If you are one of the thousands each year that are injured in a North Carolina car accident, look no further for practical solutions that will help you get off your feet and on your way to a full-body recovery. Distracted drivers behind the wheel mean a more dangerous roadway for all motorists to travel. Although about 1,500 car crashes are fatal in North Carolina each year, many more lead to injury, from serious limb severances to minor scrapes or bruises. Regardless of the severity of the collision, everyone injured in a car accident in the mountains of North Carolina needs to know the basic protocol to follow after realizing an injury.
The intensity of your crash will sometimes, but not always, determine how badly you are injured. External bleeding, wounds, and appendage damage are easily recognizable and generally considered worthy of a rush to the hospital. But what's not so easy to assess on the spot is the presence of internal bleeding, brain damage, and a spine thrown out of place. Subtle soft tissue injury and the beginnings of accumulating nerve damage often start with a car accident, and can lead to serious neurological disorders and immune system damage if left untreated.
When a vehicle must stop very suddenly as in the case of a collision, the cervical spine takes on a transformed shape as it is thrown out of position. This event results in whiplash, a sometimes debilitating pain in the neck area that can lead to chronic suffering for of individuals that have it.
Cervical dislocation, spinal cord damage, and disc injury are other common issues to watch out for. When addressing a car accident injury, it's important to remember that there is more to it than meets the eye. Sometimes a lot more.
In the aftermath of an accident, it's easy to blow off getting medical help. Let's face it -- you're dealing with lawyers, auto repair shops, health insurance, your job, and probably your family and your own trauma on top of everything. The best thing you can do in this situation is to get a chiropractic assessment. Surface injury is one thing, but internal injury and brain or nerve damage is an entirely different animal which doesn't always present obvious symptoms. One assessment can be the catalyst of healing with saves you thousands of dollars in avoided medical bills and pill prescriptions down the road.
If you need to know what to do after a car accident we are here to help. Our state-of-the-art chiropractic office offers the right tools and assessment techniques and expertise to get you through this traumatic event and deal with the particular type of injury that you are dealing with.
Dr. Nygaard has been serving the Asheville community for 18 years and wants to help you in your journey to wellbeing. Specializing in upper cervical and Atlas Orthogonal treatment, neuropathy, disc compression, migraines, auto accident recovery.
Dr. Nygaard is the only doctor in the Western North Carolina area with this area of expertise and care. He is happy to customize a safe and effective treatment plan for you, so your free initial pre-consultation today.
No one wants to be alone in their process of recuperating and healing from something so traumatic as a car wreck. That’s why we’ve put together this ‘quick-start’ guide to follow after you’ve been in a car wreck. As a chiropractic practice that specializes in getting people ‘back on the horse’ again (or back in the car, as the case may be, we see a lot of car wreck injuries. We’ve fine tuned what we know and want to make it as painless as possible for you if you’re recovering from a North Carolina car crash.
Don’t speed in the first place. Did you know that one-third of North Carolina fatalities in car accidents are caused by speeding drivers? By following the speed limits, you’re not only staying legal, but also significantly decreasing your chances of a bad – and possibly fatal – wreck.
So you’ve been in a wreck. First things first: before assessing the damage of the auto, assess any damage that you’ve incurred. Were you wearing a seatbelt? If so, great! It may have saved your life. But what you probably don’t know is that seatbelts create even more torque in a crash, which can potentially cause great damage to your spine, even though it may not be apparent until long after the fact.
It’s hard to know what the culprit is with upper neck pain – is it your pillow, head rest, or swivel chair? Is it your posture or that bike injury you had a few years ago? Perhaps it’s whiplash from a minor car accident that you never thought could have such long lasting complications.
No matter what the influence – injury, exercise, posture, or another factor – neck pain is possible to beat. And one of the most promising, and absolutely non-invasive and drug-free, tools in the medical field is Atlas Orthogonal treatment, which works with your body to heal itself, not against it. Atlas Orthogonal works directly with the top bone of the neck to restore its proper alignment, building a bridge of health between the body and brain.
If there was one key to resolving upper neck pain, it lies in the gentle and specific adjustments that Dr. Nygaard performs to the top bone of the neck, the atlas. Deliberately manipulating the very first vertebrae in the neck allows your body’s natural healing defenses to kick in by restoring the organic flow of brain-body communication. Through this bone, the nerves of the brain stem run and disperse throughout the rest of the body.
When your atlas bone is out of line, however, a communication barrier is put up between the brain and the rest of the body and often, signals are missed or do not go through properly. Just like a perfectly oiled machine, when the atlas bone is aligned correctly, the whole spinal column is likely to be operating well. When it’s out of whack, due to injury, a lifetime of poor posture and sleep positions, vigorous exercise, or any one of numerous factors, there is a distortion at the brainstem that can cause everything from immune system depression to swelling and pain in the neck area.
