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Over one million people are hurt in rear-end collisions each year in the United States, and a substantial proportion of auto injury cases contribute to pain for years or even decades. The good news is that chiropractic has been found to be an effective way to care for whiplash injuries and prevent chronic pain. Dr. Smith has helped many Daphne, AL, residents who have suffered an auto injury and we may be able to help you, as well!
A 1996 British paper sums up the problem:
"The 'whiplash' syndrome is a collection of symptoms produced as a result of soft-tissue injury of the cervical spine. The accumulated literature suggests that 43 percent of patients will suffer long-term symptoms following 'whiplash' injury. If patients are still symptomatic after three months then there is almost a 90 per cent chance that they will remain so. No conventional treatment has proven to be effective in these established chronic cases."
The authors of this study examined the advantages of chiropractic care in twenty-eight people with debilitating whiplash pain. The patients were referred to the doctor of chiropractic an average of 15.5 (range, 3-44) months after the crash, and were questioned before care by both an independent chiropractor and an orthopedic physician. The subjects were assigned to one of four classification groups: A - No symptoms; B - Symptoms are a nuisance; C - Symptoms are intrusive; and, D - Symptoms are disabling. The initial examination placed 27 of the 28 patients in groups C or D.
"Following treatment, 26 (93 per cent) of the patients had improved: 16 by one symptom group and 10 by two symptom groups. This improvement was independent of whether it was assessed by an orthopaedic surgeon or a chiropractor. In the group that had improved, 17 had stopped their treatment at the time of assessment; symptoms had recurred to a minor degree in four (24 per cent) of these patients and they were considering further treatment."
This confirms what we find in our office here in Daphne, AL, #State#. Chiropractic adjustments are a fantastic way that may help you recuperate from auto injuries and avoid long-lasting pain and disability.
Don't suffer with old or recent motor vehicle injuries! We have been helping auto injury patients in Daphne, AL since 2003. Call our clinic today at (251) 621-2224 to see how we can help you.
Woodward MN, Cook JCH, Gargan MF, Bannister GC. Chiropractic treatment of chronic -whiplash- injuries. Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured 1996;27(9):643-645.