{"id":768,"date":"2021-03-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/?p=768"},"modified":"2021-03-01T22:18:57","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T22:18:57","slug":"finding-relief-after-a-car-accident-without-drugs-or-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/finding-relief-after-a-car-accident-without-drugs-or-surgery\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Relief After a Car Accident Without Drugs or Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Week-4a-Finding-Relief-After-a-Car-Accident-Without-Drugs-or-Surgery-s.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-769 blog\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Week-4a-Finding-Relief-After-a-Car-Accident-Without-Drugs-or-Surgery-s.jpg 250w, https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Week-4a-Finding-Relief-After-a-Car-Accident-Without-Drugs-or-Surgery-s-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bottom Line:<br><\/strong>Screech. Bam. Uh-oh\u2026 you&#8217;ve been involved in a car accident. Your day has been thrown upside down, and a million thoughts are racing through your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t feel immediate pain, you may be tempted to think you don\u2019t have a problem &#8211; but waiting too long to seek care has been shown to increase the chances you&#8217;ll need more aggressive intervention later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the stress of an accident, calling the insurance company, getting a car repaired, etc. &#8211; it&#8217;s not uncommon for people to make the mistake of putting their health and well-being last on the to-do list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why it Matters:<br><\/strong>Taking the right action steps as quickly as possible after a car accident can make a huge difference in your overall health and healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without a proper diagnosis and treatment, your body may begin to &#8220;heal&#8221; with more scar tissue than necessary. What\u2019s more, trying compensate for your injuries can cause additional stress on other parts of your body, which can lead to additional injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research has shown that active care involving range of motion, mobility, and strengthening exercises can effectively reduce pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give yourself the best chance to find relief without the need for drugs or surgery, we recommend 3 simple steps\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Get an evaluation &#8211; a complete evaluation can provide you with an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.<\/li><li>Begin receiving care &#8211; after reducing inflammation, movement-based techniques are often recommended to help you regain your quality of life.<\/li><li>Stay consistent &#8211; getting well is a process and staying consistent with your care will help you to heal as quickly as possible.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Next Steps:<br><\/strong>There&#8217;s no way around it &#8211; auto accidents are not fun. However, with the right healthcare team, you can get back to your full life and activities without the need for drugs or surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The key is in sticking to the 3 steps above. This simple plan will give you the best chance to get well quickly and stay well for years to come!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Science Source(s):<br><\/strong><a class=\"citation\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0133415\">(1) The Effectiveness of Conservative Management for Acute Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) II. PLOS One. 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even if you don&#8217;t feel immediate pain following a car accident, you may be tempted to think you don\u2019t have a problem. However, waiting too long to seek care has been shown to increase the chances that you&#8217;ll need more aggressive interventions later, so finding relief from pain soon after a car accident without drugs is important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-768","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-injury","category-whiplash"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hallettsvillechiropractor.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}