After a professional atlas evaluation and the correction of misalignment – or subluxation, the chiropractic term – is resolved, patients find improvement from a multitude of angles. Physically, they feel less pain, inflammation and swelling. Mentally, because the communication lines between the body and brain are cleared, there is a lifting of brain fog. Emotionally, some patients feel that there is an easing and relaxing into a dramatically improved quality of life.
As the the only Atlas Orthogonal chiropractor in Western North Carolina, Dr. Nygaard specializes in helping people in pain heal by creating a treatment plan specific to them. Using state-of-the-art diagnostic technology, he will examine you to assess the alignment of your neck. Even a minor misalignment can cause people major pain, so he will determine with absolute precision what the best alignment action is for you. The X-rays that Dr. Nygaard takes are computer analyzed for 100% accuracy, and exact calculations are made that trigger a gentle instrument to adjust your atlas. There is no pain whatsoever, and in fact some patients immediately feel relaxed and relieved directly after the adjustment
For the future of your neck and a life free of pain, an Atlas Orthogonal adjustment might be the one thing you haven’t tried; it might be the one thing that works for you, for the long-term.
Dr. Nygaard has been serving the Asheville community for 18 years and wants to help you in your journey to wellbeing. Specializing in upper cervical and Atlas Orthogonal treatment, neuropathy, disc compression, migraines, auto accident recovery.
Dr. Nygaard is the only doctor in the Western North Carolina area with this area of expertise and care. He is happy to customize a safe and effective treatment plan for you, so your free initial pre-consultation today.
Getting over a car accident isn't quite the quick fix that we might hope it would be. Every year in North Carolina alone, there are around 110,000 people who are injured in a car wreck. Thousands of these crashes are related to speeding, and increasingly, more car accidents are related to distracted driving due to technology. You got it: texting while driving. But if you're in a wreck, it's likely that you’re going to suffer from a much worse injury than just 'text neck'. You ask how to get over a car accident? We answer: trust the experts.
Chiropractors Specialize in Car Accident Recovery
Even more often than the obvious damage (open wounds and abrasions, for instance), individuals who have been in car accidents suffer from hidden damage to muscles, ligaments, joints, and nerves. These areas of the body are the sovereign domain of the chiropractor, who has specialized techniques to correct the damage rather than smothering it with pharmaceuticals.
Working through the aftermath of a car crash takes more than just determination and some pain pills, it takes commitment to a healing plan that recovers your internal balance...or you risk being dependent on prescription drugs for life and never fully becoming well again
You're At Risk for More than Just Injury
There's no 'just getting over' a car wreck. But chiropractic care attunes your body so that it is in the best possible position to heal itself. Human bodies are remarkably flexible and prone to recovery, but not if they're misaligned or inflamed due to whiplash or a fracture or break.
But what most people don\'t know is that car accident victims are up to 80{115649cd14c12cd94f0d147e1e5923e5cfd090a3a81f6b6da2d6b334a1994be8} more likely to develop osteoarthritis in their life time, simply by virtue of having been in a car accident at some point. Those who already have arthritis at the time of the event find that their condition progresses faster post-accident. Of course, if you've been unlucky enough to have been in multiple car crashes, the likelihood of developing osteoarthritis becomes even larger. Good prevention and chiropractic care is a must, in this situation.
The Waiting Game: Don't Play It
Did you know that over two-thirds of those who get into a car wreck experience pain later down the road? We're not talking about just a few weeks or months away. The majority of individuals who are in an accident and go untreated are in pain up to 10 years later!
Car accidents can shift the musculoskeletal alignment of your body for good, if you have internal injuries that go untreated. The impact of a crash can jar the delicate balance of your brain stem and your spine, resulting in tiredness, brain fog, immune system depletion, and a multitude of other symptoms that come with time. Atlas Orthogonal treatment is a specialized procedure that uses sonar waves to bring the top bone of the neck vertebrae back into its proper position, improving circulation and fluid movement and increasing brain and immune function systemically.
Dr. Nygaard has been serving the Asheville community for 18 years and wants to help you in your journey to wellbeing. Specializing in upper cervical and Atlas Orthogonal treatment.
Dr. Nygaard is the only doctor in the Western North Carolina area with this area of expertise and care. He is happy to customize a safe and effective treatment plan for you today.
