What happens right after a car accident can determine the course of your life. It can have a traumatic effect on the body and mind. The effects can become debilitating in the form of pain, migraines, stress, anxiety and PTSD. Regardless of how minor your injuries may seem at the scene of an accident, I always encourage patients to seek out acupuncture as soon as possible. Receiving regular acupuncture treatments after a car accident can dramatically improve your recovery and decrease healing time.
How Can Acupuncture Help After A Car Accident?
Acupuncture treats pain by activating the body’s innate ability to heal. Acupuncture increases the circulation of qi (life force) and blood in the body and damaged tissues. This increased circulation of qi and blood restores the tissues to a normal state faster, increasing flexibility and reducing pain.
One of the differences between acupuncture and other healing modalities like massage, chiropractic, or physiotherapy is that acupuncture is a passive therapy. The body does not have to be adjusted, stretched, or manipulated which can often cause more pain and inflammation after a traumatic incident.
In addition, acupuncture is a holistic medicine meaning it treats the body, mind, and spirit. When I see patients long after a stressful event like a car accident, the emotional trauma often goes untreated. Acupuncture is unique in that emotional trauma that accompanies physical trauma is always addressed at the same time.
If you or a loved one have been in a car accident, acupuncture can be crucial to optimal recovery.
ICBC covers acupuncture!
If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident (MVA) covered by ICBC on or after April 1, 2019, you are automatically pre-authorized for up to 12 acupuncture sessions within 12 weeks of the date of the accident. If additional sessions are required, we will ask ICBC to extend the coverage.
No doctor’s referral and no upfront payment required.
If you have questions, please give us a call or schedule your appointment at our Surrey acupuncture clinic today. We will get you back on the road to feeling great in no time.
