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Your Westminster, Lakewood, and Aurora Chiropractor on Wrist Injury Treatment

Your Westminster, Lakewood, and Aurora Chiropractor on Wrist Injury Treatment

At MD Auto Accident Injury Centers, your Westminster, Lakewood, and Aurora chiropractor sees many wrist injuries. Wrist injuries are almost as common as whiplash in auto accidents. Drivers brace themselves against the steering wheel. Passengers brace themselves against the dashboard or against the back seat. Wrists, arms, and hands can also be injured by impact with the steering wheel, the windshield, the dashboard, airbags, or doors.

The impact of a car crash can cause bones to break. Even more often, there are subtle injuries to tendons and joints that don't cause pain right away. The cumulative damage of these tiny injuries can take so long to show up that you can forget what caused them. But it's always best to see your Westminster, Lakewood, and Aurora chiropractor as soon as possible after your accident to prevent future problems before they start.

What can chiropractic care do for wrist injury treatment?

There are two things your chiropractor will do first when you come in for wrist, arm, or hand pain after an auto accident. First, the chiropractor will assess pain. It's important to establish a baseline pain level for you. That way, the chiropractor will know what kinds of chiropractic care are needed from the pattern of your pain.

The other essential task of chiropractic care after an auto accident is to take a look at images of your tissue damage. Your chiropractor will look at x-rays, CT scans, and MRIs to locate the precise injuries the car crash caused.

Then your chiropractor will choose the most effective treatment. There are cases in which wrist pain, hand pain, and arm pain aren't caused directly by injuries to your wrist, hand, or arm. Sometimes the underlying problem actually is whiplash. Damage in your neck can cause misalignments that are felt in your shoulder, arm, wrist, or hands.

And sometimes there are other kinds of wrist injuries to consider. Your chiropractor can treat injuries to your carpal tunnel, the connective tissue that protects the median nerve to your hand. Auto accidents can aggravate existing problems with carpal tunnel syndrome, but they also can do unique damage to the carpal tunnel that is clearly caused by your accident.

Anytime you are in an auto accident, make an appointment with MD Auto Accident Injury Centers.

Your Westminster, Lakewood, and Aurora chiropractor is one of the first people you need to see after you have a car crash. Let us stop painful problems before they start, and help you with your claims. Request an appointment online, or call us at 303-457-4570.