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ICBC Chiropractor —Motor Vehicle Accidents
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ICBC Chiropractor for Motor Vehicle Accidents (MVA)
🚗 At Aquarius Chiropractic, we specialize in providing comprehensive care for whiplash and soft tissue injuries caused by motor vehicle accidents.
Led by Dr. Jonathan Gerrard, our ICBC chiropractor with advanced training in whiplash and traumatic brain injuries, we offer accurate assessments and personalized treatment plans to help you regain your health and mobility efficiently.
Dr. Jonathan Gerrard is a registered ICBC chiropractor, offering treatment for ICBC claims related to MVA injuries. We provide direct billing for chiropractic treatments—no referral needed. You’re eligible for:
🧾 25 treatments within 12 weeks of the accident
💰 Fees covered by ICBC (subject to a small user fee)
🗓️ Pre-approval required for treatments beyond 12 weeks
💥 Whiplash Injury After a Car Accident: Causes, Symptoms, and Chiropractic Treatment
Our ICBC chiropractor will assess for any whiplash injuries. A whiplash injury can occur in the blink of an eye during a motor vehicle accident, especially in low-speed rear-end crashes. These types of collisions are commonly associated with neck injuries, and it’s widely recognized that significant injury or disability can arise, even when the crash appears minor.
🔄 Understanding the Mechanics Behind Whiplash Caused by Motor Vehicle Accidents
Whiplash occurs due to inertia—the force that keeps an object in motion or causes it to stop. In low-speed crashes, a stationary vehicle is struck by another, causing a sudden horizontal acceleration that the body isn’t designed to absorb. The human body is built to handle vertical forces (like gravity), but horizontal forces lead to shear forces, which are much harder to endure, particularly for the neck. These forces can lead to:
🔹 Neck strain and muscle injury
🔹 Facet joint damage in the cervical spine
🔹 Worsening of injury due to reflexive muscle tightening
Interestingly, neck muscle reflexes designed to protect the body during impact can sometimes increase the risk of injury. Muscles may tighten in response to the collision, creating compressive force on the facet joints, further exacerbating the injury.
⏳ Soft Tissue Injuries Can Appear Weeks After a Motor Vehicle Accident
Symptoms may take days or even weeks to emerge. Common signs our ICBC chiropractor sees include:
🔸 Neck pain, headaches, and sore muscles in the neck and upper back
🔸 Dizziness, nausea, confusion, and vertigo/balance issues
🔸 Numbness or tingling in arms and hands
🔸 Mid/lower back pain
🔸 Pain in shoulders, knees, elbows, wrists, or jaw (TMJ)
🧠 The Myth of Damage Correlating to Injury Severity
It’s a common misconception that minor vehicle damage = minor injury. Research clearly shows no correlation between the amount of damage to a car and the likelihood of injury. In fact, a vehicle with less visible damage may result in higher forces experienced by the driver, as stiffer vehicles don’t absorb impact energy as well. This stiffness can lead to greater torso accelerations, making it more difficult to keep the head and torso moving together during the crash, which increases the risk of whiplash injury.
🧑⚕️ See Our ICBC Chiropractor for Whiplash Treatment
Chiropractic care is well-supported by research for treating chronic whiplash symptoms. Studies have shown spinal manipulation is highly effective:
📅 Contact Our ICBC Chiropractor in Yaletown
If you’ve been in a car accident, don’t wait. Schedule a consultation at Aquarius Chiropractic with Dr. Jonathan Gerrard and start your journey toward natural, drug-free recovery.
📞 Call today and feel better—because you deserve it.
