chiropractic

What is Chiropractic Care?

Chiropractic care focuses on diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal disorders, particularly those affecting the spine and joints. After a car accident, injuries such as whiplash, back pain, and neck pain often result from misalignments in the spine, known as “subluxations.” These misalignments can lead to nerve impingement, muscle spasms, and pain.

Chiropractors use hands-on techniques, especially spinal adjustments, to realign the spine, reduce pain, and restore mobility. Our goal is to alleviate discomfort, promote healing, and improve your quality of life.

How Chiropractic Can Help After an Auto Accident

Chiropractic care is essential for treating the physical effects of car accidents, helping you recover quickly and safely. Here’s how First Care Medical – Chiropractic can assist:

1. Spinal Adjustments and Alignment

Realign the spine to relieve pain, restore mobility, and reduce nerve impingement.

2. Relieve Muscle Tension

Address soft tissue injuries like whiplash, reducing muscle spasms and promoting healing.

3. Improve Range of Motion

Mobilize restricted joints, especially in the neck, back, and extremities, for improved flexibility.

4. Non-invasive Pain Relief

Enjoy drug-free pain relief through natural chiropractic methods, with occasional use of non-addictive medication to assist with severe pain or inflammation.

5. Reduce Inflammation

Enhance circulation to reduce swelling and promote faster healing.

6. Holistic Care

In addition to spinal adjustments, we offer therapies such as electrical stimulation, therapeutic exercises, and ergonomic advice.

7. Headache Relief

Chiropractic treatments help alleviate headaches caused by tension or posture issues following an accident.

8. Concussion Recovery

Chiropractic care also supports recovery from concussions, addressing neck pain, headaches, and dizziness.

Our Team Approach

At First Care Medical – Chiropractic, we work closely with other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care. If necessary, we refer patients to specialists like pain doctors, neurologists, physical therapists, and even counselors for post-traumatic stress or anxiety.

What is Electrical Stimulation?

Electrical stimulation (EMS) is a therapeutic technique used to manage pain, reduce inflammation, and promote muscle healing. In the context of auto accident recovery, EMS helps by:

During a session, electrodes are placed on the skin over the affected area, and electrical impulses are administered. It’s a safe, non-invasive treatment used to support recovery.

Why Choose Us?

What is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)?

Platelet Rich Plasma therapy, more commonly referred to as PRP, is a type of arthritis therapy. PRP has also been shown to be effective at treating tendonitis, joint pain, and is even useful for various cosmetic and aesthetic treatments!

Whether your joints are feeling old and creaky, or you have a poorly-healed injury, you can take advantage of the healing power of your own blood. Unlike many orthopedic treatments that involve steroids or other medications to reduce pain, PRP therapy relies on activating and enhancing the human body’s natural healing response. With platelet rich plasma treatments there is minimal risk involved. Many patients experience improvement within just weeks of their treatment, which is making PRP out to be an incredibly attractive and even preferable orthopedic treatment option.

How Does the Procedure Work?

Platelet rich plasma therapy treatments are cutting-edge and revolutionary, but the procedure is quite simple! First, we draw the blood. Second, we spin down that blood to separate the red blood cells from the plasma. Next, we extract and concentrate the platelet rich layer of that plasma. Lastly, the PRP is injected back into the damaged tissue. The introduction of that platelet rich plasma then triggers a natural healing response by your body. The platelets, when activated, release adhesive glycoproteins and other various growth factors, which enhance healing on a cellular level.

How Does the Procedure Work?

Treating sports injuries with PRP injection is a popular and effective application of this procedure. This treatment reduces recovery time from injury and overuse, and is a popular choice among all types of athletes. PRP can also promote muscle healing, as well as provide significant pain relief in arthritic joints, particularly knees.

With the high success rate of PRP therapy, resorting to surgery is often unnecessary.

As with orthopedic applications, PRP injections can also treat scars, ulcers, and contour defects. PRP treatments create new, healthy tissue, allowing us to cosmetically improve problem areas on the forehead, lips, and neck where dermal fillers or Botox injections may not be appropriate.

As with orthopedic applications, PRP injections can also treat scars, ulcers, and contour defects. PRP treatments create new, healthy tissue, allowing us to cosmetically improve problem areas on the forehead, lips, and neck where dermal fillers or Botox injections may not be appropriate.

Our orthopedic surgeon, Dr. John Sonnenberg, has performed PRP treatments to residents of Salt Lake County, Utah, and beyond! With more than 35 years of orthopedic experience, patients will receive the highest level of quality care.

Have more questions about platelet rich plasma (PRP) therapy? Give us a call at (385) 365-5053 and we will be happy to answer them for you.

Signs that a baby may benefit from First Care Medical care:

Not sleeping

Not latching well

Not feeding well

Arching back

Frequent ear infections

Head tilted to one side

Colic

Constipation

Always fussy

Torticolis

And more

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