Traffic Accident Treatments
Traffic Accident Treatments
My back neck feels heavy and my arms are numb.
Many people do not care to treat minor traffic accidents when they do not feel major symptoms. But symptoms of traffic accidents, such as back pain or headaches, occur after a certain time passes. Therefore, patients need to be diagnosed and treated adequately right after when an accident happens.
Patients who need traffic accident treatments
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Patients who are diagnosed with pain, bone fracture, damaged discs, tendons, or ligaments due to severe shock
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Patients who feel numbness in arms, legs, or waist after traffic accidents
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Patients with symptoms such as nausea, insomnia, or nervousness
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Patients who are diagnosed all right, but are experiencing headaches, ringing ears, or dizziness
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Children with symptoms such as anxiety, headaches, insomnia, indigestion, nausea, bowel abnormalities after traffic accidents
Symptoms
- Hard to move, severe pain due to bone fracture or concussion
- Headaches, dizziness, nausea, or ringing ears
- Swollen body(edema) after traffic accident
- Heavy arms, legs, or waist, or aching pain
Treatments
Phil Hospital of Korean Medicine’s
traffic accident manual therapy is covered by health insurance
Chuna Manual Therapy
The doctor manually applies force to the patient’s body to create movements, in order to help the patient's body regain its normal functions and movements. It is especially effective in diseases that limit the movement of spinal cords or joints.
Daoyin Exercise Therapy
The doctor manually applies force to the patient’s body to create active or passive movements, diagnosing the body’s imbalance and reinforcing the joint movements. It promotes body circulation to relax the nearby muscles, improving the movements of spinal cords or joints, and preventing any after-effects.
Manual Therapy
The therapy uses various exercise devices to increase the joint movements, and to prevent any after-effects. It also adjusts the musculoskeletal balance, easing chronic pain and maintaining the overall bodily balance.
Acupuncture
The acupuncture improves the meridian (Hyul) and the chi(Ki) circulation, removing eohyul. It can also alleviate pain by treating muscle and ligament damages.
Medicinal Acupuncture
A treatment in which refined, extracted herbal medicine is directly injected into the acupoints of painful area. It regenerates damaged muscles and tendons, while reducing inflammation. Patients can experience effects of both herbal medicine and acupuncture.
Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine removes the stiff eohyul, while amending the disharmony between the chi (Ki) and meridian (Hyul). It is also effective in relieving stress.