Chiropractor Helps Patients Manage Pain and Heal After Iowa City Auto Accidents

An auto accident can cause serious trauma the body, resulting in debilitating back pain, neck pain, headaches and migraines. If you already suffer from chronic pain or fibromyalgia, an auto accident can exacerbate this condition and make it difficult to enjoy life to the fullest. If you or someone you know is the victim of an auto accident, it is critical to seek prompt care from a chiropractor, like Dr. Kyle R. Thompson.

Many Iowa City auto accident injuries do not show symptoms until weeks or even months after the crash. However, even without symptoms, internal damage to the musculoskeletal system and soft tissues can happen immediately. At Peak Performance Chiropractic Center, our chiropractor, Dr. Thompson, and entire wellness team have used chiropractic care to help hundreds of Iowa City patients safely recover from whiplash, injury and pain.

Iowa City Chiropractor Provides Non-Invasive Pain Relief

Following an auto accident, traditional medical care relies on prescription painkillers to ‘cover up’ back pain, neck pain, headaches and migraines. Unfortunately, while these medications may provide temporary relief, they cannot correct the underlying musculoskeletal misalignment or soft tissue injury that is causing your pain. Here at Peak Performance Chiropractic Center, we believe there is a better way to manage back pain, neck pain, headaches and migraines after an auto accident. Chiropractic is a safe, non-invasive treatment that restores alignment to the musculoskeletal system and promotes internal healing.

Treatment for Whiplash, Slipped Discs, and Back Pain

One of the most common auto accident injuries is whiplash, which occurs when the cervical spine is abruptly “whipped” forwards and backwards. Even if you are stopped or moving at a slow speed, if you are hit from behind, the trauma of impact can cause whiplash. This injury to the cervical spine, tendons and ligaments can cause chronic neck pain, headaches, migraines and general soreness and stiffness of the neck. Chiropractic adjustment can restore alignment to the cervical spine, and help the soft tissues heal.

A slipped disc that causes sciatica is also a common injury following an auto accident. The force of impact can cause a disc to slip out of alignment in the lower back, putting pressure on nearby nerves, such as the sciatic nerve. When this occurs, you may suffer from back pain as well as a numbness or tingling sensation in the legs and buttocks, a condition known as sciatica. Chiropractic adjustment can restore alignment to the lumbar spine and help correct the slipped disc, relieving pressure on the sciatic nerve. By correcting the underlying problem, you’ll enjoy permanent back pain relief, freedom from sciatica, and not be dependent on prescription painkillers.

In addition to chiropractic, sports rehabilitation exercises are complementary therapies that can relieve pain and promote internal healing. Sports rehabilitation exercises can help restore a full range of movement and motion to the body, and ease stiffness associated with whiplash, back pain and neck pain.

Whether you are struggling with fibromyalgia, sciatica, migraines or neck pain, Iowa City chiropractor Dr. Thompson can help. Visit us today for immediate pain relief!