Whiplash and chiropractic - correcting subluxations after a car accident

Whiplash and chiropractic - correcting subluxations after a car accident

While many people deal with whiplash soon after the event of a car accident, many victims of a car accident initially walk away from hospital examinations and x-rays with reports of "nothing being broken" and therefore think they are fine and not in need of any further medical assistance or support.
This is often not the case and symptoms of whiplash later appear. Studies show that from 50 to 90 per cent of sufferers continue to suffer from pain and some amount of disability for years after an accident. If left untreated, this can result in serious degeneration of the neck and spine. The back is not only a crucial skeletal area supporting the body and head but carries nerve signals affecting brain functions and body movements, which can be badly affected.
A car accident whiplash injury is a dramatic example of a subluxation produced by a sudden accident or trauma. A subluxation (also known as vertebral subluxation) is when one or more of the bones of your spine (vertebrae) move out of position and put pressure on and irritate spinal nerves. Spinal nerves come out from between each of the bones in the spine and pressure or irritation causes them to malfunction.
This interference with signals travelling over the nerves can result in delayed 'instructions' to the brain. An example of a delayed referral would be tripping or falling over - your brain tells your body to run, but you can't run as fast as your brain is telling your body to run, and so you fall over.
As the nervous system controls and coordinates all functions of your body, if all of the signals being transmitted over the nerves are interfered with, parts of the body will not be able to function ...