Chiropractic Care for Whiplash

If you have been involved in an auto accident or play a contact sport like football, there's a chance that you've suffered from whiplash. This sharp pain in the neck that limits your range of motion and cause pain can affect your overall quality of life. With his vast experience in treating this condition, Dr. Belusa knows how to get you back in the saddle faster than with traditional medical treatment simply using pain medications. With years of sports injury and personal injury studies, we are specialists in providing chiropractic care for whiplash. So, if you would like help to get rid of this pain in or around the Concord, Walnut Creek or Pittsburg area, our team will be glad to help.

Symptoms of Whiplash

It is usually possible to self-diagnose whiplash, and some of the symptoms you may experience include:

• Pain and stiffness in the neck
• Pain in the neck that gets worse when you move it
• Decreased range of motion in the neck
• Headaches that originate from the base of the skull
• Pain and tenderness in the shoulder, arms, or upper back
• Tingling numbness in the arms or legs
• Unexplained fatigue
• Dizziness
• Memory loss or personality changes

See Dr. Belusa if you suspect you are suffering from whiplash because it is essential to get prompt treatment to rule out damage like broken bones or herniated discs that can lead to more complications in the future.

How Does Chiropractic Care Treat Whiplash?

Different methods may be used to ease the pain and treat whiplash, depending on the extent of damage and your chiropractor's discretion. Our chiropractic care involves a combination of various treatment methods to fit every patient's unique needs.  Some methods our chiropractor may use to treat your whiplash include:

• Spinal manipulation or mobilization and chiropractic adjustments will identify the misaligned and injured neck vertebrae, gently increasing range of motion and easing inflammation. 
• Physiotherapy such as ultrasound, muscle stimulation and other relaxations techniques to gently stretch and decompress the muscles in the neck, depending on their state. Gentle finger pressure can also be applied to ease the pain caused by tight muscles.
• Trigger point therapy uses a gentle technique to help restore joint motion by stimulating the nervous system and stretching body tissue to alleviate tension and get the spine back to its normal state.

Contact Us for Whiplash Treatment from Our Concord Chiropractor

If you are suffering from whiplash, contact our team for professional care at Performance Chiropractic. We are committed to helping our patients by alleviating pain from the source. Call us or fill our online form to book your first consultation, and we will be able to help you on your path towards living pain-free.