A collision your car shrugged off can still leave its mark on your body.
Even a low-speed crash sends sudden force through the neck, back, and soft tissues. The body braces, muscles guard, and joints lose their normal motion. Adrenaline often masks all of it at the scene, which is why so many people feel worse a day or two later, not better.
Left alone, these injuries can settle into stiffness, recurring headaches, and pain that lingers for months. Early, targeted physical therapy restores motion, calms the protective tension, and rebuilds strength so a temporary injury does not become a lasting one.
Accident injuries show up all over the body.
The force of a collision rarely stays in one spot. These are the symptoms we see most often, and each one responds to focused, hands-on care.
Whiplash and Neck Pain
Stiffness, pain, and limited motion in the neck after the head was thrown forward and back on impact.
Back Pain and Stiffness
Aching or sharp pain across the low and mid back from the jolt and bracing during the collision.
Headaches
Headaches that begin in the neck and upper shoulders, common in the days and weeks after a crash.
Muscle Tightness and Spasm
Tight, guarded muscles in the neck, shoulders, and back that the body engages to protect injured areas.
Reduced Range of Motion
Difficulty turning your head, reaching, or bending as joints and tissues stiffen after the impact.
Tingling or Numbness
Pins-and-needles or numbness into the arms when irritated nerves in the neck are involved.
Calm the pain, restore the motion, rebuild for the long run.
Accident recovery at Shift Therapy & Wellness begins with settling the pain and protective tension that follow a collision. Hands-on manual therapy and dry needling release guarded muscles and restore the motion your neck and back have lost.
From there we rebuild strength and retrain movement so you heal completely, not just enough to get by. You leave each visit with a clear plan, and we are glad to coordinate documentation for your records along the way.
No referral needed. Most insurances accepted. In most cases, you can be seen within the same week.
What our patients say.
"Very professional, personable, and I fully enjoy my PT there. Would recommend to anyone."Art J. · Verified Google Review