Whiplash from a car accident often shows up hours or even days after the crash, and by then the damage to your neck’s soft tissue is already done. At Accident Centers of Texas, you don’t pay anything up front: our chiropractors build a treatment plan around your specific injury, whether that means mild stiffness or nerve damage radiating into your arms. The sooner you’re evaluated, the better your odds of a full recovery.
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Symptoms of Whiplash Injury from Auto Accidents
Whiplash Exam
At Accident Centers of Texas, we offer a comprehensive whiplash exam process that includes a thorough physical examination, as well as advanced digital X-rays and MRI scans. Our team of experienced chiropractors and medical professionals use these cutting-edge tools to accurately diagnose and treat whiplash injuries caused by car accidents.
Whiplash Diagnosis
After conducting a thorough whiplash exam, our chiropractors will provide you with an accurate diagnosis of the underlying cause of your injuries. We'll take the time to explain your condition clearly, so you can make informed decisions about your treatment options and feel confident in your care.
Whiplash Treatment
Our chiropractors understand that every whiplash injury is different, and therefore require individualized treatment plans. Using our expertise and the latest techniques, we develop a personalized recovery program, helping you to achieve the best possible outcomes and get back to your normal life as soon as possible.
Looking for a Whiplash Injury Treatment Chiropractor Near Me?
A whiplash injury doesn’t need a high-speed collision to happen. Even a low-speed fender bender can strain your neck’s soft tissue hard enough to cause lasting damage. Left untreated, that damage often shows up later as neck pain or headaches that don’t go away on their own.
Our chiropractors have treated whiplash from car accidents for more than 40 years, which means we know how to catch injuries that don’t always show up on a standard scan. You’ll get a treatment plan built around your specific symptoms, not a one-size-fits-all protocol, and a team focused on getting you back to normal as fast as your body allows.
Filing an Auto Accident Claim After Your Whiplash Injury
Whiplash happens in an instant: the crash snaps your neck’s muscles, tendons, and ligaments forward and then back, like the crack of a whip, tearing soft tissue that an X-ray or MRI often can’t detect. That’s exactly why so many whiplash injuries get dismissed or missed until the pain spreads into back pain weeks later.
Getting evaluated by an experienced chiropractor isn’t just about your recovery, it’s about protecting your claim. Without documented, professional care, you risk a smaller settlement and a longer recovery. Schedule a same-day evaluation with Accident Centers of Texas and get the medical record your case needs from day one.
Whiplash Injury Treatment Frequently Asked Questions
What Is Whiplash?
Whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip. Whiplash is most commonly associated with rear-end car accidents.
The pain can be felt in the neck and upper back.
Who Should I See For A Whiplash Injury?
It is recommended to see a chiropractor within 14 days of your whiplash. The sooner you can begin medical care, the faster you can eliminate pain symptoms.
Our Whiplash Injury Treatment Chiropractors utilize chiropractic techniques, adjustments, and exercises to help our patients get back to living a pain-free life.
How To Treat Whiplash?
After making sure that your cervical spine is stable, there are 4 main treatments that our whiplash injury treatment chiropractors use to help treat whiplash.
These include:
- Manual Manipulations or Chiropractic Adjustments
- Muscle relaxation/Massage and Electrical stimulation
- Various exercises to ensure proper mobility
- Lifestyle changes, like exercises, to perform at home, to make sure the issue is corrected for the long term
Our treatments are aimed to provide you with pain relief and help you get back to a pain-free life.
How Long For Whiplash To Heal?
Recovery time depends on how severe your whiplash is. Some cases can resolve in a few treatments. But other neck strains may take weeks or longer to heal. Remember that everyone heals at a different rate.
Once the acute symptoms of neck strain are gone, your chiropractor will want you to start your rehabilitation.
Why Does Whiplash Cause Dizziness?
Whiplash injury is not only limited to a neck injury. Whiplash can also cause a brainstem injury which does not involve direct damage to the neck or head.
The symptoms of whiplash injury are diverse, with the most common complaints being cervical pain, headache, and scapulodynia (shoulder pain). Vertigo and dizziness are reported in 25–50% of the cases. See a doctor to rule out concussion, which can also be the root cause of dizziness.
