Friday, December 27, 2013

Neck Injury Pain Alleviated With Memphis Chiropractic Therapy

By Clinton Arnhold


Sports injuries, car accidents and injuries from one's job can result in neck pain from whiplash. While some feel pain immediately, in others it is delayed for weeks or months. When you suffer such injuries, a Memphis chiropractor offers help.

The most common sign of whiplash is pain in one's neck. In most cases, it is experienced within two to 48 hours. Injuries cause the muscles to tense due to tears or ligament damage due to excess movement of the joints. The body causes the muscles to tighten to provide support for the head and splint the injury. However it causes a loss of range of motion.

Often the pain moves beyond one's neck resulting in headaches. Headache pain from whiplash affects one or both sides. It is normally felt behind the eyes of a the sufferer. The headaches sometimes come and go and at other times are constant. They too, are the result of tensed muscles.

Many whiplash sufferers also experience shoulder pain. This pain radiates down one's neck to the shoulder blades from the tense muscles. If the accident has caused damage to the disc, such pain is sharp with certain movements. Holding one's hand over the head sometimes brings pain relief.

Whiplash that does not receive proper therapy is more likely to cause long term problems. Chiropractors use safe and effective care to speed healing of one's body. The therapy reduces the formation of scar tissue, eliminating many long term effects from the injury. In addition, the therapy helps to reduce the pain associated with whiplash.

When suffering neck problems, whiplash may be the condition causing a person's pain. A Memphis chiropractor provides noninvasive care. The therapy enables the body's natural healing ability to take over and reduce one's pain.




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