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8 Reason to See A Chiropractor After a Car Accident
Experiencing a car accident can dramatically alter your health trajectory, even when initial pain seems minimal. The uncomfortable truth is that your risk of developing chronic neck and back pain doubles after a collision, with many injuries remaining hidden until weeks later—when treatment becomes significantly more challenging.
Dr. Knight Bryant delves into the eight critical reasons why immediate chiropractic care following an accident creates substantially better outcomes. The most overlooked aspect? Hospital emergency rooms are designed to rule out life-threatening conditions, not evaluate for the subtle spinal misalignments that lead to chronic pain. When you're discharged with a "clean bill of health," underlying injuries often go unaddressed until they've created lasting problems.
Whiplash injuries represent the most common post-accident complaint, occurring when your head snaps backward and forward during impact, causing hyperextension of neck tissues. This creates micro-tears in supporting structures that, without proper alignment during healing, form restrictive scar tissue that limits mobility for years to come. The inflammation process, while necessary for healing, becomes problematic when vertebrae remain misaligned, creating accelerated joint degeneration and nerve interference patterns.
The window for optimal intervention is surprisingly short—ideally within two weeks of your accident. Proper chiropractic care provides not only pain relief but ensures your body heals with correct biomechanical alignment, preventing the compensation patterns that lead to chronic conditions. Beyond physical benefits, comprehensive documentation from an experienced chiropractor proves invaluable for insurance claims and securing appropriate compensation for your injuries.
Whether you've recently experienced an accident or know someone who has, don't wait for pain to become your guide. Schedule an evaluation with a personal injury specialist at Mustard Seed Chiropractic today and prevent minor injuries from becoming major problems tomorrow.
What's up you guys, dr Knight Bryant, here from Mustard Seed Chiropractic, located in beautiful, beautiful Smyrna, georgia. Today we have an episode called 8 Reasons why you Need to Visit a Chiropractor After a Car Accident. So buckle up and here we go. Car accidents, as you guys know, aren't just emotionally traumatic. Yes, the blood pressure can go up, yes, it can be extremely scary. But it's not just this emotional aspect to the car accident. You also need to know that there are long-term physical repercussions after a car accident. Sometimes minor car accidents can also lead to serious injuries like soft tissue damage, whiplash and other back problems. You see, people who have been in a car crash don't realize the lasting effects of their injuries until much, much later. And that's why, dr Knight Bryant, myself here. I'm here to let you know that we got to get you in to see a chiropractor. If you are in a car crash, or you know someone who has been in a car crash, the probability of their neck pain and back pain literally doubles. Right, that's what the research tells us. They assume that pain will pass away in a few days. So many people decide, hey, you know what, I'm not going to go see the doc. I think I feel fine, all will be well. Unfortunately, this leads to more serious physical issues later, and that's the chronic pain that people start to experience in their neck and back, sometimes radiating down the arms and legs, soft tissue injuries, muscle tension, muscle spasms and headaches for years, years down the road. So the NCBI, the National Center of Biotechnology Information they noted this the most common cause for neck pain and discomfort in the low back is due to motor vehicle accidents. So, yes, you the person that's listening to this podcast that probably has been in one, two, three, possibly car accidents and maybe has never seen a chiropractor only has tried to work it out with PT. You've only tried to use pills, potions, lotions, medications and syringes and you've never actually gotten the actual bone put back into place. Yeah, you need to see us, the sooner the better. Now let's go ahead and hit these eight reasons as to why you should visit a chiropractor and they're all medically backed and researched to prove so. Here we go.
Speaker 1:Number one we want to treat whiplash. You must have probably heard of the term whiplash before. Whiplash injury is an injury caused by hyperextension. That means if you're moving your head back really fast, right, that's hyperextension in the neck. After a carcinet. This can cause severe pain and discomfort. Usually people who have experienced whiplash, they don't realize it until the next day or a few days after the actual pain sets in. And this is mainly because check this out soft tissues and the muscles around the neck are strained beyond their regular limit in a car accident.
Speaker 1:When whiplash is left untreated, you guys, it can lead to long-term pain, limited mobility, accelerated degeneration that means, in the joint itself and into the disc and other chronic issues down the road. So listen to me on this, guys, please. If nothing else, instead of just saying I'm fine, I think I'm good, car accident happened and I'm okay. No, no, no, no. Make sure you come visit us here at Munster T Chiropractic. After a car accident, we can determine if you've had whiplash, we can treat it accordingly and this will significantly reduce the chances of any further complications in the future. It will definitely speed up recovery and it will limit chronic pain down the road.
