After being involved in an automobile accident, many
individuals frequently experience symptoms of pain and discomfort. The impact
from the collision not only causes confusion for the individual, it can also
cause direct trauma and even aggravate previous medical conditions. For those
people whom suffered an injury as a result of a car crash, the symptoms can
greatly affect the individual’s overall health and well-being, altering their
lifestyles.
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Back pain and neck pain caused by whiplash, a type of neck
injury resulting from a sudden, back-and-forth motion of the head, are common
symptoms many individuals experience after an automobile accident, but
alternatively, headaches are also a significantly common symptom affecting a
majority of individuals.
Post-traumatic headaches can be painful and debilitating.
These usually begin immediately after the auto accident but they may also occur
within several hours or days after the event. Whiplash causes headaches because
the muscles, tendons, nerves, and other tissues surrounding the cervical spine
can become irritated and inflamed. The head pain generally starts on the neck
and may move up to the individual’s head. There are a variety of headaches,
characterized by their level of severity and by the headache’s location of
origin. Symptoms of a headache include: a dull, aching head pain, a sensation
of tightness or pressure across the forehead, on the sides, and/or on the back
of the head, tenderness on the scalp, neck and shoulder muscles, and
occasionally, headaches may also cause loss of appetite on the affected
individual. A blow to the head as a result of an auto injury or a concussion,
traumatic brain injury, can also cause symptoms of head pain.
Headache and Auto Injury
If the individual experiences headaches or other impairing
symptoms as a result of being involved in an automobile accident, it’s
important for them to seek immediate medical attention to properly diagnose for
any possible injuries or aggravated conditions which could lead to further complications
if left untreated. Fortunately, individual’s who’ve been involved in an
automobile accident and experienced injuries or aggravated conditions during
the auto collision have a variety of treatment options to choose from.
Chiropractic care is frequently used as an effective alternative treatment for
auto injuries, including whiplash and headaches. After diagnosing the
individual involved in the car crash, a doctor of chiropractic, or DC, will
follow with a set of spinal adjustments and manual manipulations to carefully
correct any subluxations or misalignments of the spine, to gradually relieve
tension from the structures surrounding the injury and decrease the irritation
and inflammation caused by the complication.
Cervicogenic Headache and Chiropractic
By Dr. Alex Jimenez