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Treating Headaches from Auto Accident Injuries
If you’re suffering from headaches after a car accident, the experienced team at Shingle Creek Medical Group can help. Headaches arising from auto injuries require proper diagnosis and treatment to alleviate pain and prevent long-term issues. What Causes Headaches After A Car Accident? Stress and force of impact are two leading causes of headaches after a car accident. However, a constant headache can signify a severe head injury, such as a concussion, or a neck injury, such as whiplash.
Understanding the Injury Diagnosis Process
Getting the right diagnosis is key to effective treatment for post-accident headaches. At Shingle Creek Medical Group, our process involves:
- Thorough Medical History – We’ll ask about your headache symptoms, onset, frequency, and severity. Information about the accident and any prior conditions is also gathered.
- Physical Examination – The doctor will check your head and neck for injury, muscle spasms, range of motion, and other signs that may be causing headaches.
- Neurological Testing – You may be given tests of nerve function, balance, coordination, and cognitive abilities to assess the headache’s underlying cause.
- Imaging – CT scans, MRIs, and X-rays give us a clear picture of potential issues like neck injuries or traumatic brain injury behind your headaches.
- Referrals – If needed, we’ll refer you to neurologists, physical therapists or other specialists for additional diagnostic testing and input.
Throughout this process, we’ll carefully explain every test and finding to you. Our goal is to pinpoint the source of your headaches and design targeted migraine relief.
Headache Injury Treatment Options
- Medications – Over-the-counter or prescription medicines can effectively alleviate headache symptoms when used properly.
- Chiropractic Care – Spinal adjustments and manipulations alleviate post-accident neck stiffness and realign the vertebrae.
- Physical Therapy – Gentle stretching, exercises and manual techniques relieve muscle tension and spasms that frequently contribute to headaches.
- Trigger Point Injections – We inject numbing medication into tense muscle areas to provide localized headache relief.
- Stress Management – Counseling and therapies like massage target accident-related mental stress that can worsen tension headaches.
We develop a tailored treatment plan based on your specific injury profile for optimal headache relief. Our patients also have access to cutting-edge rehabilitation technology like cold laser therapy for accelerated healing.
Post-Care Headache Rehabilitation Process
The road to recovery doesn’t end once initial headache treatment is complete. Our team provides a structured post-care rehabilitation plan focused on restoring function and preventing recurrence.
Ongoing Chiropractic Care
We gently adjust sprain and strained neck tissues while monitoring your progress.
Physical Therapy
Targeted exercises reinforce proper strength and flexibility of the head, neck and shoulders.
Medication Management
Work with your doctor to slowly reduce medication doses and frequency where appropriate.
Home Exercises – Perform neck stretches, posture exercises and relaxation techniques at home to supplement in-office therapy.
Work Modifications – Make ergonomic changes like monitor height adjustment to avoid headache triggers.
Why Choose Our Experienced Medical Group
When it comes to treating auto injury-related headaches, you need a provider you can trust. Choose Shingle Creek Medical Group for:
- Specialized Expertise – Our headache and concussion specialists have advanced training specific to accident injuries.
Proven Results – Our integrative treatment protocols have an excellent track record of reducing headaches.
Patient-Focused Care – We take time to understand your unique challenges and goals.
Advanced Technology – We offer cutting-edge diagnostics like multi-angle MRI for precision.
Holistic Approach – Our therapies heal mind and body for pain relief that lasts.
Seamless Rehab – We handle everything from initial diagnosis to ongoing therapy.
Accessibility – Early morning and weekend appointments cater to your schedule.
Benefits of Proper Headache Treatment
- Pain Reduction – Our therapies directly target the structural and neurological sources of headache pain.
Improved Function – With pain relieved, you’ll regain full mobility and activity capacity.
Better Sleep – Treating accident-induced headaches means you’ll sleep uninterrupted again.
Increased Energy – You’ll bounce back from fatigue and live life vibrantly when headaches subside.
Enhanced Mood – Freedom from chronic headaches reduces anxiety and depression.
Accelerated Healing – Expert care helps you heal faster after accident trauma and concussion.