Chiropractic Care Can Help With Pain From Old Injuries
Do you have pain that seems to date back to a particular injury or accident – even though it’s been years since it happened? If so, chiropractic care may be able to help. An old injury can often cause pain for years or decades after it originally occurs. This is because the body isn’t meant to sustain that kind of trauma, and over time the pain will continue to worsen. An experienced chiropractor can help you discover the specific cause of your pain and develop a customized treatment plan to alleviate discomfort, improve mobility, and get you back to good health.
At Kennedy Chiropractic Center, Wauwatosa Chiropractor Dr. Corinne Kennedy is an expert in restoring mobility and alleviating pain from old injuries through gentle spinal adjustment and other treatments. Don’t suffer from chronic pain any longer – call Kennedy Chiropractic Center today.
Old Injuries & New Pain
It may surprise you to learn that old injuries can continue to haunt us long after they happen. Even if you “recovered” from, say, an old sports injury or car accident shortly after it happened, your body can carry residual trauma for decades.
At Kennedy Chiropractic Center, we treat patients experiencing chronic neck, shoulder, and back pain who are mystified as to why this pain continues to occur. When we dig into their background, we find they played tackle football, competed in horseback riding and experienced falls, or had a bad jolt from a car accident many years back. While they may have received effective treatment for their pain and injuries at the time, their body never fully recovered from this pain and trauma, causing it to pop up again years down the road.
How Chiropractors Diagnose & Treat Pain from Old Injuries
The best chiropractors will take the time necessary to discover the source of your pain and put together a plan of treatment customized to your needs and lifestyle.
Proper diagnosis is key to ensuring you receive the care you need, so the right chiropractor will ask you a number of questions about your history to determine if an old injury might be the cause of your current pain. The chiropractor may also ask you to perform certain physical movements and stretches to gauge your mobility and discover sore spots. X-rays are another common diagnostic tool used by chiropractors to discover the location and nature of pain and injury.
Many times, a sports injury or car accident causes pain not only to the muscles but to the bones and joints. Joint pain is not easily treated with medication, which is why chiropractic is such an excellent supplement to traditional medical treatment. Chiropractic treatments for pain from old injuries may include gentle spinal adjustments/manipulations, electric muscle stimulation, physical therapy exercises, massage, stretching, and more. A chiropractor may also develop a stretching and exercise routine you can do at home, as well as lifestyle adjustment suggestions that can help you improve mobility and quicken your recovery.
You Don’t Need to Suffer From Old Injuries
You deserve to feel your best, which is why it’s never too late to seek treatment for an old injury. Even if it’s been decades since you stepped on a sports field, or years since your last fender bender, your body may not have fully recovered from that old injury. Rather than waiting for your pain to go away on its own, there are steps you can take to begin to feel like your old self again.
The first step is to schedule a consultation with Wauwatosa Chiropractor Dr. Corinne Kennedy. During this initial meeting, she will ask you about your health history and the pain you’re currently experiencing. She will also conduct a physical examination and may order x-rays or other diagnostic tests to get a better understanding of your condition. Once she has all the necessary information, she’ll develop a treatment plan that’s tailored specifically for you.
At Kennedy Chiropractic Center, we are experts in back and neck pain, whiplash treatment, and more. Don’t suffer from chronic pain any longer – call Kennedy Chiropractic Center at (414) 443-1515 or text (414) 412-1595 to schedule a consultation with Dr. Corinne Kennedy today.
