Auto Injuries
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that an approximate 2.34 million Americans are injured in car accidents each year, costing the U.S. Government $230.6 billion per year, or an average of $820 per person.
With those statistics, it’s no surprise that there are a significant number of Americans living with pain. Instead of relying on prescription drugs to relieve the symptoms, addressing and resolving the underlying issues should be the core focus that you and your auto injury specialist in Florida address.
More often than not, however, injuries sustained in a car accident are not always obvious. It’s important to be completely checked out by auto accident doctors who can identify those subtle injuries that could translate into long-term neck or back pain if left untreated.
Whether or not you plan on seeking legal recourse after your accident, visiting a doctor that can address your injuries is integral to your long-term wellbeing. Our auto accident chiropractors will assess your body for a number of injuries after a car accident.
Whiplash
Neck strain as a result of a quick impact that snaps your head forward or backward has commonly been called whiplash. While this kind of neck pain can be immediate, it can also take hours to represent itself. Seeing a car accident chiropractor immediately after an accident can ensure that your neck strain is identified and dealt with — especially as whiplash can result in a concussion.
Signs that you could be experiencing whiplash include:
- Neck pain or stiffness
- Lack of range of motion, or pain with motion
- A headache that starts at the base of your skull
- Shoulder, upper back, or arm tenderness
- Fatigue
- Dizziness
While whiplash is commonly thought of as the result of a rear-end collision, whiplash can also be sustained during contact sports or physical abuse. In any of these cases, you could also experience fractures or other tissue damage. This is why it’s integral to be fully checked out by a car accident doctor to ensure that your bones, muscles, and other soft tissue haven’t been damaged as well.
BACK PAIN AND SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE
There are a significant number of spinal injuries that can be sustained during a car accident. If you’ve been lucky enough to avoid the kind of significant injury that requires immediate hospitalization, you could still be suffering from strain from the accident.
Mid or lower back pain can be brought on by the sudden impact of the accident, the force of the jolt, and the pulling of your body against the seat belt or other objects in the vehicle.
While the pain that you’re experiencing could be the result of strained muscles or even a herniated disc, soft muscle tissue damage could also be a factor. These kinds of strains cannot be identified by an x-ray, CT, or MRI, and must therefore be carefully identified through pain consultation and careful manipulation to identify the root cause.
Whether you need an automobile injury chiropractor, or are looking for a sports injury clinic, our certified professionals are both gentle and compassionate in their quest to get your body back to it’s best self.
Personal Injury
Our goal is to help you receive the proper care after a personal injury, auto accident or fall. Our staff is devoted to helping you obtain the most comprehensive treatments and the care you deserve, so you may maintain your quality of life after an injury and can begin to feel like yourself again.
Too often, individuals involved in an auto injury or wreck have minimal or no symptoms until several weeks after the auto accident. That is where the professionals at Quantumcare Medical, Sports & Injury come in, and can assist you with all aspects of auto accident personal injury recovery.
Pinched Nerve
A pinched nerve can happen in a variety of places throughout the body with some of the most common being the lower spine, wrists, neck, and legs. A pinched nerve occurs when the muscles or tendons around the nerve are inflamed, putting pressure on the nerve and either causing pain or even numbness throughout the extremities related or attached to this affected nerve.
Your pinched nerve may be caused by different physical conditions such as carpal tunnel or a herniated disc. Though pinched nerves can be painful, the majority of patients find that their pinched nerve(s) goes away on its own.
If the pinched nerve does not resolve itself and you have persistent pain that lasts for more than a few days, you should seek medical attention by scheduling an appointment at Quantumcare Medical, Sports & Injury with our chiropractor. This is especially true if you’ve tried at-home treatments but feel like your pain is worsening as time progresses. With pinched nerves, it’s important to seek medical attention in order to identify the underlying cause of the pinched nerve to ensure it doesn’t happen again.
Sports Injury
When you rely on your body to win the game, getting back into it after an injury requires a passionate and committed team of specialists at your side. At Quantumcare Sports & Injury in Ocoee our team of doctors have been passionate athletes themselves, so we know what you need to get back out there.
By diagnosing your injury, we can ensure that you’re receiving extensive treatment that doesn’t just aim at treating pain and getting you back on the field — but on addressing the core problem and ensuring that it doesn’t happen again.
Our goal when you come in with a sprain, strain, shin splints, knee injury, or whatever you rolled off the field with, is to make sure that you recover from your injuries as fast as possible. By taking advantage of a number of different technologies such as the Graston Technique, RockTape, NormaTec, or K-Laser Therapy, we can ensure that your injury is being addressed in the best possible way to ensure that your muscles, soft tissue, and spine return to optimal health.
Throughout the treatment process, strengthening and flexibility exercises will be administered to can ensure that your whole body is operating at peak performance, while your injury and pain is reduced so that you can begin reconditioning therapy.
DON’T WAIT FOR AN INJURY
Athlete’s can put incredible strain on their bodies, but undergoing the proper conditioning and prevention methods reduces the effect of injuries. Sport-specific injury programs are available to not only address any current injuries, but to continue training your muscles, body, and mind in injury prevention.
By training your body to adapt appropriately to the requirements of your sport, you can learn how to position yourself to reduce your susceptibility to injuries and avoid recurring injuries. Having a clear understanding of your body’s capabilities and limits ensures that you’re training in the safest way possible to ensure that you’re not sitting on the sidelines with an injury. Sports Injury Rehabilitation Treatment
Whiplash
According to the American Chiropractic Association, one of the most common causes of neck pain is whiplash resulting from a car accident. A sudden forced movement of the head or neck in any direction and the resulting “rebound” in the opposite direction is known as whiplash. The sudden “whipping” motion injures the surrounding and supporting tissues of the neck and head. Muscles react by tightening and contracting, creating muscle fatigue, which can result in pain and stiffness. Severe whiplash can also be associated with injury to the intervertebral joints, discs, ligaments, muscles, and nerve roots.