All You Need To Know About Whiplash Treatment.

This discussion of whiplash will start where we left the last we were reviewing the injury mechanism, prognosis and the type of injury. Here we are going to do a thorough review of the bolts and nuts of whiplash injury or the WAD from your Las Vegas whiplash and accident center doctor.

Whiplash Diagnosis

First and foremost, it is worth to mention that whiplash diagnosis requires a thorough history. History means that you must be able to explain every detail about what led to the motor vehicle collision, the direction or angle of impact (side or T-bone, rear end, front end or angular), whether the head hit something inside the car, whether the head was pointing straight or rotated, seat belt location and their effectiveness, air bag deployment, radiating symptoms, memory loss, headaches and time lapse to the symptoms onset. Ambulance involvement during the first forty eight hours, job and non-vocational capabilities, the point of maximum pain intensity, prior treatment effectiveness, range of motion (that is how far can you move forward, backward, sideways, can the head be moved voluntarily in all a rotation mode and is it related to the level of comfort that you can enjoy and the quality of motion as well), neurological exam entails (cranial nerves, sensory and motor, etc.); on the other hand special tests include the follow x-rays, lab, CT and MRI if not done previously.

Course of Care

The length and type of treatment will depend on the degree of injury, the initial response to care (worsening vs. improving) with the compliance of the patients modifying their activities, performing home based self-care such rest, ice, exercises etc. and the patient inspirational and motivation they have to get better. These might be dependent on other factors such as litigation occurring or planned, their belief they will get better soon, how the car accident chiropractor manages the care and so on.

Treatment Options

A patient usually has the option of following the traditional medical model of using the anti-inflammatory drugs, follow the patient education, wait while watching together with physical therapy referral. The Southern Nevada Chiropractic approach during whiplash treatment approach includes anti-inflammatory approaches, patient education, manual therapies, exercise training that includes spinal adjustment. When the above methods are well utilized they have shown to return the patient to normal faster than any other approaches given at a car accident treatment center. They have shorter recovery time also, less costly and most importantly more satisfying. Various forms of exercises, massage therapy, and acupuncture are other treatment options that can be used to alleviate whiplash. When important narcotics, injections and other pharmaceuticals options that can be prescribed by a car accident doctor can be used, they are not recommended at the initial stages whatsoever. But with a doctor prescription, you can be assured of great results after a short period of time. There are so many varying approaches that can be used to treat whiplash and this is the main reason why a Southern Nevada Chiropractic can be of help to you if you are within this location.
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