Car Accident Specialist in Denver, With Medical, Chiropractic, PT and Massage Under One Roof

Every crash is different, but the same injury patterns come up again and again. Here’s what we see most often, and how the team approaches each one.

The sudden back-and-forth motion of a collision stretches the muscles and ligaments that support your neck. Stiffness, reduced range of motion and pain when you check your blind spot are common. Care usually combines gentle chiropractic work, soft tissue therapy and progressive exercises to rebuild support.

Your seat and seat belt hold your pelvis in place while your upper body keeps moving, which can strain the lower back and hips. Pain often builds over a few days rather than right away. Physical therapy and chiropractic care work together here to restore motion and stability.

A seat belt does its job by loading one shoulder and across the chest. That can leave bruising, muscle strain or a shoulder that won’t lift the way it used to. Massage, dry needling and targeted strengthening help the surrounding muscles recover.

Tight neck muscles and joint irritation at the top of the spine can refer pain into the head. Some patients also notice jaw tension after clenching during the impact. Your providers will screen for anything that needs imaging or further evaluation before hands-on care begins.

Some injuries don’t fully settle with rest and basic care. When tissue stays tight or painful weeks after the crash, shockwave therapy, dry needling and infrared laser therapy give your care team more options than adjustments alone.

Recovery should be measurable. Throughout your care, your providers recheck your range of motion, strength and pain levels so your plan reflects how you’re actually doing, not just how many visits are left on a schedule.

When something improves, your plan steps down. When something stalls, the team changes the approach, whether that means adding a therapy, adjusting your home exercises or bringing in another provider for a fresh look. Because everyone shares the same records, nobody starts from scratch.

Patients come to us from our own north Denver neighborhood and from across the metro, and what keeps them coming back is simple. They get more one-on-one time, providers who coordinate, therapies that aren’t available at most clinics, and Saturday hours for people who can’t take time off work.

We have Spanish-speaking staff for phone calls and visits, so you can get your questions answered and understand your plan in the language you’re most comfortable with. As a car accident team with medical, chiropractic, physical therapy and massage in one place, we’d rather spend an extra few minutes getting your care right than rush you out the door.

When your care is split across separate offices, a lot falls through the gaps. Records get faxed late. One provider changes your plan and the others don’t hear about it. You spend more time driving and filling out forms than recovering.

Here’s what keeping everything under one roof changes for you:

• One intake. You fill out your history once, not three times.
• One plan. Your medical provider, chiropractor, physical therapist and massage therapist all work from it.
• One schedule. We can line up back-to-back appointments on the same day when it makes sense.
• One set of records. Your documentation stays consistent from your first visit to your last.

The same model applies if you were hurt on the job. Our workers’ comp injury care uses the same coordinated team.

In most cases, yes, even if you feel fine. Many car accident injuries don’t hurt right away. Adrenaline and shock can mask pain for hours or even days, which is why people often feel fine at the scene and stiff the next morning.

Coming in early gives your care team a clear starting point and lets treatment begin before stiffness and muscle guarding settle in. Your first visit starts with an evaluation, so the question of what care is right for you gets answered by a provider who has actually examined you.

Worrying about the cost of care is one of the most common things we hear after a crash. Here’s how it works at Dorsa Health:

• We accept all auto accident insurance. Your auto policy is where your care is billed.
• Our case managers handle the coordination. They communicate with your insurer, confirm your coverage before treatment begins and keep you updated so you can focus on getting better.
• Know your MedPay. When you report the crash, ask your insurer for a copy of your declarations page and whether your policy includes MedPay. Bring that with you, and our case managers will take it from there.

If you have questions now, call us at 720-893-0312.

Your first visit is longer than your follow-ups, because we’re building your plan from scratch.

1. Check in. Bring a photo ID, your auto insurance information, your claim number if you have one and a copy of the police report if it’s available.
2. Evaluation. A chiropractor, physical therapist or medical provider takes your history, examines you and orders imaging, such as X-rays, as needed.
3. Your plan. You’ll leave knowing which care you’re starting with and how often we’d like to see you.
4. Treatment. In many cases, hands-on care starts the same day, and you can often see a chiropractor or physical therapist right after your evaluation.

We’re open Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 7 PM, and Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, so it’s easier to fit appointments around work.