The accident lasted seconds. Understanding the injury takes a careful evaluation.
Symptoms may not be obvious right away. Whiplash can involve far more than the muscles of the neck.
Headaches, dizziness, arm symptoms, and concussion signs all deserve thoughtful screening. Treatment should begin only after we understand the injury pattern.
Whiplash is an injury mechanism, not one complete diagnosis. Our job is to determine what was injured, what needs referral, and where conservative care may help.
After a collision, the moment is over quickly, but the effects can take time to understand. Some people feel pain immediately. Others notice neck stiffness, headaches, dizziness, or arm symptoms hours or days later.
Rapid acceleration and deceleration can affect the cervical joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and discs, as well as nerve roots, the upper back, shoulders, jaw, and the balance and visual systems. When a concussion is also present, the brain is involved too.
Not every collision produces the same injury, and not every symptom comes from a spinal problem. The first step is a careful evaluation that screens for the concerns that matter most.
This page is meant to help you understand what a whiplash injury actually is, why symptoms can be delayed or confusing, when a symptom needs urgent attention, and how a thorough evaluation sorts one problem from another. It is written to inform, not to alarm. Most whiplash injuries are not emergencies, and most people improve. At the same time, the neck is not the only structure that can be affected in a collision, and treating every post-accident symptom as a simple neck problem does a patient a disservice.
Our approach is straightforward. We take the time to understand what happened, we screen for the concerns that fall outside a routine chiropractic visit, and only then do we talk about treatment. When something we find belongs with another provider, we say so and help you get there.
Does this sound familiar?
Whiplash does not feel the same for everyone. Different symptoms may involve different tissues or systems, which is exactly why the evaluation matters.
A stiff, painful neck and a headache with light sensitivity and brain fog are not the same problem, even after the same accident. Some symptoms point to the neck and muscles. Others point to the balance, visual, or nervous systems. Sorting that out is the purpose of a trauma-informed evaluation.
Symptoms after an accident?
Schedule an evaluationWhiplash is an injury mechanism, not a complete diagnosis
It helps to separate four things: the event, the tissue injury, the symptom pattern, and the final clinical diagnosis. The word whiplash describes how the injury happened, not exactly what was injured.
Impact
A sudden external force reaches the body, often before you can brace or react.
Rapid head and neck movement
The torso and head move at different times, and the neck is carried quickly through a range it did not choose.
Possible tissue and neurological effects
Joints, muscles, ligaments, discs, nerves, or the brain and balance systems may be affected, in different combinations.
Clinical evaluation
History, symptom review, neurological screening, and a cervical examination connect the pieces.
Individualized diagnosis and plan
A specific picture of what was injured guides a plan, including referral when needed.
Think of it this way. The event is the collision itself. The tissue injury is whatever was actually strained, irritated, or affected, which may involve muscles, joints, ligaments, discs, nerves, or the brain and balance systems in different combinations. The symptom pattern is what you feel, whether that is neck pain, a headache, dizziness, or an arm complaint. The clinical diagnosis is the specific conclusion a clinician reaches after connecting those pieces. Two people can share the same event and the same word, whiplash, and still have very different tissue injuries, symptom patterns, and diagnoses.
Why symptoms can appear hours or days later
It is common to feel worse the next morning than at the scene. Delayed symptoms are a normal pattern, not proof of hidden catastrophic damage.
Stress response
In the hours after a collision, the body’s stress response can mask discomfort. As it settles, symptoms that were there all along become easier to notice.
Developing tissue sensitivity
Irritated tissues can become more sensitive over the following day or two as the inflammatory process develops.
Muscular guarding
Muscles may tighten protectively after trauma, and that guarding can build gradually rather than all at once.
Reduced movement
As stiffness sets in, everyday movements like turning to check a blind spot can start to reproduce symptoms that were quiet at first.
Evolving concussion symptoms
When a concussion is present, cognitive, visual, and balance symptoms can emerge or intensify over hours to days.
The practical takeaway is simple. Feeling fine at the scene does not guarantee you were uninjured, and feeling worse the next day does not mean something catastrophic is unfolding. Both patterns are common. What matters is paying attention to how symptoms develop, seeking evaluation when they appear or persist, and watching for the specific warning signs that call for urgent care, which we list further down this page.
What happens to the neck during whiplash?
