Your First Consultation After an Auto Accident

After you've been in an auto accident, it can be difficult to know where to go to get treatment for your injuries. An auto accident injury can take months to heal. While traditional medicine may choose to give an accident victim prescription painkiller, chiropractic care will directly help treat and help repair the injury. We here at Rasmussen Chiropractic LLC serving New Albany, Louisville, Sellersburg, IN, know all about consultations after an auto accident.

The Damage Done in an Auto Accident

During an auto accident, a person's body is exposed to an incredible amount of force. These forces are strong enough to move muscles within the body, and in many cases, those muscles do not move back on their own. This causes an auto accident injury. Chiropractic care is designed to move the muscles into their intended places, which helps to repair the damage.

Muscles that have moved out of their intended places place a lot of pressure on nerves, causing irritation and inflammation. In minor cases, the pain from these nerves may only affect the area around the damaged muscle. In more severe cases, the nerves may send pain signals all up and down the spine, effecting multiple parts of the body.

How Our Chiropractor Can Help

A first consultation visit with our chiropractor will determine which muscles have moved out of place and develop a plan to move them back. Typically, this takes multiple visits; our chiropractor will be able to work out a care plan for each patient individually.

An initial visit may also include a discussion of ways for a patient to improve on their own. This may involve hot and cold therapy and even exercise that are designed to strengthen muscles and move them to their proper place.

Contact Us for More Information

If you live in New Albany, Louisville, or Sellersburg, IN, and you've recently been in an auto accident, please give us a call at Rasmussen Chiropractic LLC (812) 949-2273. Our office has lots of experience in helping people with all types of auto accident injuries.