There are a lot of things out there that we hear about all the time but don’t really think about until they happen to us. Car accidents are one of these things.
Just how worried should you be about developing car accident injuries in El Paso, Texas? The unfortunate answer is pretty worried. Why? The U.S. Census Bureau reports that there were 865,657 people living in El Paso County in 2020. The Texas Department of Transportation reports that 8,089 people were injured in car accidents in El Paso County in 2019. Dividing the population number by the number of people injured reveals that 1 in every 107 El Paso County residents is likely to be injured in a motor vehicle accident.
Fortunately, physical therapists in El Paso can help you take a lot of the worry out of recovering from car accident injuries.
Three of the benefits that El Paso physical therapists can offer for car accident injuries
You have a variety of things to worry about when you have been injured in a car accident. Dealing with your car insurance provider. Taking time off work if you need it. And those are just a few examples.
However, physical therapists can help you find car accident injury treatment that is effective. This important fact gives you one less thing to worry about. Other potential benefits physical therapy can offer for your injury includes:
- Addressing multiple injuries — People often think of injuries in terms of pain. For instance, you may think that the neck pain and lower back pain you are feeling after a car accident are being caused by the same injury. But that’s not necessarily true. Physical therapists can identify the injury or injuries that are causing you pain after an accident. They can then build you a plan that’s designed to address each injury effectively.
- Reducing current pain — If you’re a few hours or even days out from your injury, then you’re likely feeling mild to severe pain. Physical therapists have an excellent track record of helping to reduce current accident injury pain. One whiplash study showed that patients who received active physical therapy intervention early had significant reductions in their pain intensity.
- Helping to prevent chronic pain — Auto accident injuries can also lead to chronic pain. Whiplash is an example of such an injury. A medical study found that up to 42% of whiplash sufferers develop chronic pain.
Another study reports that early mobilization treatments for whiplash allowed 92% of participants to completely or partially return to work within six months. Physical therapists offer several mobilization treatment options. Joint mobilization and soft tissue mobilization are two of these. They can use these techniques and others to help reduce your likelihood of developing chronic whiplash pain.
Find worry- and pain-reducing car accident injury treatment in El Paso at Border TS
Ready to find a physical therapy team in El Paso that can help treat your car accident injury? Let our Border Therapy Services team take a load off your mind. We offer free screenings that can pinpoint the type of injury you have. You can also learn if physical therapy can help treat your injury. Also, our physical therapists have experience developing personalized treatment plans for many car accident injuries. Some injuries they have helped patients address include:
- Whiplash
- Ligament sprains.
- Muscle and tendon strains.
- Concussions.
- Fractures.
Contact our team today for more information about how we can help address your injury or to schedule your initial appointment to start treating your injury.