Chiropractors Kyle Konas, DC, Peter Kelly, DC, and Damian Mendoza, DC, at Shift Health Center, advise, “When your body experiences the impact of a car collision, it can be tossed and jolted around in different directions very quickly at a much higher speed than what it is used to! That’s why it’s so important to get your spine checked out as soon as possible after you have been involved in an accident. Whiplash is one of the most common car accident injuries. It happens when the head is thrown forward or backwards at a rapid speed while the body absorbs the force from the impact of a collision.” Symptoms include muscle tenderness, neck pain, ligament strain and headaches.

            They say, “When your spine and neck have been twisted or whipped around, it causes misalignments that we refer to as subluxations. These disruptions can present subtly at first like stiffness or soreness, but they can quickly shift into much more painful symptoms. Pain medication is a short-term solution that can come with some pretty serious side effects that often outweigh their benefits.”

Location: 3055 Cass Rd., Ste 102B, Traverse City. For appointments and more information, call 231-846-8897 or visit TheShiftTC.com.