Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
Physical Therapy Can Help With Auto-Accident Injuries
Being in a car accident is one of the most common reasons people find themselves in need of physical therapy. You can have any number of injuries to the body as a result of an accident, and such injuries can cause long-lasting pain and pain for years to come—if they are not properly attended to!
Have you ever been involved in a car accident? If so, Hilltop Physical Therapy will help give you the relaxation you need to start feeling better.
Our physical therapists are qualified to recover from car accident injuries and have the resources to help you recover from all sorts of motor vehicle injuries. We don’t throw you on a bike or a treadmill to make you exercise, we take our time to guide you from each level of exercises that are individualized to help you tackle with smallest gains to big.
Our therapists are specially trained to deal with trauma and handle the most delicate and sensitive pain in all areas of the body you have injured.
Commonly sustained injuries
There are several different injuries that a person can have after a car accident. Head and back injuries are most severe. Head injuries can lead to vision issues, fractures in the skull, and concussions. You can feel dizziness and headaches, loss of balance, and possible memory loss with a concussion.
Whiplash is another condition that is very painful and can restrict movement, cause guarding and spasms in the neck, and other areas of the body.
Sudden movements of the neck and head in a car accident can trigger whiplash, but normal activities of daily living can be hindered after a car accident. Even to turn your head hurts and you cannot drive without hurting yourself as you compensate by turning with your body.
Blunt force trauma from a car accident can collapse the lungs and break your ribs. Many doctors will tell you that there is nothing that can be done for these conditions. But be assured that physical therapy is very beneficial to help you breathe properly, to help you build your core strength again, and to gain rib excursion. The rib injuries and diaphragm issues after a collapsing of lung, can be detrimental to postural issues and can be a huge problem in the way you move or even to sleep. Let the therapists at Hilltop help you to assess the intensity of your problem from blunt trauma and injuries.
Herniated disks, neck injuries, and chest injuries are also common after a car accident. A medical examination is a must. In order to heal more quickly, it is best to seek help from a doctor to get immediate medicinal and radiologic tests, then call physical therapy, at Hilltop Physical Therapy if you are not considering surgery or if you are not a candidate for surgery. You are a candidate for physical therapy, and there are many treatment options for you!
Pain relief from physical therapy
There are many many reasons to seek physical therapy following a car accident, as it helps the healing process and can also avoid long-term damaging effects such as migraines and chronic pain.
After a car accident, you’ll feel discomfort, decreased range of motion, headaches, and stiffness. It will be difficult for you to continue to do all the things you usually enjoy doing. Remember that not all signs occur immediately after a car accident—it can take months for you to truly start feeling the worst of the pain!
Physical therapy is a good choice because it can help you keep pain effects at bay, boost flexibility, increase stamina, and heal faster from injuries. The earlier you receive physical therapy treatment following a car accident, the better you’ll feel for another 6 to 12 months, and you will avoid any other issues in the future. Most accident claims are due by 2 years of accident, so do not let it expire, and get the help now.
In fact, a Medscape study showed that those who did not undergo physical therapy were much more likely to suffer from degenerative disk disease. Why not prevent as many complications in the future as you can?
Specific benefits to physical therapy after a motor vehicle accident include:
Decreased pain
The obvious advantage of physical therapy is that it helps to relieve discomfort and pain. Every exercise and stretch recommended by a physical therapist has a clear objective of rehabilitation and enhances function and mobility. Our physical therapist will create a customized recovery plan for your injuries sustained from a car accident.
Types of physical therapy procedures used to treat motor vehicle crash injuries include soft tissue mobilization, many manual therapy techniques, ultrasound, ice and cold therapy, individual exercises, targeted massage, stretching, and aquatic therapy. Therapeutic exercises pump oxygen, blood, and nutrients to the injury site and improve healing.
Function and Mobility Restored
You will still benefit from physical therapy even though you were hurt years ago. Physical therapists can help alleviate old pain and improve mobility by using cardiovascular rehabilitation and strength training strategies.
Decreased Vertigo Symptoms
Physical therapists can even treat vertigo due to a car accident. In as little as one treatment, they can fix a dysfunction in the vestibular system.
Avoid Surgery
Physical exercise also helps to prevent surgery. It strengthens the ligaments, tendons, and muscles that protect the structures of the body. It is also way more cost-effective option than an operation is.
Hilltop Physical Therapy takes a healthy, natural approach to healing car accident injuries. Physical therapists may also offer facilities for pulmonary rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, cardiovascular, orthopedic and post-operative treatment.
Have you been injured in an auto accident?
If you have been in a car accident, even if it wasn’t recent, physical therapy can help reduce the number of complications you may experience in the future. At Hilltop Physical Therapy, we’ve helped many others recover from a car accident injury and we can help you, too.
If you are in Fredericksburg suffering from a car accident injury, don’t delay any longer.
Request an appointment with Hilltop Physical Therapy today, and let our trained physical therapists help you get on your road to recovery.
