Airbags and seat belts are essential safety features in vehicles designed to protect you against severe auto accident injuries.  However, they can also be responsible for some injuries. Depending on your injury, Care Chiropractic Center in Tamarac, serving residents in West Broward County, may be able to help with pain relief. Here are some common injuries airbags and seat belts can cause.

Seat Belt Injuries

Seat belts operate best when they’re worn correctly, i.e. across your chest and away from your neck.  Impacts associated with wearing restraints may result in injuries to the neck, shoulder, back, arms, abdominal region and hips. The injuries can range from bruising to sprain/strain injuries to skeletal including vertebral fractures.

Airbag Injuries

When airbags are triggered due to an accident, they generally expand with great force to keep you from hitting the windshield. The force of and airbag can, however,  also cause injuries. These injuries can range from burns and lacerations to concussions, fractures of arms or fingers, lumbar spinal injuries, shoulder injuries, neck injuries, or damage to internal organs. Our Tamarac chiropractor can treat pain caused by musculoskeletal auto accident injury to expedite your recovery.

Chiropractic Auto Accident Injury Treatment

Auto accidents can cause minor or major injuries. Each one should be checked and treated. For injuries to muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints, visit our West Broward County chiropractor for pain relief.  Even if you do not experience pain right after a motor vehicle accident, it is important to get an evaluation and diagnosis. It is not unusual for people to feel pain days or weeks after an accident, and delays in treatment can complicate your recovery.

At Care Chiropractic Center, we make use of natural therapies and techniques to treat musculoskeletal injuries. These include chiropractic adjustments, extra spinal manipulations, soft tissue massage, and corrective exercises , electrical muscle stimulation, ultrasound therapy, photo-modulation therapy, and spinal decompression. Our goal is to reduce pain, restore body function, and help you heal.

Visit Our Tamarac Chiropractor for Auto Accident Injury Treatment

To schedule a consultation with our chiropractor to see if you’ve suffered a seat belt or airbag injury, contact Care Chiropractic Center, serving West Broward County, at 954-720-1107.