Whiplash Symptoms and Treatment

Kosak Chiropractic is readily available to you when accidents happen unexpectedly, such as a whiplash injury due to a sporting mishap or auto accident. According to Mayo Clinic, “whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip.” The sooner you come in to see your Fairfield chiropractor, the sooner we can get you on the road to recovery!

Symptoms of whiplash include:

- Neck pain and stiffness

- Worsening of pain with neck movement

- Loss of range of motion in the neck

- Headaches, most often starting at the base of the skull

- Tenderness or pain in the shoulder, upper back or arms

- Tingling or numbness in the arms

- Fatigue

- Dizziness

- Blurred vision

- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)

- Sleep disturbances

- Irritability

- Difficulty concentrating

- Memory problems

- Depression

We offer a variety of services to help manage pain and treat whiplash damage, such as chiropractic adjustments, therapeutic exercises, electric stimulation, and therapeutic ultrasound. If you are showing signs of whiplash for several days to a couple weeks after an accident, X-rays, CT scans, or MRIs are required to diagnose how severe the damage is.

Kosak Chiropractic is located on 1252 Travis Blvd., Suite G, in Fairfield, CA 94533. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit kosakchiropractic.com or call us at 707-426-1111.

 

Auto Accident Injury

Unfortunately, car accidents are all too common in today's world. Yet even a mild impact collision can do substantial damage to the human body. It is best to get checked out by medical professionals after an accident, especially by a chiropractor. Dr. Michael Wilson of Kosak Chiropractic, located in Fairfield, CA., offers auto accident injury treatment.

 

With other medical professionals, they focus on treating the symptoms not solving the problem. That’s not the case with chiropractic care. Chiropractors administer safe, drug-free treatments that focus on harmonizing your body. Your body can only work at its true potential when everything works in unity. This is especially true after you sustain injuries from an auto accident.

 

When you are hit with a sudden stop or collision, the force runs through your body and buckles at your weakest points, your joints. Your spinal joints and discs are incredibly vulnerable to subluxation or dislocation. If left untreated, pain in the lower spine can devolve into sciatic pain. This is a chronic condition where the roots of your sciatic nerve send radiating pain through your torso and legs. Whiplash can dislocate your cervical components and tear your soft tissues.

 

Dr. Wilson will examine you, using x-rays to determine where your body has been injured. He will then correct the joints and spinal components that have been put out of place. For soft tissue injuries, treatments like massage, hydrotherapy, and advanced H-Wave technology are recommended. Rehabilitated exercise can also be utilized.

 

Dr. Michael Wilson of Kosak Chiropractic is located in Fairfield, CA. To schedule an appointment, visit our website or call 707-426-1111.