Top Reasons You Should See a Physiotherapist for Treatment After a Car Accident

A car accident, even a minor one, can leave you in pain and discomfort. Rather than just gritting your teeth and bearing it, hoping it goes away, there is something you can do about it. Physiotherapy is often recommended for those who are suffering pain and discomfort due to car accidents.

In this blog, we’ll look over the benefits of physiotherapy and why you should call an ICBC physiotherapist to help you recover after you’ve been in a car accident in BC.

Physiotherapy 101

Physiotherapy is a type of treatment that’s focused on helping patients move better and alleviate pain. When you see a physiotherapist, they will examine you and inquire about your symptoms. That means they can create a treatment plan aimed at helping you recover from your car accident injury. This treatment plan almost always includes exercise such as stretching, core workouts, weightlifting, and walking. 

The Benefits of Physiotherapy 

Physiotherapy is extremely beneficial for anyone suffering from pain. It can help treat a wide variety of injuries sustained in car accidents, such as:

• Whiplash

• Back and neck pain

• Shoulder, elbow and wrist pain

• Hip, knee and ankle pain

• Fractures, sprains and strains

• Pre- and post-surgery rehabilitation

• Concussions

If you’re in pain from a car accident injury, here are a few things a physiotherapist can do for you:

Reduce Pain

Car accidents can leave you with chronic pain. Physiotherapy can help to reduce that pain through a treatment plan of therapeutic exercises that pump blood, oxygen, and nutrients back into the injury site to assist with the healing. It’s an effective way to treat pain without resorting to medication. 

Restore Function

Physiotherapy helps with more than just pain – it can restore function for those who have old car accident injuries. Even if your injury happened years ago, you may benefit from physiotherapy. Combining cardiovascular rehab techniques with strengthening training, a physiotherapy treatment plan can increase mobility and relieve your pain. 

Prevent Surgery

Surgery is a fairly common way to deal with injuries. It can be effective, but will also come with a much longer recovery time. Physiotherapy, on the other hand, is a non-invasive way to treat injuries. Surgery may be needed in some cases, but working with a physiotherapist to exhaust all options is a good idea. 

Even if surgery is necessary, physiotherapy can be crucial in the post-treatment recovery process. 

Preventing Future Injury

Physiotherapy can even help to prevent future injury. By working to strengthen your muscles, improve core strength, and achieve better balance, it can reduce your chances of future injuries, falls, and more. 

Call Legacies Health Centre for ICBC Physiotherapy

Legacies Health Centre is an ICBC physiotherapy provider, which means we can accept coverage from ICBC to help you if you’re in pain from a car accident injury. When you call us, you’re getting expertise on your side. Our physiotherapists even work with the Vancouver Canucks and BC Lions, providing rehabilitation and recovery for professional athletes. We’ll work to create a comprehensive plan that will put you on the road to recovery.

If you’re suffering, don’t let it continue – book an appointment today for ICBC physiotherapy in North Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey Southpoint and Surrey Nordel.

Sumit is a friendly and committed physiotherapist who comes with a passion for helping people in getting stronger and keeping fit. He comes with a vast variety of experience of having worked in Canada, India and New Zealand, in both public and private clinical settings, treating a diverse range of patients including Sports injuries, ICBC and WCB injury patients, Motor vehicle injuries, Back, Neck, Shoulder and Joint pain (acute and chronic conditions), Pre and Post-Operative rehab and Geriatric population. Sumit completed his Degree in Physiotherapy from India in 2011 and studied Sports and Exercise Science from New Zealand in 2012. After living in New Zealand for 10 years he moved to Canada in 2022 and has been working as a Licensed Physiotherapist in Canada since then. 

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