Speaker 1:We know that chronic conditions, chronic pain, has been one of the main things that people run away from. They're like man. If anybody can just help me with this pain I've had for years. We want to get straight to the root of it, and it's by making sure you come to the chiropractor right after the car accident. Ok, here we are.
Speaker 1:Number two reduce swelling and inflammation. Inflammation, you guys. Number one, let me say this Inflammation is one of the root causes of every single dis-ease within the human body. So let's just put that out there. But, in particular, anytime we have an injury, such as being in a car accident, inflammation is very common after the car accident. It is the body's way of responding to an injury or trauma. Right, and it does cause severe pain and discomfort. While inflammation can cause pain, in truth, it's actually a good thing, all right, so it's not the worst thing in the world. Inflammation allows the body to bring in very important elements into these injured areas, to actually heal tissue, if you will.
Speaker 1:So as soon as you experience any inflammation after a car accident, please, I implore you, visit a chiropractor. They will determine the type of treatment based on the severity of your car accident usually a spinal adjustment. Sometimes they'll send you in for massage and they may have massage inside of the clinic. They are actually probably sending you to the pt as well, um, and any other type of therapies that need to be used. Uh, imaging, that needs to be done.
Speaker 1:What we're going to do is try to help reduce that swelling and inflammation, but also check this out, make sure that the spine heals in proper biomechanical positions. This is the key. Whenever you say, hey, I'm okay, I think I'm fine, and you continue to rock on and rock steady until the pain kicks in and these bones are in mist, like they're literally misaligned, you're causing inflammation to creep in to generate the joint more and literally wear down the joints in a way that are uneven, making it where. This thing will last for a longer period of time and the body just cannot function the way that it's supposed to lead into chronic pain. Okay, so we want to reduce that swelling, inflammation. So you want to come in and see a chiropractor at immediately? Okay. Number three chiropractor at immediately, okay.
Speaker 1:Number three chiropractic treatment and we've hollered this from the rooftop for years it's drug free and it's not invasive, right, chiropractors are not allowed to treat with any type of drugs, right. And also, we're not invasive. We're not breaking into the skin, if you will. So chiropractic is very holistic. It's a holistic form of treatment. It doesn't require any drugs, it doesn't require any surgeries, it's not invasive, it's safe, it's natural and it's a way of treating injury. So usually people with pain, they rely on really strong painkillers, but we do know those can have very harmful side effects. All you got to do is just Google it yourself. We want to. If we can address the pain and the injury and the dysfunction with something natural, preferably Chiropractic, is this drug-free approach, of course, and this is what makes it really ideal for treatment after a car accident.
Speaker 1:For those who want to get better without any side effects In fact, I preach it and teach it like this at Mustard Seed Chiropractic you get a car accident. Here you're going to get better. We want to get you as better as we can, as fast as you can, get you functioning even better than ever before, and instead of looking at side effects, we're going to help you with side benefits. When you get a chiropractic adjustment, there's side benefits. Hello, anybody else out there that's been to a chiropractor knows there's not side effects. There are side benefits of actually getting a chiropractic adjustment. All right.
Speaker 1:Next point, the point number four we want to alleviate chronic pain. Yes, there is an issue with acute pain. Yes, we will get better. This will not be forever, we tell patients. However, what would be even worse is you having this five out of 10 pain for years to come. That is a slow death, right, and we don't want any slow deaths in our office, and so nothing can be worse than chronic pain, long-term pain. This is mainly because it becomes this huge hindrance in your life. You can't work, you can't sleep. It's affecting performance, you're not able to pick up the grandkids and the kids anymore. It just is ruining everything. So, chiropractors, we are the experts Hear me on that Experts at treating chronic pain right, and we only use this safe and effective techniques with our chiropractic adjustments that target the root problem, which is the subluxation, the misalignment in the spine, putting pressure on the nervous system to reduce the pain in the long run. Right. So doing something now actually multiplies the effect of it being beneficial for you in the future when you choose chiropractic.
