By far the most common injury that our patients suffer when hit by another car from behind is neck pain.  Neck pain as a result of a car accident is usually caused by muscles and ligaments being stretched and torn from the force of the accident.

When you are in your vehicle and hit from behind, the first thing that happens is your neck straightens and your head is whipped backward.  As your head is whipped backward, the muscles in the front of your neck are stretched to their limit.  Sometimes the stretch placed on these muscles pulls and tears some of the muscle fibers causing a painful, strained feeling.

After your head is whipped backward, the muscles that were stretched in the front of your neck experience a forceful, reflexive contraction that whips your head forward and stretches or tears the muscles in the back of your neck which also causes a painful strained feeling in the neck.

Your neck is more likely to be injured in a car accident than other parts of your back because it has the smallest muscles, it has the least protection from the vehicle and it has to balance and control the weight of your head.  All these factors lead to easy injury on the neck in a rear end type motor vehicle accident.

Chiropractic care is ideal for treatment of this type of injury.  Chiropractic care reduces your pain, improves your range of motion and helps you heal faster and stronger.

Contact Us To Make an Appointment after your Car Accident, to help you Neck Pain