time, it’s easier to sustain a whiplash injury than you might think. If you’ve recently taken a fall, no matter how small it might have seemed, if your head snapped forward and back, or vice versa, you may have sustained whiplash. If you play sports or have just taken a fall recently, talk to a chiropractor at the Caron Chiropractic Clinic about your whiplash treatment options.

What are the Symptoms of Whiplash?

Because whiplash does not always manifest immediately and can be worsened by everyday stresses on your body, many patients never realize they’ve suffered from whiplash because they don’t remember what could have caused it by the time they feel pain. If you’re still not sure if you’ve suffered a whiplash injury now that you understand what causes whiplash, get to know the symptoms of whiplash. If you feel any signs of whiplash, whether you remember taking a fall that could have caused whiplash or not, you should get checked out by a chiropractor to be safe. Some of the most common symptoms of whiplash are neck, shoulder, and upper back pain, but the severity, nature, and frequency of whiplash pain always differ on a patient-to-patient basis. If you’re feeling aching pains, stabbing pains, a stiff neck, stiff back and arms, shooting pains, or any other pain that feels like your body has been pushed too far, no matter how mild or infrequent, you could be suffering from whiplash. Get to know your symptoms very well so that when you consult a chiropractor, you can relay every detail of your pain that you can remember. That way, we’ll be better able to tell you if you injury is whiplash, what might have caused it, and how we can treat your whiplash injury.

Whiplash Recovery and Pain Relief

When you come in to Caron Chiropractic Clinic, P.A. with a whiplash injury, you can be sure that you’ll be getting the best care that you possibly can. Our St. Paul, Minnesota, chiropractors are trained and experienced natural pain relief professionals, and we know exactly how to treat a whiplash injury. With chiropractic care, we can realign your body, performing spinal adjustments that will have you feeling good as new in no time. With individualized chiropractic treatment plans tailored to your lifestyle, your pain, and your whiplash recovery needs, we’ll make sure that you receive effective chiropractic care.

Contact us Caron Chiropractic Clinic, P.A., in St. Paul, Minnesota today to schedule a chiropractic appointment to treat you whiplash injuries. Call us at 651-255-9999, or send an email to info@caronchiropractic.com.