Speaker 1:The most common chronic pain and carcinitis, by the way, just so you know neck pain, followed by lower back pain. Next you get shoulder, all right, and there are moments where the head does this contra coupe. We call it so literally this, this back and forth motion. It really does affect the brain and cause a soft tissue injury to the brain at times really does affect the brain and cause a soft tissue injury to the brain at times. And then we also see people that let's see elbow, if you will. And then also the knee can also be affected, depending on the type of hit in the car and details like that. But the neck the neck is the most common complaint after a car accident. Really, exposure to motor vehicle accidents can cause that chronic pain. It doubles the risk of chronic pain.
Speaker 1:Chiropractors, we can diagnose the source of your neck pain, treat it to reduce discomfort. We will send you out for reports if need be. We will send you to PT if need be. We'll definitely work with our orthos if need be. Chiro's are the people that you want to go to after this car accident. Guys, really, to recover well, make it smooth and make sure you don't have any further complications down the road. Hear that further complications down the road. It is important to seek medical attention from a qualified chiropractor.
Speaker 1:Number five we want to improve your mobility. We want to improve the way that you move. We call it range of motion, and range of motion can be impaired after a accident. This causes further mobility issues. It prevents you from doing your daily activities. Here's what happens the muscles and the structures around the area. They often become weak. This leads to limited motion. They also have become injured, so they start to create scar tissue and when the person tries to move, the pain increases dramatically. So with help from a chiropractor hear this you can improve your mobility and range of motion with gentle, specific, scientific, chiropractic adjustments to the affected area. This will reduce the pain and it's going to definitely improve your overall function. So it's imperative that you seek a chiropractor to make sure that you remain mobile.
Speaker 1:Number six posture, posture, posture, posture. We hear this all the time. Poor posture is another common side effect from car accidents. This can be due to mainly the trauma in the areas of the muscles and ligaments that support your spine. So, chiropractors, we can help by providing a therapy with the adjustment to help strengthen areas of the body and improve the posture. Also, many chiropractors will add on corrective exercises, stretches. That's going to help you improve that posture as well. When you put this stuff together with the specific treatment plans for people, you can help them get and get them back to the normal posture they should have been in in the very first place, which is even better and that's going to improve their overall health and decrease their downtime. Now here we go. Number seven.
Speaker 1:One of the more important ones is this reduce scar tissue. Did you know car accident victims can experience scar tissue formation? I mean, really think about that. You get in a car accident, you think you're okay, some pain starts to creep in, but scar tissue as in. Like, I was really injured and yes, this is what's happening inside of the body all the time. It's when it's trying to heal itself. Every time there's any type of injury to the body, scar tissue develops. Here's the issue. Scar tissue can be extremely painful, but it limits the range of motion dramatically. So post-car accident scars are stubborn, they lead to long-term pain, they limit that mobility and they do create other chronic issues. So when you see a chiropractor after a car accident, they can determine the extent of the scarring, they'll provide treatment to help reduce it. And these treatments, by the way again, we say it over and over again they're gentle, they're effective and they will help you recover faster and better with reduced pain from your car accident.
Speaker 1:Last but not least, we want to make sure that we secure documentation and legal support. You may be eligible for a personal injury claim if you faced a car accident, and so the real reality is this you want to secure the right compensation from the car accident. You want to make sure that you have reliable documentation and legal support from your car accident, and truly that's where we come in as chiropractors. That's where we come in here at Mustard Seed Chiropractic. We're trained to provide documentation for you, help you to get the right amount of compensation I'm sorry for your injury and then your insurance company or the personal injury attorney. They may also require an independent medical examination so the chiropractor can provide the documentation, the proof of the injuries that you actually sustained, and this is why it is so important we can help your lawyer determine the compensation that you should receive. And so sometimes I know we think we can handle everything, but for some people things like medical bills, insurance paperwork, documentation they can really be very tricky to manage, and so that's where we come in to help you out with those details. The best way to ensure everything is compiled and it's organized and it's correct is to have a chiropractor that is an expert in detailed reporting of the injury. This report will include data such as the cause of the accident, the severity of the injury and other factors that help determine how much compensation you are eligible for.
