Auto Accident Injury Treatment in Bay City

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Why Seek Auto Accident Injury Treatment Right Away?

Getting treatment for pain relief after a car accident is crucial for your well-being. More importantly, there are plenty of reasons why you should seek treatment immediately after the accident, even if you’re not experiencing any pain. These reasons include:

Many injuries show delayed symptoms: Some injuries do not exhibit pain until it worsens, so it’s important to spot and treat them right away.
Untreated damage can become chronic: If you ignore the pain and feel like it would take care of itself over time, it’s more likely to worsen as you go about your life.
Early chiropractic evaluation prevents long-term complications: Identifying and treating the injury immediately sets you up for healing, preventing the worst.
ER visits may only treat immediate symptoms: Emergency treatments aim to treat visible and more urgent injuries.

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How Chiropractic & Rehab Care Help After an Accident

As a personalized treatment plan, chiropractic care and other modalities aim to treat spinal injury. However, they also help alleviate pain, enhance mobility, and aid in body rehabilitation. You may have one or several of the following in your customized treatment:

Chiropractic Adjustments

Our chiropractic treatment is the core of auto accident injury treatment. It helps restore your neck and back to their natural alignment, relieving pain and improving posture.

Soft Tissue Therapy

Therapeutic massage techniques target stiff or tensed tissues caused by an auto accident, helping you ease into your body and regain natural movement.

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Corrective Exercises

To strengthen joints and muscles affected by heavy impact, our practitioners will recommend exercises designed to enhance your range of motion and agility.

What to Expect During Your First Visit

Once you schedule an appointment for an auto accident injury treatment in Bay City, our staff will attend to your needs as soon as you walk into our clinic. We’ll get your medical history and assist you throughout the following steps.

Initial Consultation and Examination: Our resident chiropractor will review your medical history and conduct a comprehensive assessment of your posture and spine.

Imaging Referrals (X-ray/MRI): If our chiropractor requires a detailed examination of your injuries, we’ll conduct imaging tests for accurate reading and diagnosis.

Design a Personalized Treatment Plan: After diagnosis, we will develop a customized treatment plan and address any questions you may have about the treatment.

Adjustments, Therapy, and Rehab: We’ll schedule the treatment session upon your approval and make changes based on your feedback and your body’s response.

Why Choose Renew Spine & Rehab in Bay City

We believe that effective care must be holistic and compassionate. Your comfort and ease are our top priority, as they enable your body to respond well to the treatments. That’s why we bring the following characteristics into every session:

Local experience in chiropractic & functional rehab:

Our resident chiropractor has treated many auto accident patients in Bay City and is familiar with what you need.

One-on-one treatment approach:

In each session, you and our chiropractor are the only ones present, allowing for more focused treatment with immediate feedback and real-time adjustments.

Trusted by Bay City and the surrounding community:

Our previous patients, who have been healed, refer us to those they care about who need similar treatments.

Focus on long-term healing, not just symptom relief:

We treat the root of the problem to make the symptoms disappear and completely heal you.

Frequently Asked Questions

You will only know when you consult a chiropractor. Even if you don't feel pain, there could be spine conditions that only show up on tests. We recommend that you get checked to be sure.

The emergency room provides immediate care for injuries, while chiropractic care involves follow-up treatments that help the body fully heal.

Recovery time varies depending on the case. It's important that you visit a chiropractor to get an accurate look at your injuries and find out how long your treatment will take.

Yes. Chiropractors undergo years of training and must be licensed before they can provide chiropractic care and treat injuries, such as whiplash.

You may be covered with Personal Injury Protection by your auto insurance provider. You can coordinate with your provider, or we can help you check your coverage.

What Our Patients Say

Everyone is kind, knowledgeable, caring, and understanding. I am not an easy case. I have been in chiropractic care since I was 13. I was having headaches, and my mom took me to the dentist and eye doctor, tried everything, and we ended up with the chiropractor. Years later, I learned my hips were uneven, and the s curve in my spine was not there, not scoliosis, but not the way it should be. I also have TMD, which is called TMJ. Dr. Benson is treating all this and my new arthritis problems that affected my entire left leg and took the strength from my thigh muscle. My body is writhing in pain. However, he and his team are working to calm the pain and heal my body- the best part is that my insurance covers it.

