Auto Injuries

Often in an auto accident the neck is “whipped back and forth” by the impact causing a stretching of the ligaments, leading to neck and arm pain.  These ligaments are supposed to hold our joints together but if overstretched, there is too much movement, too much laxity, and the nerves that exit next to those vertebrae get irritated and painful.  The body will create inflammation around that joint which can lead to extensive osteoarthritis (degeneration in the joint as it tries to repair itself). The sooner you get treatment after an acute injury the quicker we can repair the joint and prevent this degeneration.  But I have also had many patients who had injuries many years ago when they were children, now in their 50’s.  With specific structural, nutritional, rehab AND emotional clearing (see NET under services), they have significantly improved even 40 or 50 years later!

These types of symptoms are very frequent and common after an injury primarily caused by the whiplash to the neck which stretches the ligaments that are designed to stabilize the neck vertebra. The brain is a wonderous neurological pathway which controls our whole central nervous system, but it is soft and fragile. In an auto accident, the soft brain gets banged with force against our hard skull which is designed to protect it. This force can cause a wide array of damage including soft tissue swelling of the brain, which causes disorientation, lack of motor control, and pain due to the brain swelling.

What is the best treatment for this you might ask. The answer is Homeopathy! The medical profession has nothing to do that i know of to date to repair brain swelling besides anti-inflammatory medication. Homeopathy works significantly better at repairing the damage. As a Naturopath and Homeopathic doctor, I can prescribe remedies at all different potencies to cater to the patient’s specific needs.

I had one of my son’s fall and hit his head on a chair when he was only two years old. The longer your child opens his mouth to cry before a sound comes out, the worse the injury. My first instinct after making sure he was okay was to grab my Homeopathy kit and I gave him a remedy for soft tissue swelling. He immediately was able to cry, the swelling stopped getting bigger, but the damage was not resolved just yet. As a concerned mother my first thought was to race him to the hospital (which was not close) to look for a brain fracture. Instead I thankfully had a higher potency remedy and gave that to him. His swelling on his head started to decrease and resolve itself, and within a few minutes the swelling was mostly gone, and he acted normally. Yay to the miracle of Homeopathy which I use every day in my practice to treat many different types of symptoms and injuries.

Once we determine the extent of the damage of your injuries caused by the car accident, we will use the full extent of our integrative medicine to get you to your preexisting condition.

You can have wrist pain after an accident that does not resolve and end up having to go through surgery due to a diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Whereas usually it means the bones are out of place causing ongoing inflammation. Surgery is not a solution and in the end, it won’t resolve the core problem. Chest pain is frequent after an auto accident, in part due to how hard you grip the wheel during impact. This forceful grip on the steering wheel during the accident can cause joint rigidity and stress, and the seat belts which we are required to wear. Although the seat belts do prevent major injuries and keep you locked into your seat they have the drawback of the angle of the seat belt causing a torqueing motion on the chest bones, your manubrium and sternum which have a joint connection them. This joint connects to the second ribs in the front, and the joint will get twisted causing pain. People will commonly mistake this for heart pain as it occurs most commonly on the left. This can be resolved easily and quickly with adjustments. I know this from my extensive experience with this type of injury and can determine the exact angle needed to adjust with muscle testing.

One of my patients came in to see me who had recently been in an auto accident with an injury to her wrist and ended up having surgery for it. The surgery did not relieve the pain, it took the correct adjustments to her wrist bones, paired with kinesio tape to help stabilize the bones which resolved her pain. This was two years past the accident and surgery.

Injuries in an accident can cause muscle pain and tearing which will lead to chronic pain structural imbalances and excessive inflammation. All these symptoms can cause muscle and joint dysfunction and adhesions where the exudate caused by inflammation is secreted between muscle bundles and around joints. This can lead to frozen muscle and joint connections in your shoulder, wrist, neck and lower back which could eventually lead to a permanent injury. The sooner you seek treatment the more efficient and quickly you will heal.

Often people have lower back pain associated with auto accidents. The impact and force put onto your body paired with your internal instinct to brace for the impact with your legs. All the force from the impact works its way up your leg and the majority of the energy is released on your lower back. This can cause many symptoms, including Sciatica, lower back pain, as well as pain all the way down your leg, calf, ankle and foot.

I analyze each patient for all of these using physical exam and muscle testing. You can have pain in any of these areas when the biggest problem is one of these joints. I can tell specifically what needs to be adjusted by using muscle testing as an adjunct to my exam and traditional clinical evaluations. You may have a disc bulge or torn and stretched ligaments causing instability of the lower back joints. I frequently do X-rays with bending forward (flexion) and bending backwards (extension) to determine exactly what is causing your pain.

It’s perfectly understandable to be afraid to drive after an accident, it is a very common symptom and one many patients have. Many patients are so afraid of driving after an accident, they don’t want to or are so hyper vigilant it makes them over-reactive and a more unpredictable driver. I treat fear of driving with Homeopathy techniques as well as NET (Neuro Emotional Technique) where we go back to the incident and release the retained emotional stressors, so you can get on with your life.

You both legally and in the fairness of the world you are entitled to be back to your pre-existing condition before your injuries are resolved. Maximum Health Clinic is here to assist you in your road to recovery towards your previous healthy state prior to the accident.