In a collision, the body is pushed suddenly while the head lags for an instant, then follows. The neck is carried quickly through extension and flexion in a fraction of a second. How that plays out depends on many factors:
- Whether the torso and head moved at different times
- Rear, side, or frontal impact direction
- Rotation of the head at impact
- Seat and head-restraint position
- Seat-belt use and bracing
- Whether the impact was anticipated
- Airbag deployment
- Contact with vehicle structures
These variables help explain why two people in the same vehicle can have very different experiences. The person who saw the impact coming and braced may fare differently from the passenger who was turned to speak with someone in the back seat. Head position, seat height, and even the headrest setting all shape how the forces are distributed through the neck.
It is worth being clear about one common misconception. People often assume that if the car held up well, the body must have too. That is not how it works. The structures of the neck respond to how the head and torso moved relative to each other, not to how the bumper looks afterward, which is why symptoms after a low-speed collision deserve the same honest evaluation as any other.
Structures that may be affected
Rapid trauma can involve several tissues and systems in different combinations. No single finding diagnoses the whole injury.
Muscles and tendons
These move and stabilize the neck. After trauma they can become strained, guarded, or fatigued, producing pain, stiffness, and tenderness. Muscle findings alone do not diagnose the whole injury.
Cervical joints
The small joints of the neck guide movement. Irritation can cause pain and reduced rotation, and may refer pain toward the head. Their role is judged through movement testing, not a single image.
Ligaments
Ligaments support the joints. They can be strained by rapid movement. Not every whiplash injures a ligament, and imaging is interpreted alongside the examination rather than assumed.
Intervertebral discs
Discs absorb load and allow movement. Trauma can irritate a disc and, less commonly, contribute to nerve symptoms. A disc finding must match the clinical picture. See our disc injuries page.
Nerve roots
When a nerve root is irritated, symptoms may travel into the shoulder, arm, or hand as pain, tingling, numbness, or weakness. A neurological examination helps determine whether a nerve is involved.
Upper back and shoulders
The upper back and shoulders share the load of head and neck movement. They are commonly involved and are evaluated as part of the whole system.
Jaw
The jaw can be affected in some collisions, contributing to facial or jaw discomfort. It is screened when symptoms suggest involvement.
Brain and balance systems
When a concussion or vestibular or visual disturbance is present, symptoms like dizziness, fog, and light sensitivity appear. These require screening and, when needed, referral, not a neck adjustment.
The reason this matters is practical. If a patient has a strained muscle and an irritated joint, care looks one way. If that same patient also has a concussion and a nerve root that is genuinely affected, care looks very different, and part of it may belong with another provider. A careful evaluation is what tells these situations apart. It is the difference between treating a label and treating a person.
Whiplash and concussion can occur together
After a collision, the neck and the brain can both be affected. Telling their symptoms apart, and recognizing the overlap, changes the plan.
Possible whiplash features
- Neck pain
- Reduced movement
- Shoulder pain
- Mechanical headache
- Muscular guarding
Possible concussion features
- Cognitive difficulty
- Memory changes
- Light and sound sensitivity
- Nausea
- Balance problems
- Sleep changes
- Mood changes
- Visual difficulty
Overlapping features
- Headache
- Dizziness
- Fatigue
- Neck pain
- Motion sensitivity
A few points are worth stating plainly. A direct blow to the head is not required for a concussion. Loss of consciousness is not required either. Chiropractic treatment does not replace a concussion evaluation, and persistent concussion symptoms may need coordinated care with other providers. When concussion is suspected, screening and appropriate referral come first.
The overlap between the two is where care can go wrong if it is rushed. Neck pain, headache, dizziness, and fatigue can belong to either problem, or to both at once. Treating the neck while missing a concussion, or assuming a concussion while overlooking a treatable neck injury, both leave part of the picture unaddressed. This is exactly why we screen carefully and coordinate with medical providers when the findings call for it, rather than trying to make every symptom fit a single explanation.
Headaches after a collision
Headache is one of the most common symptoms after whiplash, and it is not one thing. Classifying the headache comes before treating the neck.
Neck-related headache
Pain that begins in the neck or base of the skull and travels toward the head, often reproduced by neck movement.
Migraine-like headache
A throbbing pattern with nausea or light and sound sensitivity that can be triggered or worsened after trauma.
Tension-type pattern
Band-like pressure, often on both sides, that may follow the muscular guarding common after a collision.
Concussion-related headache
Headache that accompanies cognitive, visual, or balance symptoms and points toward concussion rather than the neck alone.