Getting over a car accident isn't quite the quick fix that we might hope it would be. Every year in North Carolina alone, there are around 110,000 people who are injured in a car wreck. Thousands of these crashes are related to speeding, and increasingly, more car accidents are related to distracted driving due to technology. You got it: texting while driving. But if you're in a wreck, it’s likely that you’re going to suffer from a much worse injury than just 'text neck'. You ask how to get over a car accident? We answer: trust the experts.
Chiropractors Specialize in Car Accident Recovery
Even more often than the obvious damage (open wounds and abrasions, for instance), individuals who have been in car accidents suffer from hidden damage to muscles, ligaments, joints, and nerves. These areas of the body are the sovereign domain of the chiropractor, who has specialized techniques to correct the damage rather than smothering it with pharmaceuticals.
Working through the aftermath of a car crash takes more than just determination and some pain pills, it takes commitment to a healing plan that recovers your internal balance...or you risk being dependent on prescription drugs for life and never fully becoming well again.
You're At Risk for More than Just Injury
There's no 'just getting over' a car wreck. But chiropractic care attunes your body so that it is in the best possible position to heal itself. Human bodies are remarkably flexible and prone to recovery, but not if they're misaligned or inflamed due to whiplash or a fracture or break.
But what most people don't know is that car accident victims are up to 80{115649cd14c12cd94f0d147e1e5923e5cfd090a3a81f6b6da2d6b334a1994be8} more likely to develop osteoarthritis in their life time, simply by virtue of having been in a car accident at some point. Those who already have arthritis at the time of the event find that their condition progresses faster post-accident. Of course, if you've been unlucky enough to have been in multiple car crashes, the likelihood of developing osteoarthritis becomes even larger. Good prevention and chiropractic care is a must, in this situation.
The Waiting Game: Don't Play It
Did you know that over two-thirds of those who get into a car wreck experience pain later down the road? We\'re not talking about just a few weeks or months away. The majority of individuals who are in an accident and go untreated are in pain up to 10 years later!
Car accidents can shift the musculoskeletal alignment of your body for good, if you have internal injuries that go untreated. The impact of a crash can jar the delicate balance of your brain stem and your spine, resulting in tiredness, brain fog, immune system depletion, and a multitude of other symptoms that come with time. Atlas Orthogonal treatment is a specialized procedure that uses sonar waves to bring the top bone of the neck vertebrae back into its proper position, improving circulation and fluid movement and increasing brain and immune function systemically
Dr. Nygaard has been serving the Asheville community for 18 years and wants to help you in your journey to wellbeing. Specializing in upper cervical and Atlas Orthogonal treatment.
Regardless of the safety ratings of your vehicle, a body being tossed and jerked around within a massive metal cage of a car is not something that we humans are built to withstand. If you’re driving and encounter another vehicle or object in a head-on collision, chances are that your bodily trauma will be best addressed by a medical doctor, a chiropractor, or both.
Absorbing the Shock of an Accident
An auto bumper might be able to deal with a crash speed of up to 5 miles per hour, but a human head and neck simply cannot. Studies show that even collisions under 20 miles per hour result in injuries that range from negligible to severe. It all depends on the position of your head and neck during the crash, the nature of the impact, and how your body handled the alien range of motion that it was likely thrown into.
According to the laws of energy, kinetic ‘shock’ or energy can never be destroyed. Therefore, whatever shock of the accident is not absorbed by the vehicle is absorbed by the human body. Often, your neck, head, and spine bear the brunt of this impact. But because our bodies cleverly go into fight-or-flight mode to deal with the trauma of the crash, we can become numb to the pain and believe ourselves to have suffered no internal injury – when in reality, our spinal discs have come out of place, our neck and spine have become misaligned, and we will experience this pain weeks or months later.
Leave Post Whiplash Complications Up to Us
The latest research shows that whiplash occurs a lot more often that you might think, and can be blamed for much of the minor back pain that is so common today. Did you know that changes in speed of only 2.5 miles per hour can result in whiplash effects? You better think twice about your treatment plan if you’ve been in a low-impact collision and find yourself with minor back aches or nerve pinches – small occurrences like these can lead to major, expanding pain down the road.
Although the medical community as a whole can let you down when it comes to addressing your post-accident pain complaints, we at Atlas Brain and Body will not leave you in a state of chronic pain. We specialize in soft tissue injury recovery and spinal rehabilitation, disc and nerve pain, and muscle, joint, and spine conditions.
And if we’re not the absolute best caretakers for your situation, we are happy to refer to someone who is better suited to your needs. We have established referral relationships with highly recommended primary care physicians, pain management specialists, physical therapists and other licensed medical professionals in the Asheville area. No matter what your situation, we will assemble a team of caretakers and a treatment plan just for you.
