Veeva Chiropractic
Auto Accidents
Soft tissue damage is one of the most common injuries following a car accident. This type of injury affects your body’s connective tissues, including tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Soft tissue damage can cause a wide range of symptoms such as digestive discomfort, headaches, sprains, bruising, stiffness, and swelling. In many cases, these injuries are not immediately obvious and may take time to appear once the initial shock of the accident wears off. That’s why it’s important to seek medical attention as soon as possible after an auto accident.
Have you Been in an Auto accident?
The injury you’re most likely to experience following an auto accident is soft tissue damage. This type of damage affects your body’s connective tissues, such as your tendons, ligaments, and muscles. Soft tissue damage can cause all kinds of discomfort, from digestive pain, headaches, and sprains to bruises, stiffness, and swelling.
The symptoms you get following soft tissue damage aren’t always obviously caused by a car accident. For example, you’re unlikely to think a persistent headache is the result of a crash on the road. This is why it’s always important to seek medical treatment shortly after any serious accident.
Whiplash is one of the most common types of soft tissue damage caused and is often a result of an auto accident. Your ligaments and muscles are unexpectedly stretched due to the sudden movement of your neck and head during a crash.
It’s possible to recover from whiplash in just a few months with the help of accident and injury chiropractic treatment, pain medication, and exercises at home. But it isn’t always this simple. Some people experience chronic neck pain and other long-lasting complications for years.
Seek medical attention and care as quickly as possible following an auto accident. It’s best to be proactive in starting your treatment.
Signs of spinal cord injury can appear days or even weeks following your accident. When left untreated, this kind of injury often causes permanent changes in sensation, strength, and other bodily functions that take place below the site of injury.
Untreated, these types of injuries can affect many aspects of your life and impact you emotionally, mentally, socially, and physically. Your physical ability following a spinal cord injury depends on the severity of your injury and its location.
Don’t wait
Your Veeva chiropractor will evaluate you for signs of damage following an auto accident and may administer spine adjustments to keep your back in proper alignment, take pressure off any pinched nerves, and make sure small micro tears do not turn into larger problems after a car accident injury.
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Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance is coverage through your auto insurance that covers your medical expenses after an accident.
To begin using PIP benefits, file a claim with your insurance carrier after an accident.
- Typically means $0* out of pocket for medical treatment
- Helps cover lost wages and more following an accident
- Becomes your primary insurance for injuries sustained in the accident
After an auto accident, PIP coverage can be used to pay:
- Chiropractic Care for Whiplash
- Additional Chiropractic Services
- Massage Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Corrective Exercise
- Wages Lost
- Other Accident-Related Expenses
Oregon PIP
Oregon PIP policies are mandatory and have a minimum of $15,000 and 2 years from the date of the accident. You may purchase higher coverage.
Washington PIP
Washington PIP policies have a minimum of $10,000 but provide coverage 3 years from the date of the accident. NOTE: WA PIP can be rejected and may not be in your policy. You should check your policy to see if you have coverage and may have purchased higher coverage.
Ready to Start Your Recovery?
If you’ve been injured in an auto accident, don’t wait to get the care you need. The experienced chiropractic team at Veeva Chiropractic is here to help you reduce pain, restore mobility, and support your recovery every step of the way.
You can schedule your appointment online or call us directly at (503) 506-5028 to speak with our team.
Come visit us at any of our clinics in Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsboro, Happy Valley, Portland, Salem, Vancouver, and Woodburn. We accept walk-ins!
Get started today and take the first step toward feeling better.
Our Locations
Beaverton Clinic
Beaverton, OR 97005
Happy Valley Clinic
Happy Valley, OR 97086
Hillsboro Clinic
Hillsboro, OR
Gresham Clinic
Portland, OR 97233