Medication-overuse headache
Frequent use of acute pain medication after an injury can, over time, contribute to more frequent headaches.
Why does the classification matter so much? Because the treatment that helps one pattern can be useless or even counterproductive for another. A headache driven by an irritated neck joint may respond to care directed at the neck. A migraine-like pattern may need a different approach entirely. A headache that is part of a concussion points toward concussion care and referral rather than treatment aimed at the neck. And a headache that has become more frequent because of daily reliance on pain medication needs a change in that pattern, not more of the same. Treating every post-accident headache the same way ignores these real differences.
Our headaches, migraine, and neck pain pages go deeper into how we sort these patterns out.
Dizziness after whiplash
People use the word dizziness to describe several different experiences: lightheadedness, spinning, unsteadiness, or a foggy, off feeling. Each can point in a different direction.
Possible contributors include:
- Concussion
- Vestibular dysfunction
- Inner-ear injury
- Visual dysfunction
- Medication effects
- Blood pressure changes
- Neck-related sensory changes
- Anxiety and autonomic stress
- Neurological conditions
Dizziness should not automatically be attributed to a misaligned neck. Depending on the pattern, vestibular, neurological, medical, or visual referral may be appropriate, and we screen for the signs that call for it.
Describing your dizziness accurately helps more than you might expect. Whether the room seems to spin, whether you feel faint, whether you feel unsteady on your feet, or whether you simply feel foggy and detached all point in different directions. Noting when it happens, how long it lasts, and what makes it better or worse gives whoever evaluates you a much clearer starting point.
Arm pain, numbness, or weakness
When a neck injury irritates a cervical nerve root, symptoms may travel away from the neck into the shoulder, arm, hand, or fingers.
- Cervical nerve-root irritation
- Radicular pain that travels into the arm
- Radiculopathy, meaning measurable nerve-function change
- Strength changes
- Reflex changes
- Sensory changes
- Grip changes
- Hand coordination
Radicular pain describes symptoms from an irritated nerve root. Radiculopathy describes measurable loss of nerve function, such as weakness or reflex change. A person can have severe arm pain with little weakness, or meaningful weakness with modest pain, which is why the neurological examination matters. Our disc injuries and neck pain pages cover related territory.
When whiplash requires emergency care
Most whiplash injuries are not emergencies. But certain symptoms need urgent or emergency medical evaluation, not a routine appointment.
Seek urgent or emergency medical care for:
- Loss of consciousness
- Increasing confusion
- Inability to stay awake
- Repeated vomiting
- Seizure
- Slurred speech
- Facial drooping
- Weakness or numbness
- Loss of coordination
- Unequal pupils
- Double vision
- Severe or worsening headache
- Major midline neck tenderness after trauma
- New walking difficulty
- Bladder or bowel changes
- Saddle numbness
- Weakness in more than one limb
- Severe chest pain or shortness of breath
- Severe abdominal pain
- A suspected fracture
- Rapidly worsening symptoms
If any of these are present, seek emergency care first. A chiropractic evaluation can follow once you are medically stable.
Do you need imaging after whiplash?
Imaging is not automatic. It should be guided by the clinical picture, and acute trauma services often use validated cervical-spine decision tools to decide who needs it.
Factors that inform the decision include:
- The mechanism and force of the injury
- Age
- Midline neck tenderness
- Neurological findings
- Alertness and orientation
- Neck movement
- Associated injuries
- Osteoporosis
- A history of cancer
- Previous spine surgery
- Overall fracture risk
- Whether the results would change care
This is a clinical decision made with a clinician, not something to rule out on your own. If any emergency signs are present, seek medical evaluation rather than trying to decide about imaging yourself.
X-ray, CT, and MRI
Each imaging study answers a different question. The right one depends on what needs to be known.
X-ray
Useful for selected bone and alignment questions. It does not diagnose concussion and does not show most soft-tissue injuries.
CT
Useful for detailed assessment of acute bone injury in higher-risk trauma, typically arranged through medical or emergency services.
MRI
Useful for selected disc, spinal cord, nerve, ligament, or soft-tissue questions. It does not automatically identify the pain source.
Imaging should answer a specific clinical question rather than be ordered by default. You can read more about how we use digital X-rays.
How we evaluate whiplash injuries
A trauma-informed evaluation screens for the concerns that matter most before anyone discusses treatment.