Cassondra B.

Dr. Benson is absolutely the best! I took my husband to the ER in severe pain in his lower back. He could not move. They pumped him full of pain medication and sent him on his way, saying they could not help him. I called Dr. Benson's office while in the ER and explained the situation. I took my husband straight to his office from the ER; he could not walk, could not sit up, and was laid out in the back seat of my truck. Dr. Benson came out to my truck and helped to get him out of the truck and into one of the rooms. After working on him for about 45 minutes, he could walk out with the help of crutches and the next day was walking without them! My husband was back at work 4 days later after figuring out he had a pinched nerve and 2 more visits. I would highly recommend Dr. Benson and his entire staff to anyone that is looking for a chiropractor that really does care about his patients.

Donna W.

I had a hip replacement last year. I have been limping lately and quite frankly feeling crooked and having back spasms. Dr Benson and staff worked wonders the first day with massage, electric stim and spinal adjustment. The limp was less pronounced and my back pain was significantly lessened when I left. I know this is a work in progress but I feel we are on the right path forward.

Sharon H.

Dr. Donald Thingpen

Chiropractor

Dr. Donald Thigpen is licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with 20+ years of experience. He specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of conditions related to the spine, joints, and musculoskeletal system. Dr. Thigpen is also certified practitioner in dry needling through the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy, certified Decompression Therapy Practitioner through the Kennedy Decompression Institute, certified practitioner in Whiplash Injury Biomechanics & Traumatology through the Spine Research Institute of San Diego, certified practitioner in Webster Technique through the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association, and certified practitioner in manual therapy.

Dr. Thigpen received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree from Texas Chiropractic College and was valedictorian of his graduating class. While at Texas Chiropractic College, he received an extensive education in human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and other clinical and biological sciences. From 2001 to 2003, under the direction of Dr. Bill McGimsey, Ph.D., Dr. Thigpen was appointed to the position of gross anatomy lab instructor and performed dissections on over 150 human cadavers. From 2002 to 2003, under the direction of Dr. Hasnaa Shafik, M.D., Ph.D, Dr. Thigpen was appointed to the position of histopathology lab instructor where he assisted doctoral students in the microscopic identification of human tissues and diseases.

Dr. Thigpen's experience includes a chiropractic internship along with medical rotations in neurosurgery and rheumatology. His rotation in neurosurgery was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Edward Murphy, M.D., at St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston, Texas. During his rotation in neurosurgery, Dr. Thigpen assisted Dr. Murphy with neurological examinations, observed and assisted in surgery, and received extensive instruction on neurological conditions, brain MRIs, and spine MRIs. His rotation in rheumatology was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Martin Lidsky, M.D., at the Veteran's Affair's Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Under the instruction of Dr. Lidsky, Dr. Thigpen gained valuable knowledge and experience on the proper evaluation and diagnosis of many arthritic and rheumatic conditions.

Prior to attending Texas Chiropractic College in Houston, Texas, Dr. Thigpen completed his undergraduate studies at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In May of 2000, he graduated cum laude and received a bachelor of science degree in biology. While at MSU, he was selected to participate in a senior honors thesis research project, which he completed under the direction of Dr. Ray Neyland, Ph.D.

From 2004 to 2008, in addition to a full time practice as a Doctor of Chiropractic, Dr. Thigpen was an instructor at the Louisiana Institute of Massage Therapy where he taught human anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Dr. Thigpen is also an Elsevier text book reviewer and has been recognized in three text books for his contributions. You can find him listed as a contributing editor and reviewer in Mosby's Pathology for Massage Therapists 2nd Edition, Massage Therapy Principles and Practice 3rd Edition, and Massage Therapy Principles and Practice 4th Edition.

Dr. Thigpen is a member of the Texas Chiropractic Association, American Chiropractic Association, and the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association.

Auto Accident Injury Treatment in Bay City

Why Seek Auto Accident Injury Treatment Right Away?

Common Auto Accident Injuries We Treat

Whiplash and neck pain

Back pain and herniated discs

Headaches and migraines

Shoulder, hip, and joint pain

Muscle stiffness and reduced mobility

Postural problems after impact