Chiropractic Care & Harrisburg Auto Accident Settlements

Each year in Pennsylvania there are over 100,000 reported auto accidents, most involving some type of bodily injury. At Skocik Chiropractic, Dr. Skocik treats many patients with pain resulting from auto accident injuries. Some accident victims sustain traumatic injuries that involve a hospital stay and an extensive amount of rehabilitation. Others may not feel any pain initially, but begin to experience discomfort or pain relating to the accident weeks and even months after the event.

Common Auto Injuries

The most common auto accident injuries affect the neck and back. A common neck injury is whiplash. Whiplash occurs when the head is jolted forward and backward during the accident. It can affect soft tissues in the neck, impair movement, and cause intense headaches. Back injuries can involve a bulged disc, herniated disc, back strain, or a pinched nerve that can cause considerable pain. On a more severe level, an auto accident may also involve some type of spinal cord injury. Damage to the spinal cord can affect the ability to move, as well as the performance of other organs in the body. Some accident victims incur broken bones which may require physical therapy to restore full range of motion.

Relief for Auto Accident Back Pain and Neck Pain

No matter how severe you think your auto accident injuries are, it’s always best to obtain the opinion of a medical professional. Our chiropractor, Dr. Skocik, has over 23 years of experience working with patients who are involved in Harrisburg auto accident settlements.

When patients come to our office after an auto accident, Dr. Skocik performs a thorough examination and may order certain tests to determine the extent of damage. He then recommends a customized rehabilitation and recovery plan that will provide natural pain relief through spinal manipulation and adjustments, acupressure, massage therapy, or spinal decompression. He may also recommend Metagenics nutritional supplements to help rebuild the body’s core energy, or use of our therapeutic aquabeds to help in the rehabilitation process.

Have you recently been involved in an auto accident? Did you suffer injuries from the accident?

Chiropractic Care for Workers Comp Injuries

At Skocik Chiropractic, our Harrisburg chiropractor Dr. Skocik treats patients with a variety of issues and disorders, many of which are related to some type of work-related injury. Every day, more than 30,000 people are injured in some way at work and many more are experiencing long-term effects of work-related activities.

In this blog, we wanted to discuss several of the more common types of work-related or worker's compensation injuries. Perhaps the most common type of workplace injury is falling, either by slipping, tripping, or falling from one level to another. These falls can result in broken bones or injuries to the back and neck.

Another frequent injury is musculoskeletal disorders as the result of lifting. Workers often experience muscle spasms and back pain from twisting the body or improperly lifting heavy objects. The back and neck may become distended, and muscles may be overstretched.

Workers who carry objects or stand for long periods of time may experience joint pain or injury to spinal discs. People who drive often as part of their job may experience whiplash or other injuries as the result of an auto accident.

Those who sit at a desk all day may suffer lower back discomfort due to a poor ergonomic environment. Workers who perform repetitive motions with their arms and hands may experience carpal tunnel syndrome.

Natural Relief for Back and Neck Pain

It often doesn’t even matter what your occupation is - adults who work in environments from offices to factories for any length of time are likely to experience some type of back or neck injury that may result in a Harrisburg workers comp claim. Whether it’s a back muscle sprain, spinal cord injury, shoulder and knee injury or repetitive motion injury, our chiropractor can provide natural pain relief through spinal manipulation and adjustments, acupressure, massage therapy, or spinal decompression.

Once your initial injury is resolved and you are able to function normally, we may recommend Metagenics nutritional supplements or use of our therapeutic aquabeds to help you continue feeling flexible and pain-free.

Do you have questions about avoiding or recovering from workplace injuries? Leave us a comment below.

 

Welcome to the initial entry for the Skocik Chiropractic blog! When we started our chiropractic care practice 23 years ago, we started with the very same slogan we have today: "Why Suffer?" Over the years, we have helped more than 16,000 Harrisburg and Lower Paxton area patients recover from all types of injuries!

Harrisburg Help for Neck Pain and More

We treat patients who are involved in auto accident settlements, workers compensation cases, and personal injury cases of all types. Neck pain, back pain, headaches, numbness and tingling, and shoulder pain are all very common problems that we can use our Harrisburg chiropractic care to treat.

Our treatment techniques, which will be spotlighted in future entries of this blog, include manual adjustments by our chiropractor, Dr. Albert Skocik, which re-align your spine to the correct position, thus giving you pain relief. Other pain relief methods include acupressure, during which Dr. Skocik stimulates key points on the skin surface to gently pressure the body into releasing its own self-curing abilities. We offer spinal decompression, which can help gently separate compressed discs and relieve the pain of pinched nerves.

At Skocik Chiropractic, we believe strongly in the entire body wellness model. For this reason, we have become certified in Metagenics, a scientifically-based line of nutritional supplements that encourage the body to reach its optimum health levels. When you eat well, live well, and get regular chiropractic adjustments to help keep your spine in proper alignment, you will have the best chance of good health and of staying pain free for your whole life!

At Skocik Chiropractic, we are also proud to offer EMT testing, Jtech testing, and other work-related tests to help certify your ability to get to work or to return to your job.
We are very excited about this blog because we view it as a way to connect with patients around the clock.

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