Given that whiplash can have long-lasting impacts on your health and quality of life, you need a whiplash specialist in order to heal and assist you on your recovery journey. When it comes to whiplash, chiropractic is one of the most unique and most effective methods in physical medicine. Chiropractic whiplash specialists use their advanced knowledge and years of training to help you recover in a non-invasive manner.
Here is what you need to know about the chiropractic difference for whiplash and what sets great whiplash specialists apart.
The Chiropractic Difference For Whiplash
When was the last time a doctor really sat down and listened to you? We have all been there: waiting for an hour just to see the doctor and then being rushed into a 5 min consultation with so-so results. Here at Grant Chiropractic, we’re here to change that. I, Dr. Grant, am a certified whiplash specialist who takes pride in helping people heal from all sorts of chiropractic conditions.
To me, it’s not just about what we do, but how we do it that makes our approach effective. We take the time to sit down and really listen to you – not just listening to respond, but listening to understand you and your condition.
How Do Whiplash Specialists Help?
Chiropractic works by stimulating the nervous system, which ergo stimulates your body’s natural healing processes. You already know that your brain controls your entire body, but how? Yep, you are right! Through the spinal cord that is attached to your brain. When you have whiplash, your spine is misaligned. So, by putting the spine back into the optimum position, we can free up the nerve pathway and then the body responds in amazing ways, healing itself!
With this specialized understanding, we can help explain why and how even a low-speed car crash can cause headaches, whiplash, neck pain, mid-back pain, low back pain, disc herniations, sciatica, thoracic outlet syndrome, and more.
Extremity injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, shoulder pain, hip pain, knee pain, and foot pain are also prevalent injuries after car accidents. Chiropractors can help you with all of them, and work with other medical professionals in order to ensure that you receive the comprehensive care that you need.
What To Expect When You See A Whiplash Specialist
Doing a thorough exam makes all the difference. Proper diagnosis leads to proper treatment and proper treatment means we get to the root cause of your problem rather than just treating symptoms. A certified whiplash specialist knows what to look for.
It’s kind of like the difference between reader glasses you get at the drug store compared to prescription glasses you get at the eye doctor. You can truly see the details a lot better when the prescription is specific to you and your particular needs.
A great whiplash specialist puts you at the forefront of your treatment so that you can get better faster and get on with the more important things in life like sports, hobbies, recreation, work, and quality time with your family.
“We care” is not just a tagline we throw around because it sounds nice and then fail to follow through with. You deserve someone who really does care, like Grant Chiropractic! We care that you are treated with respect; we care the time you spend here is honored by set appointment times so that you aren’t just waiting around; and we care that we get to the root cause of your condition.
Why? Because I get it. I have been where you are now. I know how I want to be treated, and I hope to honor the trust you have in us to do the same for you.
Treatment Options For Whiplash
Whiplash specialists have a plethora of treatment options in their arsenal to ensure that you receive the care that you need in order to recover. At Grant Chiropractic, we understand that everyone has their own unique health history and symptoms, and may need different treatments in order to heal properly.
Some of the treatment options for whiplash we provide are as follows.
Hands-on spinal adjustments, or instrument adjusting, correct spinal misalignments.
Focused trigger point massage and stretching help to alleviate tension and stimulate blood flow, and ergo, your body’s natural healing abilities.
Traction. There are two main types of traction devices.
- When it hurts to bend forward, one of the best is a state-of-the-art, computerized mechanical decompression traction for disc herniations.
- When it hurts more to bend backward, a hands-on approach using Flexion distraction/Leander tables that decompress disc herniations tends to work better.
Not all disc herniations are the same. We will determine what kind of traction will be best for you.
Lasers. Laser therapy is one of the most advanced state-of-the-art therapeutic advancements in healthcare. Laser with biofeedback guidance helps us pinpoint your treatment. A laser with multiple frequencies is also a plus vs just one frequency. Lasers accelerate and stimulate the mitochondria at the cellular level. When mitochondria are healthy and functioning at their best, they can accelerate the healing process.
Other therapies:
- Therapeutic Ultrasound. This is the use of sound waves that are beyond the range of the human ear to enhance circulation to accelerate healing.
- TENS, aka, trans electrical neural stimulation. This helps to decrease pain, enhance circulation, and expedite healing.
- Therapeutic exercises are also essential to strengthen your tissues for a complete recovery.
To help accurately diagnose you, x-rays with advanced digital imaging are the best. Digital imaging means that the images can be enlarged, lightened, or darkened in order to pinpoint problems at the click of a mouse so that we can see details that were not possible with old-fashioned x-rays.
MRIs are also helpful in diagnosing disc herniations and other soft tissue injuries.
How To Find A Great Whiplash Specialist
Find an office that you feel comfortable with. Friendly, professional staff can make all the difference! And yes, it really does make a difference! You can tell when a person is there just for the job or when they really care about what they do. It is important to get the right fit, especially when you’re looking for a whiplash specialist.
You also want to look for solid reviews. This means reviews that are specific, not just canned generalities that can be computer-generated.
It helps to have a doctor of chiropractic with experience. As they say, practice makes perfect. Find a whiplash specialist who can perceive subtle differences in spinal alignment and motion so that they can correct the malfunction and relieve the pressure from the spine and spinal nerves.
Taking the time to find the right whiplash specialist is like finding a good parachute: you only get one body, so you want a good one!
Dr. Todd Grant
Kaysville, UT
