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Any auto accident can be traumatic, even if you weren’t injured. You may have paperwork, vehicle repairs, and insurance claims to deal with—not to mention that slight tenderness in your neck or that nagging headache.
Receiving massage therapy after a car accident can make all the difference in how you feel in the days and months following your accident.
The Benefits of Massage Therapy Following a Car Accident
The benefits of massage therapy are many and can help relieve whiplash, lower back pain, headache, stiffness, and other aches and pains following a car accident.
While low or medium-impact auto accidents may not cause catastrophic injuries, you may feel pain for longer than you expect after an accident. Prescription medicine can be valuable, but we believe that a more holistic approach with massage therapy can offer the best and most long-lasting results.
Emotional Benefits of Massage
Even if you weren’t severely injured in a car accident, massage therapy can help ease your anxiety, help you relax, and improve your body’s circulation throughout the entire nervous system. Massage therapy can even ease symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Dealing with stress and trauma following a car accident can have far-reaching benefits.
Massage and Soft Tissue Injuries
Whiplash and other injuries to the soft tissue of the neck are common after a car accident. Massage can increase circulation in these soft tissues and promote healing, as well as alleviating pain. The symptoms of whiplash often include a poor range of motion and stiffness and massage therapy can improve both.
Knee injuries are also quite common following car accidents. Massage can help relieve pain and promote healing in the joints of the knees.
Massage Therapy and Concussions
If you suffer a concussion during a car accident massage therapy can help relieve problems with the parasympathetic nervous system.
In addition, massage therapy can improve balance, posture, and range of motion following a concussion.
Massage Therapy for Soreness
After an accident, you may notice soreness in odd places in the following days. While you may not remember banging your arm or shoulder, they may be sore, and your back might be sore too. Your whole body may ache due to the force and suddenness of the car accident.
Massage can provide relief and work to increase circulation, improve the function of the lymphatic system, and can help reduce inflammation throughout the body.
Massage Therapy May Be Covered Under Your Insurance
In Florida, you are required to carry PIP or personal injury protection coverage when you are driving. PIP covers medical services and treatments if you are injured in an accident, up to certain limits. It may cover massage therapy if it is part of your treatment plan.
The best way to find out if massage therapy is covered after an accident is to contact your insurance company. They will be able to determine what costs are covered and whether you need a physician’s referral or prescription.
Finding a Massage Therapist
Search no further! Our massage therapy team at Impact Med Sun City Center will help you feel better following an accident with an appropriate treatment plan just for you. When you work with us, we will take all your aches and pains following a car accident seriously and help you achieve greater mobility, health, and relief through massage therapy.
Massage therapy is often used in conjunction with chiropractic treatments to help you recover. We employ an integrative approach to your treatment after an auto accident, no matter the extent of your injuries.
Individualized Therapy After an Auto Accident
If you have been in a car accident, our team of massage therapists and chiropractors at Impact Med Sun City Center can help you heal. Even if you don’t feel any pain following an accident, take advantage of your PIP benefits and seek medical care immediately.
Heal after a car accident with massage therapy. Call Impact Med Sun City Center today—813-938-5195!
