Whiplash
Whiplash injury is a common problem in our modern society, and
unfortunately, one that often results in chronic pain and suffering.
As we become more
urbanized, packing greater numbers of people into smaller areas,
and as the number of cars per household increases, whiplash injuries
will
continue to become more frequent.
Standard treatment recommendations include pain medication, a neck
collar and rest. However, with this typical treatment program, many
patients continue to suffer. Adequate treatment methods for these injuries
have lagged behind the great increases in their occurrence.
Chiropractic, in contrast to most other treatments, has done well
over the years treating whiplash injuries, helping prevent many injuries
from becoming chronic, and helping to reduce pain and suffering in
many that have become chronic. Because of this record of success with
the treatment of whiplash injuries, researchers have begun to study
chiropractic treatment methods.
Recently, a group of medical researchers
compared a chiropractic treatment with that of medication and rest.
Sixty-one patients seen at the emergency
room for whiplash injury were divided into two groups to receive
these two different treatments.
The group receiving manipulation had greater reduction of pain and
return of movement than did the group treated with medication, rest
and neck collars. These results led the researchers to conclude that
whiplash is better treated with early active treatment like chiropractic.
Many
people suffering from whiplash injury could avoid prolonged or permanent
pain and suffering by receiving chiropractic care.
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