Head Injuries
There are many different kinds of head injuries that can result from car accidents. Concussions are very common and can happen from even seemingly minor accidents. Head injuries can also be the result of impact with the wheel or the driver’s side window. Sometimes brain injuries can be internal, where the impact of the accident causes internal damage to the contents of the skull. Head injuries are often called “silent injuries” because they can be more difficult to detect. Victims of these kinds of injuries usually suffer from memory loss, personality changes, or irritability.Scrapes and Cuts
Another common injury is a topical wound such as cuts, scrapes, and bruises. These kinds of injuries can occur from whiplash, impact, or an airbag.Air Bag Injuries
While airbags are designed to protect us from harm, they can cause mild to serious injury when working properly or improperly. When an airbag is deployed, it inflates quickly and forcefully to keep the passenger safe and seated. This can sometimes result in airbag-related injuries because many body parts are exposed to airbags. Most often, victims suffer from face, neck, chest, and back injuries from a deployed airbag. Additionally, the speed and force of an airbag can cause surface abrasions to the skin, likely the face or arms. This injury is similar to a rug burn and can be very painful. There are also certain chemicals released by a deployed airbag that can really irritate a passenger’s lungs and even cause asthma attacks.Broken Bones
When the body is crushed, contorted, or struck in a car accident, bones can easily break. Bodies can absorb a lot of stress but at some point, bones will break and fracture. Broken bones can also cause more trauma to the body, such as internal bleeding.Spinal Cord
Spinal cord injuries are a dangerous but common result of many car accidents. These kinds of injuries can affect many other parts of the body such as paralysis, loss of sensation, or loss of other bodily functions below the site of injury.Neck
Neck injuries are also very common and can result from impact, whiplash, and forceful contact with airbags. A sudden forceful blow can cause the joints in the neck to whip back and forth causing severe trauma in the muscles and tendons. Pain from neck injuries can last for months and can make even the most simple daily tasks difficult to complete.How can a Chiropractor Help?
Chiropractic medicine teaches professionals to manually manipulate the body in different ways to realign the bones in order to treat the following:- Muscles
- Bones
- Tendons
- Ligaments
- Cartilage
- Nervous system
- Pelvic pain
- Neck and back pain
- Arm and shoulder pain
- Hip and leg pain