Best Chiropractor in Kent, WA
Auto Accidents And Personal Injury (Slips/Falls)
Chiropractic care can be an important first step in the treatment of whiplash injuries due to a car crash.
Auto collisions of all types and speeds can cause serious injuries. Rear-end (whiplash) injuries, side-pact collisions, head on collisions, and even low speed impacts with minimal damage can cause soft tissue injuries that if left untreated can become a serious chronic issue later on down the road.
Dr. Stadnik specializes in Spinal Biomechanics and Whiplash Traumatology. We take a detailed history of how the injury occurred, the mechanics of the collision and how that impacted your body.
We determine what specific tests that are needed to properly diagnose your condition. Other than your neck and back, it is common to injure: shoulders, wrists and elbows due to their position during the collision and seat belt position.
It is common to injure the: ankle, knee, and hip due to contact with the dashboard or even pressure on brake when the collision occurs. How about TMJ or jaw pain? Jaw pain can be common in coordination of a whiplash injury.
We specifically screen for these conditions to ensure complete diagnosis and proper coordination of care with all appropriate providers. Bicycle and pedestrian accidents as well as slip and falls can have very similar injuries and need to be evaluated.
It is also quite possible to have concussion-type symptoms from hitting your head during a car collision or slip/fall. Dr. Stadnik has had special training to manage treat these types of trauma cases.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Yes, a chiropractic adjustment is safe. Adjustments, or manipulation as they’re sometimes referred to is the minor movement of vertebrae in the spine. The objective of this movement is to realign vertebrae that have moved out of place for a number of reasons ranging from normal daily activity to trauma such as a car accident.
When these vertebrae are out of place, it has an overall systemic effect from muscular to the central nervous system. Without proper alignment and flow of all nerves and systems in the body from the brain, we can’t function at our peak.
An adjustment is often a pressure from the chiropractor utilizing the hands or an instrument to move a vertebrae back into place. This happens with a quick movement and is often without discomfort. You may hear a noise that sounds like you’re cracking your knuckles referred to as joint cavitation. It is the release of gases such as oxygen and nitrogen from the joint.
Seeing a chiropractor is not only for back pain and neck pain. Chiropractic care is an excellent way to keep your body operating at peak performance. Stresses from our every day lives can cause dysfunction in the spine and nervous system that can manifest as a number of different symptoms. Lack of motion in the joints of the spine can lead to arthritis and joint wear and tear. With a proper evaluation of the spine, a plan to improve the alignment of the spine and stabilize one’s posture can be performed. Time and gravity continue to put stress on the body, which Chiropractic can be effective in treating. Many people do see a Chiropractor for a number of symptoms, but using Chiropractic as a preventative treatment can be effective in living with less pain and more activity well into our years.
Chiropractic is an overall way of looking at the human body. It’s based on the idea that the body is self-sustaining and self-healing. The body is in essence completely controlled by the brain through its connection via the spinal cord and the vast networks of nerves that make up the body. When this nervous system is under stress, the overall performance of the human body is lacking.
In the chiropractic world, the goal is to aid in healing the body without drugs or surgery. In many cases if chiropractic treatment is sought out early enough, some surgeries may be avoided. always a part of the bigger picture, drugs and prescriptions can be viewed as band-aids to treat symptoms rather than going to the source and treating the real problem.
While it’s often perceived that the chiropractor is solely here to treat back and neck pain, this is simply a small piece of what the profession really is capable of handling. Chiropractors not only treat soft and hard tissue problems such as sciatica and joint pain, but are largely called on to deal with more significant issues. Some of these issues include fibromyalgia, allergies, insomnia, headaches and many more.
Going to the Chiropractor is a new experience for many of us. Maybe we’ve heard through a friend or have done some research online. It’s possible that you are just fed up with living in pain and it’s time to do something about it. In either case, your first visit to the chiropractor will be about discussing your health history, performing a thorough evaluation of your spine and nervous system and determining what the problem might be. In many cases specialized tests are needed to gather more information about your condition, (x-rays of the spine). If you need to be referred or co-managed with another type of medical/health professional, then that would be discussed with you before any type of treatment plan is recommended. We regularly work with other health care professionals to make sure you get the best care available for your health concerns.