Injury history
- Direction of impact
- Seat belt and airbag
- Head position at impact
- Whether the head struck anything
- Memory of the event
- Immediate and delayed symptoms
- Emergency care received
- Imaging already done
- Prior injuries
Symptom review
- Pain and headache
- Dizziness and balance
- Neurological symptoms
- Vision and hearing
- Sleep
- Cognition and mood
- Driving and work tolerance
Neurological screening
- Strength
- Reflexes
- Sensation
- Cranial nerves
- Coordination
- Balance
- Eye movements
- Walking
Cervical and musculoskeletal evaluation
- Range of motion
- Joint movement
- Muscle guarding
- Upper back
- Shoulders
- Jaw
- Functional movements
Imaging review and referral. When imaging already exists, we review it in context. When further imaging or another provider is needed, we arrange it. If findings suggest concussion, fracture, progressive neurological loss, or another concern outside our scope, we refer promptly.
The point of an evaluation this thorough is not to complicate a simple problem. It is to make sure a simple problem really is simple before treating it as one, and to catch the less common situations that need a different kind of attention. Most people who come in after an accident have injuries that respond well to conservative care. The evaluation is what lets us say that with confidence rather than assumption, and it is also what tells us, early, when someone needs more than we provide.
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Schedule a comprehensive whiplash evaluationWhiplash is more than a pain score
The real impact of whiplash shows up in daily life. Two people with the same pain rating can have very different limitations.
Because of that, progress should be measured through what you can do again, not through a pain number alone. Returning to driving, screens, sleep, exercise, and normal routines is the goal.
This shift in focus also changes how care is planned. A treatment that lowers your pain for an afternoon but leaves you unable to check a blind spot or sit through a workday has not really solved the problem. When we track recovery through function, the plan naturally moves toward restoring the specific abilities that matter to your life, and it becomes obvious when you are genuinely getting better rather than simply feeling briefly more comfortable.
Why some people recover quickly and others do not
Recovery time varies. It is not a simple reflection of how the vehicle looked, and persistent symptoms do not automatically prove permanent tissue damage.
Recovery can be influenced by many factors:
- Injury severity
- Whether a concussion is present
- Neurological symptoms
- Initial pain and disability
- Previous neck pain
- Previous trauma
- Sleep
- Stress and fear
- Work demands
- Movement avoidance
- General health
- Access to appropriate care
None of this means recovery is out of your hands. Several of these factors respond well to good care and good habits: sleep can be protected, fear and movement avoidance can be addressed with clear guidance, and appropriate early evaluation helps you avoid the two common traps of doing too much too soon or shutting down movement entirely. When symptoms persist, the answer is usually a more thorough, coordinated look at the whole picture rather than simply more of the same treatment.
How we treat whiplash injuries
Treatment is chosen for the injury in front of us and changes as you recover. Nothing is applied by default.
Education and reassurance
Understanding what was injured, and what was not, reduces fear and helps you make good decisions. Reassurance is not dismissal. It is grounded in a careful evaluation.
Activity guidance
Clear guidance on what to do and what to modify, so you neither push into harmful territory nor shut down movement unnecessarily.
Gentle mobilization
Slower, lower-force techniques are often the right starting point after trauma, especially when tissues are highly sensitive.
Chiropractic adjustments
May be appropriate later, for selected joint findings, once screening is complete and the technique fits the patient. An adjustment should never be automatic after trauma.
Soft-tissue treatment
Addresses guarded, overloaded, or sensitive muscles to reduce sensitivity and allow more comfortable movement.
Corrective exercise
Rebuilds neck endurance, upper-back and shoulder control, and movement confidence as symptoms settle, so gains last.
Headache management
Guided by the headache pattern, since a neck-related headache, a migraine-like pattern, and a concussion-related headache call for different approaches.
Vestibular or concussion referral
When balance, visual, or cognitive symptoms are present, we coordinate with the right providers rather than treating the neck in isolation.
Collaborative medical care
Primary care, neurology, imaging, pain management, or other specialists as the injury requires. Conservative and medical care work together.
Not every patient needs every one of these, and the mix changes over the course of recovery. Early on, the emphasis is often on screening, reassurance, gentle movement, and settling the most irritated tissues. Later, as symptoms calm, the focus shifts toward rebuilding strength, endurance, and the confidence to return to normal activity. Throughout, the aim is to do what the injury in front of us calls for, coordinating with other providers when a concussion, a significant nerve problem, or another medical concern is part of the picture.
