Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries
Compassionate, individualized physical therapy to help you move forward after a car accident.
If You've Been Injured in a Car Accident, Physical Therapy Can Help You Find Relief
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, Cutting Edge Physical Therapy can help provide the relief you need to start feeling better. Our physical and occupational therapists are trained in car accident injury recovery and can assist with a wide range of injuries sustained in motor vehicle accidents.
After a crash, pain, reduced range of motion, headaches, and stiffness can make everyday activities feel difficult. Physical or occupational therapy supports the recovery process and may help prevent long-term effects of a car accident, including migraines and chronic pain.
Not every symptom appears immediately after an accident. Seeking care soon after a car wreck can help our team identify your impairments, manage symptoms, and create a personalized plan for restoring function.
What Injuries Can Occur After an Auto Accident?
Car accidents can result in a wide variety of injuries. Head and back injuries are often among the most serious. Head injuries can lead to vision problems, skull fractures, and concussions; concussion symptoms may include dizziness and headaches. Herniated discs, neck and chest injuries, and whiplash are also common.
Whiplash can be painful and restrictive. The sudden movement of the neck and head during a collision can cause neck pain and limit movement. Blunt-force trauma can also lead to broken ribs or collapsed lungs. Our therapists evaluate how your injuries are affecting your movement and daily life, then tailor care to your needs.
Head & Neck Symptoms
Concussions may cause dizziness and headaches, while whiplash can create painful neck stiffness and restricted motion following the sudden movement of the head and neck.
Back & Disc Injuries
Back pain and herniated discs can affect mobility, comfort, and strength. Physical therapy can help address pain and movement limitations after an accident.
Dizziness & Vertigo
After a car accident, vestibular dysfunction can contribute to vertigo or dizziness. Physical or occupational therapists can treat this type of dysfunction.
How Therapy Can Help After a Car Accident
Physical or occupational therapy helps manage pain symptoms, improve flexibility, increase strength, and facilitate recovery. Every exercise and stretch is selected to support specific recovery goals and enhance function and mobility.
Reducing Pain
Therapeutic exercises help pump oxygen, blood, and nutrients to the injury site to enhance healing. Your therapist develops a treatment plan targeted to the injury you sustained in the accident.
Restoring Function
Even old car accident injuries can benefit from therapy. Cardiovascular rehabilitation techniques and strength training may alleviate persistent pain and enhance mobility without relying on pain medication.
Treating Vertigo
Car accidents can affect the vestibular system. Our therapists can evaluate vertigo and use treatment approaches designed to address vestibular dysfunction.
Supporting a Non-Invasive Recovery
Therapy strengthens ligaments, tendons, and muscles that protect the body's structures. It can be a cost-effective, non-invasive part of a comprehensive recovery plan.
Your Personalized Recovery Plan
Cutting Edge Physical Therapy takes a holistic approach to healing for car accident injuries. Depending on your needs, treatment may include massage therapy, manual manipulation, ultrasound, ice and cold therapy, specific exercises, targeted massage, stretching, and aquatic therapy.
Our team can also provide services for pulmonary rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, cardiovascular care, orthopedic care, and post-operative care. We begin by understanding your pain and impairments, then create a personalized treatment plan to help you find relief and return to the activities that matter to you.
Your care is individualized. We will choose the approaches that are most appropriate for your injury, symptoms, goals, and current level of function.
Manual Care
Manual techniques may be included in a plan designed to improve mobility and address pain after a collision.
Movement & Strength
Specific exercises and training can support strength, mobility, coordination, and a gradual return to function.
Therapeutic Modalities
Our therapists determine which strategies may be appropriate for your condition as part of your individualized plan.
Heal From Motor Vehicle Accident Injuries With Cutting Edge Physical Therapy
We have helped many patients recover from car accident injuries and are confident we can help you. Our physical therapists will create a personalized treatment plan to address your pain and other impairments, helping you work toward much-needed relief.