Auto Accident Chiropractor in West Sacramento, CA

Optimal Health & Recovery

All-natural care for Accidents & Injury

It is critical that chiropractic care is sought immediately after an automobile accident since allowing the effects of whiplash to go untreated can induce long-term pain. The seriousness of the physical effects of an accident is not always known or felt immediately following the incident. It can take days, weeks or even months for major symptoms to show up, which is why chiropractic care is essential to maintaining the health of a spine that has been through a trauma.

Spinal Correction & Improved Health

Following an auto accident, common whiplash symptoms include headaches, neck pain, and loss of motion. The reason it can take a few days to feel these symptoms is because it can take time for the inflammation from the tiny tears in the injured ligaments and muscles to build up and aggravate you.

Dr. Tim is highly skilled and trained in the detection and correction of skeletal and soft tissue damage cause by accidents.  If left untreated, these underlying injuries can lead to chronic pain, poor posture, muscle tension/spasm and osteoarthritis.  Don’t mask the pain with medications; seek chiropractic care to fix the cause of the pain.

Benefits of Chiropractic Care for Auto Accidents

  • Injuries are not always obvious

  • Reduces inflammation

  • Non-invasive treatment

  • Reduces scar tissue

  • Pain relief without the use of drugs

  • Reduces pain throughout the entire body

  • Avoid long-term pain

  • Restores range of motion

  • Decrease in headaches, upper body pain

  • Addresses potential underlying issues negatively effecting your health

  • Long-term solution for pain-free living

“Came to Maximize Chiropractic after I got in a car accident and Dr.Tim was super helpful and made the rehabilitation process as smooth as possible. I feel better than ever and everyone at the office is helpful and makes you feel comfortable. Would definitely recommend Maximize Chiropractic to anyone!”

— Patient C. King

Structural Results

CHIROPRACTIC PATIENT X-RAY | PRE AUTO ACCIDENT

Digital x-ray of a patient who received 12 months of full Corrective Chiropractic Care. The healthy backward curve of the cervical spine indicates normal spinal mechanics and healthy alignment of individual vertebrae throughout the neck.

CHIROPRACTIC PATIENT X-RAY | POST AUTO ACCIDENT

Digital x-ray of same patient who was involved in a minor vehicle accident (15 mph) three months after original x-ray was taken. The result of the impact is shown through a reversal of the curvature in the cervical spine to a misaligned forward slope.

STRUCTURAL REPERCUSSIONS OF WHIPLASH

Whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip. Whiplash most often occurs during a rear-end auto accident, but the injury can also result from a sports accident, physical abuse or other trauma. Common signs and symptoms of whiplash include neck pain, stiffness and headaches. However, some people have chronic neck pain and other long-lasting complications

Flexion

Neutral

Extension

Flexion - Cervical spinal segments C3and C4 showing visible ligament damage. The ligaments obtain injury from a forceful stimulus and allow the bone to move into an abnormal position

Neutral - The neutral position shows a loss of the normal C-Shaped curve, therefore placing the neck in a vulnerable position for injury

Extension - Cervical spinal segments C5 and C6 showing visible ligament damage

Overview

Motion studies of the neck are the gold standard for digital analysis of the neck following an auto accident. Chiropractic care recommendations are then given based upon x-ray findings and motion study analysis