Treatment should change as you recover
The right care in the first week is not the right care in the fourth. A staged plan matches treatment to where you are.
Phase 1: Protect and screen
Rule out red flags, screen for concussion and nerve involvement, calm the most irritated tissues, and give clear early guidance.
Phase 2: Restore movement
As symptoms allow, restore comfortable neck and upper-back motion with gentle, well-tolerated techniques and movement.
Phase 3: Rebuild control
Add strength, endurance, and coordination for the neck, upper back, and shoulders so the system tolerates daily demands.
Phase 4: Restore capacity
Progress toward the activities that matter: driving, work, exercise, lifting, travel, recreation, and normal daily life.
These phases are a guide, not a rigid timeline. Some people move through them quickly, others more slowly, and it is normal to spend longer in one phase than another. Symptoms can also flare temporarily even while the overall trend is improvement. What matters is that the care keeps pace with where you actually are, advancing when you are ready and easing off when a step was too much, rather than following a fixed schedule that ignores how you are responding.
What chiropractic care can and cannot do
Chiropractic and rehabilitation can help with the musculoskeletal side of a whiplash injury. They are one part of a larger picture.
It may contribute to
- Improve neck mobility
- Reduce stiffness
- Reduce mechanical symptom provocation
- Improve upper-back movement
- Help muscles relax
- Rebuild movement confidence
- Support functional recovery
It cannot
- Treat a concussion through an adjustment
- Replace emergency assessment
- Diagnose a brain injury with X-rays
- Prove that every ligament is damaged
- Reverse every disc injury
- Guarantee permanent relief
- Restore strength without exercise
- Guarantee any legal outcome
What can you do after a whiplash injury?
These steps support a safe recovery. They focus on your health and clear communication with your clinicians.
Seek appropriate medical care
If you have not been evaluated, or if concerning symptoms are present, get medical care first. A chiropractic evaluation can follow once you are stable.
Monitor for concussion signs
Watch for worsening headache, confusion, repeated vomiting, drowsiness, or new neurological symptoms, and seek emergency care if they appear.
Keep a symptom record
Note when symptoms started, how they change through the day, and what makes them better or worse. This helps every clinician you see.
Move within tolerance
Gentle, comfortable movement is usually better than complete stillness, within the limits your symptoms allow.
Avoid prolonged immobilization
Unless a clinician has specifically directed it, long-term bracing or complete rest can slow recovery.
Modify driving
If turning to check blind spots, dizziness, or focus problems make driving unsafe, limit it until you are evaluated.
Adjust work temporarily
Short breaks, reduced screen time, and modified tasks can help you stay functional while you recover.
Prioritize sleep
Sleep supports recovery from both musculoskeletal and concussion-related symptoms. Protect it.
Attend recommended follow-up
Symptoms can evolve. Keeping follow-up visits lets the plan adjust as you change.
Report worsening neurological symptoms
New or increasing weakness, numbness, coordination problems, or cognitive changes deserve prompt reassessment.
None of these steps require special equipment or expertise. They come down to getting evaluated when it makes sense, keeping track of how you feel, moving gently rather than freezing or overdoing it, protecting your sleep, and speaking up when something changes for the worse. Recovery from a whiplash injury is rarely a straight line, and small day-to-day choices add up over the weeks that follow.
This is health and safety guidance, not legal advice. We do not advise you on what to say to an insurer or attorney.
Whiplash, answered honestly
What is whiplash?
Whiplash is an injury caused by rapid acceleration and deceleration of the head and neck, most often in a collision. It describes the mechanism, not a single specific diagnosis, because several tissues can be affected.
Can whiplash happen without a car accident?
Yes. Falls, sports collisions, bicycle accidents, and other sudden forces can produce the same mechanism.
Can symptoms begin the next day?
Yes. It is common for neck pain, stiffness, headache, or dizziness to appear or intensify hours to days later. Delayed onset is a normal pattern.
Does minor vehicle damage mean I cannot be injured?
No. Vehicle damage does not precisely predict bodily injury. Symptoms should be evaluated on their own terms.
Do I need X-rays?
Not automatically. Imaging is guided by the mechanism, your age, tenderness, neurological findings, and other factors, and often by validated decision tools in acute settings.
Can X-rays show ligament injury?
X-rays show bone and alignment. They do not directly show most soft-tissue or ligament injuries, and they do not diagnose concussion.
Do I need an MRI?
