Lasting Effects of Whiplash; Headaches, Vertigo and More

Whiplash can still do damage many years after the initial accident or injury. Something that may have happened in high school or college can be causing a person health problems right now, and they may not even realize it is due to the injury from long ago. If a person has been in an automobile accident, had a sports related injury, or a traumatic head injury it can be the cause of a number of health related problems they are experiencing.

As a young person, it is easy to think that we can just rest the injury and put some ice on it and go on. However, as a person ages, one begins to realize how important it is to have a healthy spine and maintain that through regular chiropractic care. While doing this, the patient must remember to mention to the chiropractor about any previous accidents experienced, as this will help to zero in on this particular problem.

An interesting fact is that up to 50% of people who get whiplash will have some kind of dizziness or vertigo at some point afterwards. Dr. Burcon, a chiropractor who has done much research on the problems of vertigo, has found in his research that 90% of his patients saw improvement in vertigo and dizziness after having an upper cervical adjustment. Keep in mind that this may or may not happen immediately after the accident, but it can occur many months or years later.

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The body is uniquely made in that it will send signals that help a person realize something is not quite right. It is vital to our good health to pay attention to those signals. Post-concussion syndrome is something that can occur after an accident. Also, a sore neck can be a sign something is wrong. If a person experiences any of these, it is time to seek the care of an upper cervical chiropractor.

How can upper cervical chiropractic care help? We have been specifically trained to find misalignments that may have occurred in the upper neck. These misalignments can lead to such things as vertigo and dizziness, along with a host of other problems throughout the body. By correcting these misalignments, a person may very well have a decrease in symptoms. In fact, many have seen them go away altogether.

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