What Should I Do Immediately After Hurting My Back? 6 Steps to Reduce Pain

6 Steps to Reduce Back Pain

No type of back pain should be overlooked.

Your whole body relies on the health of your back and spine so you want to make sure you treat your pain the right way the first time.

Most pain will go away quickly but if it continues for more than a week or two then you need to seek medical attention.

In this blog, we take a look at 6 important steps to take immediately after experiencing back pain.

Table of contents:

• What should I do immediately after hurt my back? 
• 6 steps to take immediately following Back Pain
  
  1. Engage in an active activity
  2. Ice-heat treatment
  3. Avoid carbohydrates
  4. Call your doctor
  5. See a chiropractor
  6. Get in stretches and exercises
• Treat your back pain with a Chiropractor

We use our back every day to complete regular activities such as sitting up, lifting, and reaching.

Your back is in use all day long making the tendons, muscles, and ligaments in your back work hard.

That's why the health of the muscles is very important.

These three soft tissue structures need to work synergistically for you to function without pain.

Since they are in constant motion it is common for them to tear, pull or get over-stretched.

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What Causes Neck Pain After a Car Accident?

Causes of Neck Pain from a Car Accident

Car accidents can damage several areas of the body, especially your neck.

If one of these areas get damaged, it might hinder you during your day to day life. The neck is sensitive to both force and movement.

If you experience neck pain from a recent car accident, you are probably wondering what exactly caused it.

In this blog, we take a look at what you need to know about car accident injuries, the different types of neck injuries you can sustain from one, and how to properly treat neck pain caused by car accidents.

Table of contents:

• How do car accidents cause neck pain?
  • Long-term effects of whiplash
• General symptoms of back and neck pain injuries after a car accident
• How to diagnose facet joints injuries from car accidents
• How to treat facet joint pain from car accidents
• Other methods to help treat facet joint pains
• Car accidents affect the muscles as well
• Is it possible to get compensation for back and neck pain caused by a car accident?
• Get pain relief at Arrowhead Clinic

It is nearly impossible to prepare for the unexpected.

Imagine this-you're driving home from work and before you know it you're part of a vehicular accident.

These events can happen at any time and any place, and the pain after a car accident can be devastating.

Some accidents may seem minor, but you'll find out sooner or later that there's a lingering pain you might feel in your back and neck. 

If you're looking for answers about the lingering pain you've been feeling because of a recent accident, we're here to help you.

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The 5 Most Common Work Related Injuries 

5 Common Work-Related Injuries

Work-related injuries are all too common, leaving many people in need of an experienced Chiropractor to help with their recovery. 

In order to avoid, it is important to look at what common scenarios in workplaces lead to injuries.

In this blog, we talk about the 5 most common work-related injuries and how to treat your pain.

Table of contents:

• Common work-related injuries
• Slips, trips, and falls
• Repetitive strain injuries 
• Motor vehicle accident injuries 
• Being hit by falling objects 
• Muscle strain
• What to do if you are injured at work

Thousands of workplace injuries occur every year, ranging from minor to severe, life-altering disabilities. 

Depending on the type of job one has, each worker will be faced with a range of various hazards that could cause an injury to occur. 

At Arrowhead Clinic, we have come up with a list of some common workplace injuries that our Chiropractic Doctors treat on a regular basis: 

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