Not usually at the start. MRI may be appropriate for selected disc, nerve, spinal cord, or soft-tissue questions when the result would change care.
Can whiplash cause headaches?
Yes. Post-traumatic headaches are common and can follow several patterns, so classifying the headache comes before treating it.
Can whiplash cause dizziness?
Yes. Dizziness after a collision can come from concussion, the vestibular or visual systems, neck-related sensory changes, or other causes, and should not be assumed to be a neck alignment problem.
Can I have a concussion without hitting my head?
Yes. A direct blow is not required, and loss of consciousness is not required. Rapid movement of the head can be enough.
Can chiropractic care help whiplash?
It may help the musculoskeletal side of the injury once screening is complete and treatment is appropriate. It does not treat concussion and does not replace medical evaluation.
How soon should I be evaluated?
Sooner is generally better, especially if you have neurological symptoms, concussion signs, or significant pain. If emergency signs are present, seek emergency care first.
Should I wear a neck brace?
Usually not for long. Prolonged immobilization can slow recovery. Follow specific guidance from your clinician.
Should I rest completely?
Brief relative rest may help early, but extended complete rest tends to prolong recovery. Gentle movement within tolerance is usually better.
When can I exercise again?
That depends on your symptoms, whether a concussion is present, and how you respond. A staged return, rather than an all-at-once return, is safest.
Can symptoms last for months?
They can, particularly when a concussion, neurological symptoms, or significant initial disability are involved. Persistent symptoms deserve a thorough, coordinated approach.
Will the injury be permanent?
Persistent symptoms do not automatically mean permanent damage. Many people recover well, and recovery is influenced by many factors, not tissue alone.
Can the office document my condition?
Yes. We document your history, examination findings, and progress as part of good clinical care.
Do I need an attorney?
That is a personal and legal decision outside our role. We focus on your health and do not provide legal advice.
Can I receive care if I already visited the emergency room?
Yes. Emergency care rules out the most serious problems. A follow-up evaluation can then address the neck and movement side of the injury.
Can I receive treatment if my X-rays were normal?
Yes. Normal X-rays do not rule out a whiplash injury, since X-rays do not show most soft-tissue problems. The examination guides care.
Can whiplash cause a disc herniation?
It can contribute to disc irritation or, less commonly, a herniation. Our disc injuries page explains how we evaluate that.
What is the difference between whiplash and concussion?
Whiplash is a neck-and-musculoskeletal injury mechanism. Concussion is a brain injury affecting how the brain functions. They can occur together, share some symptoms, and are evaluated differently.
Why patients choose Family Health Chiropractic
We screen before we treat
A trauma-informed evaluation and neurological screening come before any treatment decision.
We look beyond neck pain
Headaches, dizziness, concussion signs, nerve symptoms, jaw, and the upper back all get considered.
We do not automatically order imaging
Imaging is recommended when it answers a meaningful clinical question.
We use adjustments thoughtfully
An adjustment is one possible tool, never automatic after trauma, and matched to the person and stage.
We include rehabilitation
Restoring movement, strength, and function is how recovery lasts.
We collaborate and refer
Concussion, vestibular, neurological, and medical needs are coordinated with the right providers.
Whiplash injury care in Austin and Westlake
Austin traffic means rear-end collisions are common, and a busy commute does not pause while you recover. After an accident, driving can feel unsafe, desk work becomes harder, exercise stops, and sleep suffers.
Many people are discharged from the emergency room told that nothing is broken, only to notice neck pain, headaches, or dizziness in the days that follow. That is exactly the point at which a careful evaluation helps. We take the time to review the mechanism, document your symptoms, screen for neurological and concussion-related concerns, evaluate cervical function, and build a staged plan, referring when your injury needs another type of care.
We serve patients from Westlake, Rollingwood, Bee Cave, Lakeway, and throughout the greater Austin area. If you were in a collision recently, or weeks ago and are still not right, a thorough evaluation is a reasonable next step, whether or not you have already been seen elsewhere. Being told nothing is broken is good news, but it is not the same as being told your neck, nerves, and balance systems are working the way they should.
Family Health Chiropractic · 3736 Bee Caves Road, Suite 9, Austin, Texas 78746 · (512) 347-8881
Your injury deserves more than a quick neck adjustment
The first appointment is about reviewing the mechanism, documenting your symptoms, screening for neurological and concussion-related concerns, evaluating cervical function, reviewing imaging, determining whether treatment is safe, referring when necessary, and building a staged recovery plan.