If You’ve Been Injured in a Car Accident, Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Relief
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, Cutting Edge Physical Therapy can help provide the relief you need to start feeling better. Our physical and occupational therapists are trained in car accident injury recovery and are equipped to assist with a wide range of injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents.
What type of injuries occur after an auto accident?
Head and back injuries from a car wreck are typically the most serious. Head injuries can lead to vision problems, skull fractures and concussions. Concussions may result in symptoms such as dizziness and headaches. Another common car accident injury is a herniated disk. Neck and chest injuries are also common, with whiplash being the most common accident injury.
Whiplash can be very painful and restrict movement. The sudden movement of the neck and head in a car accident can cause whiplash. Blunt force trauma from a car accident can collapse lungs and break ribs.
Indeed, car accidents can result in a wide variety of injuries. For a quicker recovery, it’s best to engage in physical therapy or occupational therapy treatments at Cutting Edge Physical Therapy.
How can physical therapy or occupational therapy help after a car accident?
After a car accident, you may experience pain, reduced range of motion, headaches, or stiffness. There are many, many reasons to undergo physical or occupational therapy after you’ve been in a car crash, as it supports the recovery process and can also prevent long-term damage from a car accident, including migraines and chronic pain.
Keep in mind that not all symptoms may not appear right after a car accident. Physical or occupational therapy helps manage pain symptoms, improve flexibility, increase strength, and facilitate faster recovery. Seeking physical or occupational therapy soon after a car wreck increases the likelihood of achieving a pain-free life. As a matter of fact, a Medscape study revealed that individuals who did not receive therapy had a higher likelihood of developing degenerative disc disease.
Specific benefits to physical or occupational therapy after a motor vehicle accident include:
Physical or occupational therapy help reduce pain. Therapeutic exercises pump oxygen, blood and nutrients to the injury site and enhances healing. Each exercise and stretch prescribed by a physical or occupational therapist is designed to achieve specific recovery goals and enhance function and mobility. Our therapist will develop a personalized treatment plan targeted to your injury sustained in a car accident.
Physical or occupational therapy can also restore function in patients with old car accident injuries, even if you haven’t been in one recently. You can still benefit from physical or occupational therapy even if you had an injury years ago. By utilizing cardiovascular rehab techniques and strength training, physical or occupational therapy can alleviate persistent pain and enhance mobility. Plus, it’s a non-invasive treatment, and you won’t end up having to rely on pain medications for relief.
Physical or occupational 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.
Physical or occupational therapy also helps you avoid surgery. It strengthens ligaments, tendons, and muscles, which protect the body’s structures. It’s also a much more cost-effective solution.
Types of physical or occupational therapy treatments used to treat motor vehicle accident injuries include massage therapy, manual manipulation, ultrasound, ice and cold therapy, specific exercises, targeted massage, stretching, and aquatic therapy. Cutting Edge Physical Therapy takes a holistic approach to healing for car accident injuries. Our therapists can also provide services for pulmonary rehab, neurological rehab, cardiovascular, orthopedic, and post-op care.
Heal from motor vehicle accident injuries with Cutting Edge Physical Therapy
We have helped many patients recover from car accident injuries and are confident we can help you! Our physical therapists will create a personalized treatment plan to address your pain and other impairments to help you find much-needed pain relief.
If you were in a motor vehicle accident and looking for solutions to your struggles, schedule an appointment with Cutting Edge Physical Therapy right away. One of our Salt Lake City physical therapists is eager to assist you in your recovery.