Speaker 1:Last but not least, this is the bonus piece right here I want patients to understand. I want people out there to understand this when you've been in a car accident and, let's say, you go to the hospital, the hospital's job is to make sure that you have no life-threatening injuries. The hospital's job is not to make sure that your spine and that your nervous system is properly aligned and functioning. Hear that the hospital's job is to make sure that you have no life-threatening injury. Once they determine there is no life-threatening injury, once they determine that the CT scan is clear, once they determine that you should be able to quote-unquote heal up from this. Just fine, friend, you are released from the hospital and you might think that you're okay, but the reality is you are not. They only check to make sure there was nothing life-threatening. They have to make sure that the bed is ready for the next person who may have a serious life-threatening injury, and that's where you need to seek further care. That's where your attorney should say if you haven't been to a chiropractor, they should say, hey, I know a chiropractor, here's somebody you should go to. You should seek some chiropractic um uh help concerning this, and this will not only help us with the case, but it will help you with your body functioning much better for years to come. So, last but not least, a couple um faqs, if you will right.
Speaker 1:Sometimes patients will say well, doc, why don't I feel the neck pain right after the car accident? It's very simple some car accident they just don't feel the pain immediately after the car accident and it's mainly because the trauma can be masked right After you first had that car accident. You're kind of in this daze, if you will. Your sympathetic system is kind of firing and you're not really perceiving things extremely well. So it's important to seek chiropractic care as soon as possible. We'll detect if there's any underlying issues right away and we'll start the process of healing ASAP.
Speaker 1:Okay, so here's another one that I hear from patients how soon should I see the chiropractor after the car accident? And the best honest answer is as soon as possible. Definitely within two weeks. No later than four weeks, please, no later than four weeks, and that's especially if you're looking to seek some type of claim. You got to make sure that you have been treated. You have to have been seen by a medical professional, and that's where we step in big time.
Speaker 1:Another question that I hear is why manual treatment is better for car victims. It's very simple Manual chiropractic adjustments are often the best option for car accident victims, mainly because we're targeting the pain and the underlying cause. Manual treatments, such as the adjustment, even trigger point therapy, soft tissue manipulation in victims mainly because we're targeting the pain and the underlying cause, manual treatment such as the adjustment, even trigger point therapy, soft tissue manipulation all these different details can help reduce that pain, improve the range of motion, promote the healing, and that's why the adjustment is often recommended for car accident and car victims, rather than just masking it with a medication that's not actually changing physiologically what's happening with the healing of the tissue. So, last but not least, you need to seek a chiropractor period if you've been in a car accident recently. The next piece is if you've been in a car accident in Smyrna, georgia, you definitely need to come and see Mustard Seed Chiropractic.
Speaker 1:We're one of the experts in car accident victims Myself, Dr Jagarinite Bryant. I've done some extensive work in post-car accidents, post-study, to understand exactly what happens in the acute and the chronic pain patient after a car accident, and so I know exactly what I'm looking for. I know what to look for in your MRIs anything from CTs that's coming back from the hospital, anything. We can look at those details and get you better. Okay, and my goal for a patient. I always tell them this. It could be a blessing in disguise.
Speaker 1:We want to make sure that you're functioning better, you're feeling better than you have ever before, but it starts by getting the treatment and coming in so I can help you recover. You do not hear me. You do not have to suffer in silence anymore. Take the first step to recovery. You want to book an appointment with me, dr Jagarinite Bryant, your mustard seed chiropractic, today. Remember, one of the most important things is to seek a true professional, someone that's experienced with accident injury. That way, you can trust their actual advice. You can trust the care plan. They will provide the quality of care that you need to recover from the accident. So no more waiting. Let's go ahead and book an appointment today.
Speaker 1:I hope that this episode was helpful for you. If you've been in a car accident, hopefully you're able to come and seek chiropractic care. If you know someone who's been in a car accident, you definitely should refer them to Mustard Seed Chiropractic, or a chiropractor near you that is an expert in personal injury, or a chiropractor near you that is an expert in personal injury. And then, last but not least, chiropractic care is not just for the injured, it's for wellness, it's for people, it's for babies, it's for mom, it's for dad, it's for sister, brother, cousin, uncle, anybody who has a spine, anybody who has a nervous system. I guarantee you I can locate, detect and correct and remove any interference from that nervous system to get that person healing, feeling and functioning at their best. I hope you have a great day. Let me know how this episode went. Go ahead and give us a five star rating, if you will, and feel free to share it with anyone who needs to know. Have a great day.
