Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
A TBI impacts your brain function, potentially causing you to feel confused. You may also have trouble concentrating if you’ve developed a brain injury from a car accident.
The board-certified chiropractic neurologists at Complete Care are here to help you heal if you’re experiencing neurological symptoms after an auto accident. We work with a holistic approach, as well as diagnostic imaging and neurology testing.
Don’t wait to have your neurological symptoms checked after an accident. We offer ride services, same day and walk in appointments so you can get the care you need.
We understand accidents can be life-changing. If you’re experiencing symptoms like headaches, pain in the back, neck, arms and legs, or other concerns, we’re here for you. We’ll talk through your symptoms, and, following a thorough evaluation, we can recommend treatment strategies. With modern imaging techniques, we can diagnose neurological conditions that were difficult to detect before traumatic brain injury imaging innovations.
A TBI impacts your brain function, potentially causing you to feel confused. You may also have trouble concentrating if you’ve developed a brain injury from a car accident.
A concussion is a mild type of TBI. While it is usually less severe, it can still cause headaches, nausea or a groggy feeling.
Some experience nerve damage after a car accident outside of the brain or spinal cord. In this case, you might experience neuropathy, which can cause tingling or numbness in your hands or feet.
If a disc in your lower back is bulging, you could experience lumbar disc disease and the lower back pain and leg pain that come with it.
Radiculopathy is when pressure compresses the nerve and causes numbness, weakness, tingling or pain. For instance, neck injuries from an auto accident can damage your spinal column’s nerve root, which can cause this disease.
Damage to the part of the brain that controls muscle function can cause ataxia, impairing your coordination and potentially leading to balance issues, hearing problems, vision impairment, headaches or slurred speech.
Through our goal to provide individualized and comprehensive care, we offer services that address all aspects of your health and well-being. With neuro, rehabilitation, imaging and orthopedic professionals all working closely together in one health system, we offer the following services to help you recover:
Auto accidents can cause many injuries to the spine that are sometimes permanent and need to be corrected by surgery. Our specialists have extensive training in assessing each injury and recommending surgery that is tailored to each patient’s specific needs. With new technology, there are many advancements in procedures that can effectively correct the injury and provide long-lasting relief with minimal downtime and recovery.
Depending on the diagnosis and severity of the condition, surgical intervention may be recommended. Complete Care’s fully trained and experienced spine surgeon provides the complete spectrum of spinal care, including the following surgical specialties:
Cervical disc replacement is a surgical procedure that involves removing a damaged or degenerated cervical disc and replacing it with an artificial disc device. Cervical discs are the cushions or shock absorbers between the bones (vertebra) of the neck (cervical spine). Discs that become damaged either through trauma or degeneration can be a source of pain. If part of a disc moves out of its normal position it can cause pressure on the central spinal cord or on the individual nerve roots that exit from the spinal canal at each vertebral level.
Cervical fusion is a surgical procedure that links together damaged segments of the vertebral column in the neck. This surgery is usually required when the cervical vertebrae and the discs between each vertebra have become damaged as a result of an injury or chronic wear-and-tear.
Lumbar fusion is a surgical procedure used to correct problems with the small bones in the spine (vertebrae). It is essentially a “welding” process. The basic idea is to fuse together two or more vertebrae so that they heal into a single, solid bone.
Laminectomy is surgery that creates space by removing the lamina — the back part of a vertebra that covers your spinal canal. Also known as decompression surgery, laminectomy enlarges your spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves. Laminectomy is surgery that creates space by removing the lamina — the back part of a vertebra that covers your spinal canal. Also known as decompression surgery, laminectomy enlarges your spinal canal to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves.
Discogram is an invasive diagnostic test that uses x-rays to examine the intervertebral discs of your spine. A special dye is injected into the injured disc or series of discs. The dye makes the disc visible on a fluoroscope monitor and x-ray film. The procedure involves pressurizing discs by injecting them with a sterile liquid to induce pain in the affected discs.
Using fluoroscopy as a guide, the probe is inserted into the basivertebral nerve where radiofrequency is utilized to ablate the nerve. This is an implant free, minimally invasive, outpatient procedure.
A minimally invasive surgery where they use radiofrequency in the disk using an innovative, minimal access spine system designed to efficiently access the damaged disc without injury to surrounding disc anatomy.
Our orthopedic extremity services include evaluation and treatment of bone and joint injuries related to auto accidents. We provide minimally invasive surgery, surgical reconstruction and arthroscopic treatment options for shoulders, knees, and carpal tunnel release. We utilize cutting-edge technology to provide minimally invasive options such as arthroscopic surgery, which can be performed in less time and with less discomfort than conventional surgery.
Depending on the diagnosis and severity of the condition, surgical intervention may be recommended. Complete Care’s fully trained and experienced extremity surgeon provides the complete spectrum of musculoskeletal care, including the following surgical specialties:
Shoulder arthroscopy is surgery that uses a tiny camera called an arthroscope to examine or repair the tissues inside or around your shoulder joint. The arthroscope is inserted through a small cut (incision) in your skin.
SLAP lesion repair is a surgical procedure to repair a tear resulting from an injury to the labrum located in the shoulder joint. SLAP is an acronym for Superior Labrum from Anterior to Posterior. This refers to a tear where the tendon of the bicep muscle joins the labrum.
Synovectomy is a procedure where the synovial tissue surrounding a joint is removed. This procedure is typically recommended to provide relief from a condition in which the joint lining becomes inflamed and irritated and is not controlled by medication alone.
Limited debridement of soft or hard tissue and should be used for limited labral debridement, cuff debridement, or the removal of degenerative cartilage and osteophytes. This would consist of work done in just a portion of the shoulder, such as the front or the back of the shoulder.
Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff most often involves reattaching the tendon to the head of humerus (upper arm bone). A partial tear, however, may need only a trimming or smoothing procedure called a debridement. A complete tear is repaired by stitching the tendon back to its original site on the humerus.
Knee Meniscectomy is an outpatient minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat a torn meniscus cartilage in the knee. Only the torn segment of the meniscus is removed.
Surgery to smooth and reshape cartilage by scraping, cutting, or shaving it. An outpatient minimally invasive surgical procedure used to treat a torn meniscus cartilage in the knee.
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the knee, to restore its function after an injury. The torn ligament is removed from the knee before the graft is inserted in an arthroscopic procedure.
Carpal tunnel release is a surgery used to treat and potentially heal the painful condition known as carpal tunnel syndrome. The carpal tunnel is formed by the wrist bones on the bottom and the transverse carpal ligament across the top (or inside) of the wrist. When this part of the body is injured or tight, swelling of the tissues within the tunnel can press on the median nerve. During a carpal tunnel release, a surgeon cuts through the ligament that is pressing down on the carpal tunnel. This makes more room for the median nerve and tendons passing through the tunnel, and usually improves pain and function.
If you’ve been in an auto accident and are experiencing neurological symptoms or pain, we at Complete Care can help with our comprehensive and compassionate services. For cutting-edge testing, surgical intervention and other treatment recommendations, we offer a complete spectrum of neurology care. Our team can help you regain your quality of life through testing and treatment.