Would you only see your doctor when you're already dead or your dentist after the tooth fell out? Seeing your chiropractor prior to any problems or in the begining of a problem makes the chances of fixing the issue more probable. However, there is one major reason that everyone should see a chiropractor..............a record of your spinal health.
Take this example: You are driving along on a sunny morning when you decide to pull in to the local coffee shop drive through. After getting your beverage you are stopped waiting for the light to turn green. When from behind a teenager texting on her cell phone hits you at about 25 MPH. The impact was hard enough to push you into the car in front of you and caused damage to all three cars. You feel okay for the moment so after exchanging information you continue on your way to work. Later that same day you start to feel some tightness in your neck. The following morning you can hardly turn your head from side to side. You immediatly call your doctor or go to the ER and they determine that you have whiplash or some other muscle sprain/strain condition. They perscribe you medicine to relax the muscle and for pain. Three months later you are still in pain, you have tried PT which has either helped some or didn't help at all, the insurance company is not wanting to pay so now you have hired an attorney.
This senerio assumes that you have never seen a chiropractor before. Every chiropractic patient knows that if you get into a car accident the chiropractor is one of the first calls to make. However, back to the senerio, the attorney will request all medical records related to the accident. When the radiologist report comes to him it reads: Normal radiologic findings and other than you stating that you hurt there is nothing to show how badly you were injured. This allows insurance companies to down play your injury. This is where seeing a chiropractor prior to the accident can make a big difference for you. Without pre-injury records what stops the insurance company from claiming that it was a pre-existing condition? Or that you are claiming that the pain is worse than it really is?
Same example from above with chiropractic: You just left your quarterly chiropractic wellness check when you decide to pull in to the local coffee shop drive through. After getting your beverage you are stopped waiting for the light to turn green. When from behind a teenager texting on her cell phone hits you at about 25 MPH. The impact was hard enough to push you into the car in front of you and caused damage to all three cars. You feel okay for the moment so after exchanging information you call your chiropractor to inform them of what happened. Your chiropractor gives you a emergency appointment and has you come in the same day. The chiropractor performs a full examination to evaluate the extent of the damage you sustained in the accident. The chiropractor orders any x-rays or other tests they deem appropriate. After it has been determined that it is safe for you to be adjusted, the chiropractor treats you for your injuries. The following morning you are a little sore from the accident but still able to go to work. After completing your treatment plan with the chiropractor you are well on the way to pre-injury status. Since the insurance company is refusing to pay you have hired an attorney for your case who requests the records from your chiropractor.
The notes from your chiropractor demonstrate every change that was made to your spine as a result of the accident. And since you went to the chiropractor the same day of the accident, changes to the spine can be made before your body has time to compensate for your injury and cause more damage.
Having that pre-injury status on record gives you ammunition should you ever have a accident in your life. No one wants to be injured but if you are injured due to someone elses neglegance showing a before and after picture of your spine makes it easy to determine the damage as a result of the accident. So consider making a consultation today and save yourself the headache down the road.
If you have any questions for the doctors feel free to email us at cwcchiropractic@gmail.com or call (636) 825-6555.
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