If you are involved in a car accident, the first step in healing the car accident injuries is the initiative to go visit your chiropractor. With chiropractor help, you can promptly start recovering after a distressing car accident and set yourself on track to fully recovery. There are many reasons that one must set an appointment with the chiropractor after car accident; the top three reasons are:
 

1) Chiropractic treatment is safe
 

Chiropractic is a natural method of treatment where the chiropractor uses his hand for diagnosis of the problem and imparting various therapies like spinal manipulations. People are sometimes wary of a risk of applying too much force during manipulations or questions, like what if his/her hands slip. Often cross their minds. Chiropractors are professionals that are licensed to practice after extensive education and rigorous training. So, if you are going to a professional with Doctor of Chiropractic degree in their credentials, you must rest assured that you are in safe hands.
 

There is no health treatment that can claim that it is completely free of potential adverse effects. However, in chiropractic there are only minor risks present. Most of the patients feel relief immediately after the treatment but in some patients there can be some aching or soreness, similar to what you experience after rigorous exercise. Research evidence in literature has determined that minor aching or soreness after chiropractic treatment such as spinal manipulation usually improves within 24 hours.
 

2) Many insurance companies cover the chiropractic treatments
 

One important aspect of a person’s decision about availing any service, be it a medical treatment, is the associated cost. Same is the case with the chiropractic treatment. Many people engaged in car accidents don’t consult a chiropractor for their injuries because they don’t have health insurance.

This, however, is a wrong perception; many car insurance policies provide coverage for chiropractic treatment of car accident injuries through Medical Expense benefit (Known as Med-pay) or personal injury protection (PIP) or a Third party bodily injury claim. Individuals involved in auto accidents in any capacity such as driver, passenger or pedestrian in most cases can have a fully covered chiropractic treatment, without consideration of who is at fault for the accident . It is important that you book an appointment and see your chiropractor as soon as you can after your auto accident, before insurance claims are finalized and furnished to the insurance company.
 

3) Chiropractic treatment is less invasive
 

Chiropractor treatment relies on adjustments with the use of instruments and the practitioners hands. Other therapies chiropractors use such as electric muscle stimulation, therapeutic exercises, manual therapy and ultrasound therapy are also non –invasive. A study published in journal Spine found that amongst the patients with back injuries, only 1.5 percent of patients required surgery whose first point of treatment was a doctor of chiropractic, compared to the 42.7 percent of patients whose first contact was a surgeon . Chiropractic management also protects from the risks associated with some of the most common treatments for neck and back pain—such as use of pain medications including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). According to a study from the American Journal of Gastroenterology, around 75% of all hospitalizations and deaths related to gastrointestinal bleeding can be due to the use of aspirin or NSAID painkillers like ibuprofen .