Summertime means vacations, family reunions, weekend roadtrips and, unfortunately, more automobile accidents. While most accidents typically involve minor collisions that do not cause serious injuries, many do inflict damage on the body's soft tissues that are painful, slow to heal and resistant to conventional treatment methods.

Chiropractic Methods Offer Natural Pain Relief

Chiropractic techniques employed By Dr. Keogh and Dr. Chinn of Proctor Chiropractic in Tacoma include therapeutic massage therapy, spinal manipulations and other noninvasive treatment methods that provide natural pain relief for back and neck injuries without the use of addictive medications or risky surgery.

By stimulating the body's ability to heal itself naturally and effectively, Drs. Keogh and Chinn improve ligament and muscle flexibility by expertly manipulating the spine, its vertebrae and surrounding soft tissues. In addition, a professional chiropractor can realign misplaced vertebrae, stimulate fresh blood flow to muscles and relieve pressure on discs and nerves responsible for back integrity and optimal functioning of the spine.

Cervical acceleration-deceleration disorder (CAD) or whiplash, refers to a severe injury to the neck and upper back incurred by slow-speed auto accidents. Whiplash happens when a spinal ligament called the anterior longitudinal ligament is violently stretched as the head whips forward and immediately backward at the moment of impact.

What You Should Know About Whiplash Treatment

Unless whiplash treatment methods are initiated immediately after an auto accident, soft tissues damaged by excessive g-forces will continue to deteriorate and cause chronic pain, headaches, chest pain mistaken for a heart attack and even psychological issues due to the stress of coping with daily pain.

Massage Therapy for Whiplash and Other Accident-Related Soft Tissue Injuries

Massage therapy performed by a professional chiropractor increases blood circulation, stimulates endorphin production and also detoxifies the body by forcing detrimental wastes out of body tissues and into the digestive system where they are assimilated or eliminated by the body.