車で通勤途中に後ろからわき見運転をしていた車に追突されてしまった。そのときは大丈夫と思ったものの、次第に気持ち悪くなってきたので病院で診察を受けたところ、骨には異常が見つからず、頚椎捻挫と診断される。首にコルセットをしばらく巻いていたが、もうはずしてもいいといわれたのではずしている。が、気持ち悪さや首を動かすと痛みが残っており、動かしづらい方向もあるので鍼灸治療が有効かと思い来院。
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「むち打ち」は「頚椎捻挫」の俗称です。身構えた状態での衝撃に関しては人間の首は結構強くできており、簡単には怪我しないようになっていますが、後ろから追突されるなどは話が違います。予測できない外力にあうと首が揺さぶられ、首が捻挫を起こしたような状態になってしまいます。脳震盪のような状態になるので、直後は気持ち悪くなることも多くあります。そしてこれらの症状は骨折のように外から簡単に判別できません。
むち打ちでは、強い力から首を守るために瞬間的に筋肉が強力に収縮します。そして、それは安静にしているだけでは元に戻りません。このような場合は鍼治療等を行うと、筋肉の不必要な異常緊張を取り除けます。
I was whipped in a traffic accident
On the way to work by car, I was rear-ended by a car that was driving from behind. I thought it was okay at that time, but I gradually felt sick, so when I was examined at the hospital, no abnormality was found in the bones, and it was diagnosed with a cervical sprain. I was wearing a corset around my neck for a while, but I was told that I could take it off, so I took it off. But I came to the hospital to think that acupuncture and moxibustion treatment would be effective because I felt uncomfortable and pain remained when I moved my neck, and there were some directions that were difficult to move.
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“Whiping” is a common name for “cervical sprain”. Regarding the impact of the defensive state, the human neck is made quite strong, and it is not easy to get injured, but it is a different story to be chased from behind. If you are hit by an unpredictable external force, your neck will be shaken and your neck will be sprained. It’s like a concussion, so you often feel sick right after that. And these symptoms cannot be easily identified from the outside, such as fractures.
In whipping, the muscles instantly contract strongly to protect the neck from strong forces. And it won’t go back to normal just by resting. In this case, acupuncture, etc., can remove unnecessary abnormal muscle tension.