Auto Accident Chiropractic in Greenville
Every day, people in Greenville suffer injuries from automobile accidents, ranging from mild discomfort to severe pain. If you’ve been involved in an auto accident, seeking professional care right away is essential. Delayed treatment can lead to long-term issues such as chronic pain, joint degeneration, and even osteoarthritis. Our chiropractic team specializes in helping auto accident victims recover and regain their quality of life.
Common Injuries After a Car Accident
Auto accidents can cause a range of injuries that may not always be immediately noticeable. Here are some of the most common issues people experience after a collision:
- Headaches: Headaches are often caused by trauma to the head or neck.
- Whiplash: Occurs when the neck is rapidly forced back and forth, resulting in pain, stiffness, and limited mobility.
- Back Pain: Caused by muscle strain, ligament injuries, or spinal misalignment, affecting both the lower and middle back.
- Neck Pain: Strained muscles or damaged ligaments in the cervical spine can cause severe neck pain.
- Numbness or Tingling: A sign of nerve compression or damage following an impact.
- Radiating Shoulder or Arm Pain: This may indicate nerve irritation in the cervical spine.
- Pinched nerve: A pinched nerve can occur when tissues compress nerves, leading to pain, numbness, or tingling after a traumatic injury like a car accident.
- Stiffness and soreness: These commonly occur after an accident as the body’s natural response to trauma and injury.
- Sciatica: Pain radiating down the leg, often caused by injury or compression of the sciatic nerve.
The Effects of an Impact on Your Body
‘But I’m Not in Pain’ – You Still Need to Get Checked
After an accident, you might not feel pain immediately due to the adrenaline and endorphins in your system. However, as swelling increases and irritates the nerves, discomfort often appears.
Soft tissue injuries can take 24-48 hours to become noticeable, and what seems like minor stiffness or soreness could actually be more serious. Many people assume their pain will resolve on its own, but it often worsens over time, making recovery more difficult. The sooner you’re examined, the better your chances for a smooth recovery.
Emergency rooms focus on life-threatening conditions. If you aren’t bleeding or showing signs of internal injuries, you may be sent home with pain medication or a muscle relaxer. Unfortunately, joint injuries often go overlooked in these cases because they aren’t immediately life-threatening. Don’t risk the health of your spine: get checked as soon as possible, even if you don’t feel pain right away.
What to Expect During Your First Visit
When you visit Brown Chiropractic Center, we will first gather the details of your accident and medical history. Dr. Brown will perform a comprehensive exam, which may include the following:
- Physical examination
- Range-of-motion and orthopedic testing
- Neurological testing
- Chiropractic evaluation
- X-rays (if necessary)
After the examination, Dr. Brown will explain your injuries and develop a customized care plan. If you’re in severe pain, therapy may be provided during your first visit to offer immediate relief.
Your Customized Care Plan
Once he’s gathered the findings of your exam and X-rays Dr. Brown will present you with a customized care plan detailing the frequency and number of visits to get you on the path to healing.
In addition to providing chiropractic care, Dr. Brown has many therapy modalities on-site. These include electric muscle stimulation, ultrasound therapy, cold laser therapy, and non-surgical spinal decompression, which are very effective in treating auto accident injuries.
Chiropractors can diagnose and identify serious injuries to the spine early after an accident and correct them quickly. This prevents the muscles, ligaments, and tendons from healing with scar tissue and holding the spine in an irregular or abnormal position. Those injuries need to be corrected before they become permanent.
Dr. Brown uses various techniques tailored to each auto accident patient’s needs. These techniques may include:
- Gonstead procedures
- Diversified procedures
- Thompson adjusting protocol
- Cervical and lumbar intervertebral traction
- Ultrasound therapy
- Electrostimulation
Here are two ways that chiropractic helps promote healing:
Reduces Inflammation
When you are injured in a car accident, common injuries such as micro-tears in the muscles and ligaments occur. Such injuries aren’t diagnosed by an X-ray. These muscle tears are why many people wake up feeling sore after an auto accident, even though their X-rays appear normal. Dr. Brown can provide a non-invasive adjustment to realign the spinal column, which can help reduce pain and inflammation in your body.
Reduces Scar Tissue
Following an auto accident injury, there can be scar tissue present in your muscles. Scar tissue can result in stiffness and discomfort or pain. Dr. Brown can use specific techniques to address the damaged areas so that the scar tissue can be broken up quicker versus letting it heal on its own. With a decrease in scar tissue, you will feel better and heal quicker.
Navigating insurance claims after an accident can be overwhelming. We work closely with insurance companies and attorneys to ensure you get the care you need. In most cases, your treatment will be covered by insurance, even if you were at fault, as long as you have personal injury protection (MedPay).
We ensure we provide a very thorough medical report to the attorney or insurance companies, giving them all information on the patient’s physical tests and X-ray findings, plus what we’ve done with the patient, what their diagnosis is, and what they can expect from their treatment and further issues from the accident.
What should I expect during my first appointment?
You will meet with Dr. Brown, who will take a detailed account of your accident. He will then perform a comprehensive exam, including physical tests, range-of-motion assessments, and X-rays, if needed. Based on the findings, you’ll receive a customized care plan.
Yes! We handle the insurance paperwork for you, working directly with your provider to ensure coverage. Our team will explain what’s covered and what, if anything, you’ll need to pay out-of-pocket.
Even if you don’t feel pain immediately, it’s important to be evaluated after an accident. Injuries can take time to manifest, and early treatment can prevent long-term damage.
Every person heals differently, so we customize each care plan based on your specific injuries. Dr. Brown will explain the expected duration of your treatment during your consultation.
Yes. Even in minor accidents, passengers can experience injuries. It’s always a good idea for anyone involved in a collision to be evaluated.
At Brown Chiropractic Center, your local Greenville chiropractor for over three decades, we take care of that for you. When it comes to auto injuries, insurance companies usually pay 100 percent and a pain and suffering settlement afterward. You just need to provide us with your insurance card or number and type of policy.
Our staff will let you know what’s covered and what’s not and what you’d be responsible for. You’ll be informed of the cost of your care or what your insurance company would cover, so there are no surprises when it’s time to receive care or treatment.
In South Carolina, if you have a rider called personal injury protection (MedPay), your care would be covered even if you’re at fault. However, if you don’t have MedPay, your insurance won’t pay for your care. Please know, however, that we can still take care of you.
Yes, if needed, we can co-manage your case with your other physicians to get the best possible results for you.
Schedule Your Free Preliminary Exam Today
Don’t wait to get the care you need. Dr. Brown offers a free preliminary exam to assess your injuries and explain your treatment options. Contact our Greenville office today to book your appointment and begin your path to recovery.
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