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Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury And
Their Treatment
Our primary goal is achieving the safest and
fastest recovery for our clients getting them
back to their pre-injury functional level.
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• About Us

• Credence Physiotherapy Massage Centre is
  located in NE, Calgary. We are one of the most
  progressive and dynamic Physiotherapy Massage
  centre in Calagry.
• Our team is focused on providing an excellent
  standard of care that helps to find the root
  cause and help you to alleviate your pain and
  assist you to resume your preinjury functional
  level. Our hands-on approach to patient care
  provides effective, efficient, and long-lasting
  results.

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• Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury
  And Their Treatment

• Most people will be diagnosed with whiplash due
  to the sudden impact following the MVA Calgary.
  In a motor vehicle accident, sometimes the neck
  is forced to bend forward then backward quickly.
  At this time the ligaments and the muscles
  involved become injured.
• Besides the whiplash, people involved in the
  motor vehicle accident will experience other
  injuries like bruising in the seatbelt area,
  nerve damage that extends into the arms, back
  problems, soft tissue pain and the broken bones.
  In severe accidents, even brain damage can also
  occur. In 2016, there were 10, 322 serious
  injuries in Canada due to motor vehicle
  collisions.

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• Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury
  And Their Treatment

• Symptoms that doctors look for when making the
  diagnosis
• After you have been removed from the scene of the
  accident and taken to the hospital, the doctors
  there in the hospital will perform tests. They do
  it to examine the extent of your injuries. Broken
  bones and bruising are easier to diagnose than
  whiplash.
• The symptoms can involve pain and stiffness in
  the neck for whiplash. You can also face
  dizziness, ringing in the ears, blurred vision,
  problems with memory and concentration, fatigue
  and irritability.
• For treating motor vehicle accident injuries
  Calgary, it is necessary to call a physio.

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• Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury
  And Their Treatment

• Treatments When you visit the physiotherapist,
  they will know what kind of treatment should be
  given to you noticing your health problems.
  Everyone will respond differently to the
  treatment and your physiotherapist will create a
  program that will address your particular issues
  without further causing any damage to the injury.
• Passive joint metabolism
• This is when the physiotherapist gently moves
  your neck, arms and legs as it helps in reducing
  the pain and restoring the movement.

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• Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury
  And Their Treatment

• Active stretching
• This involves the people stretching techniques to
  get you back into moving again. Once you can
  stretch without pain, you can get back to your
  active lifestyle with increased energy.
• Electrotherapy
• This is a passive treatment that can help you to
  regain your movement. This is called passive
  therapy because the machines will do all the work
  to reduce tissue inflammation.
• Acupuncture
• In certain parts of the body fine needles are
  inserted. In this, the body pain and inflammation
  can be easily reduced.

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• Motor Vehicle Accident The Most Common Injury
  And Their Treatment

• Massage therapy
• These are the massage techniques that can calm
  your aching muscles and joints while helping you
  to relax.
• Therefore these are some of the testaments that
  are provided by the physiotherapist. The recovery
  period varies from person to person. The more
  active person will be able to receive faster and
  return to their normal activities.

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Contact Us

Address
CardiAI Professional BuildingUnit 101-3151
27th ST NE,Calgary, AB, TIY OB4
Clinic HoursMonday-Friday 10.00am
8.30pmSaturday 10.30am 4.30pmSunday
Statutory Holidays Closed
www.credencephysio.ca