If you have ever been in an accident

 or suffered personal injury trauma

you need to have a spinal check up

by a doctor of chiropractic.

 

Any personal injury subluxations created

 in your spine during an accident

 often remain in your body and prevent

 you from healing properly.

 This causes chronic pain and use of

 long term pain killers, physical therapy,

 and surgery. Damage from

spinal subluxations may cause immediate

 pain or they may take months or years to

 surface. A simple personal injury

 chiropractic spinal check up today 

could save a victim from much pain

 and illness later.

 

Emergency treatment is always the

first order of business in accidents to

control life threatening situations, shock,

 etc. Many additional lives would

 be improved if a doctor of chiropractic also

 attended the victim following emergency care.

 

 

Car accidents and personal injuries are extremely dangerous and

 damaging to your body, and when pregnant, to the unborn child

 as well. “Trauma is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality

 in pregnant women, and motor vehicle accidents account for

60%-80% of all blunt trauma that occurs to pregnant women,

 said Dr. Hill, director of maternal-fetal medicine at Sarasota (Fla.)

 Memorial Hospital” (1). Motor vehicle accidents with personal

 injury occur in 1 in every 12 pregnancies. If a pregnant patient

comes into the hospital after a car accident but has no severe injuries,

 she should still remain there and be monitored for 4-6 hours in the

 triage unit, Dr. Hill stressed. Studies have shown that all adverse

 pregnancy outcomes, including placental abruption and fetal death,

 are apparent by 6 hours after the traumatic event. Patients

 who need to stay at the hospital longer than 6 hours are those

 with increased uterine activity or an abnormal fetal heart rate,

 vaginal bleeding, uterine tenderness or irritability, ruptured

 membranes, and, of course, serious injuries.

 

Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have been

 involved in a car accident.

 

Get immediate medical attention if you experience any of the following:

think, or you know, that the umbilical cord is bulging into your vagina.

 If this occurs, immediately get down to your knees so that your

 buttocks are higher than your head. This will decrease the pressure

that is on the umbilical cord until medical help can arrive to assist you.

 

WHEN TO CALL YOUR DOCTOR AFTER AN ACCIDENT:
Any pregnancy can become high risk at any time, there are no guarantees.

 Although the occurrence of any of the following symptoms may not

necessarily indicate that the expectant mother is having a problem, you

 should call your doctor immediately if you experience any

 of these conditions after a personal injury:

 baby’s movements

 

IMPORTANT: it is possible that an expectant mother’s fetus can

 suffer severe injury in an instance where no physical contact was

 made. A quick stopping motion can expose a mother and her fetus

 to a type of personal injury known as a contra-coup injury.

 This occurs when a concussion or shock is produced by a blow

 or other injury, in a part or region of the body opposite to

 that at which the blow is received, which often causes rupture

 or disorganization of the parts affected.

 

The after-effects of an personal injury may place you and you’re

 unborn at higher risk for problems, such as slowed growth for the

 baby, any preterm labor complications, elevated stress levels and

 blood pressure, pre-eclampsia, and problems with the placenta.

 However, it’s important to remember that being at high risk doesn’t

 mean that you or your baby will automatically have problems.

 

Any time you’re in a car accident — whether it’s a fender-bender

 or a multiple-car pileup — you should be examined as soon as possible,

 no matter how far along you are in your pregnancy.

 Time is critical in these types of crashes. (In fact, you should

 be evaluated if you ever receive any type of blow to the abdomen

 during pregnancy.) Even if you feel fine get evaluated immediately.

While the womb does offer some of the best protection for your

 baby and placenta during a sudden impact, slamming on the

 brakes — even if the resulting jerk is not or does not feel severe —

 can potentially disconnect the placenta from the uterus. This

 is when a placental abruption is possible, and as discussed, this

 can lead to serious problems including hemorrhage, miscarriage,

 or premature delivery. Once in the emergency room, the

 expectant mother will be examined to determine if everything is

 ok and the baby and mother are deemed stable. This should include

an ultrasound and full OB examination. Depending on the age of the fetus

 and any symptoms you have,such as bleeding or contractions, the medical

 professionals may determine that you and your baby need to be monitored

 for a longer duration of time. Also, if the expectant mother’s blood is

 Rh-negative, she may receive a shot of Rh immunoglobulin if there’s

 any chance that your blood has mixed with your baby’s.

 

The medical professionals should explain all of this to the expectant

 mother during the treatment. If the expectant mother is given a

 good report, she will still need to watch for subsequent vaginal

 bleeding, leaking fluid, contractions or other abdominal pain, or

 a decline in the baby’s movement. If you experience any of these

 symptoms, contact medical professionals immediately.

 

After being thoroughly checked by emergency medical professionals,

contact the family chiropractor or local prenatal chiropractor who

works with women during pregnancy who will thoroughly examine

the spine, round ligaments, extremities, etc for misalignments and

 injuries that may affect the health of the mother and the unborn

 child. A chiropractor will provide adjustments specific to the

pregnant mother and provide pain relief without the use of drugs

 or surgery, which both cause damage to the mother and

 child and should be avoided if at all possible. Pregnancy at

 the time of a car accident makes you more susceptible to

 personal injury because of a hormone called “Relaxin”.

  Relaxin stimulates the laxity ofligaments specifically in the low

 back and pelvis during pregnancy to allow for the baby to

 transition through the pelvis easier.  This means that your ligamentous

system relaxes (compared to normal) and therefore

 it is easier for a herniated disk or ligament tear to happen due to

the crash forces. Chiropractors specifically

 address the musculoskeletal system, spinal alignment and

 the ligament, tendons, muscles, etc (soft tissue)

 involved.

 

Yes, because pregnant women are at risk after car crashes—even if there

 are not any apparent or visible injuries.

Pregnant women who are hospitalized following motor vehicle crashes

 are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, even if they are

not seriously injured or not injured at all. These women are at risk for

such difficulties as placental abruption and cesarean section and

 their babies at risk for respiratory distress syndrome and fetal death,

 according to a new study by investigators at the Harborview Injury

 Prevention & Research Center (HIPRC).Even though previous studies

 have uncovered that the severity of the crash is connected

 to negative pregnancy results, newer, more up to date research reveals

 that even injuries that are deemed ‘not as severe’, can also have negative

 and harmful results for the expectant mother and her baby.

 

Expectant mothers who were in an automobile accidents and did

 not display or have any recorded injuries, were discovered to be at

 an incredibly higher risk level for any number of premature labor

 complications compared to those expectant mothers who were not in

 automobile accidents.

 

Dr. Ashley Waggoner, D.C.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

   www.ashley-chiropractic.com

 

Resources:

 

1.     Timothy F. Kirn “Motor vehicle accidents: clinical signs can flag some injuries

 that are missed by ultrasound“.

 OB/GYN News. FindArticles.com. 09 Jan, 2011. http://findarticles.com/p/

articles/mi_m0CYD/is_17_39/ai_n6212352/

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