Forces in an auto accident can cause back injuries and other types of including whiplash. With the cars today, we have some of the most advanced safety features ever invented by man; however we still get injured in car accidents. In my opinion, the death rate has lowered, but the injury rate may have gone up.Your back is very complex. Your spinal cord runs from your head all the way to your tailbone. It includes muscles, tendons, discs, and ligaments. Not to mention all the bones and nerves that run through it. Symptoms of a auto accident back injury Forces and the impact of the car wreck directly determine injury. Injuries to the back … [Read more...]
How long will I be sore after my car wreck
You may be asking yourself how long will I be sore after a car wreck. You may be sore right away or not feel any soreness at all, until a couple days after the car accident.Auto accidents can cause severe to slight injuries. How long you are sore after a car wreck depends on many factors. The type of injury you sustained has a lot to do with how long you will be sore after you car wreck. You may have suffered broken bones or have soft tissue injuries. No matter what injury you have suffered, you need to seek medical attention ASAP after you have been involved in an auto accident. Soreness areas after an auto accident (soft tissue)Arm … [Read more...]
Injuries caused by seat belts
Wearing your seat belt while driving a vehicle can save your life. It decreases the chance of injury you may sustain in an auto accident. Wearing a seat belt alone does not guarantee that you won’t get hurt in a car wreck. There are times when the use of seat belt itself can add to your injuries. The seat belt itself may bring about additional injuries that you would not have had if you would not have worn it These injuries can be caused by some factors. Injuries may be the shoulder, neck, chest, ribs, hips, stomach. Wearing a seat belt can save your life despite its shortcomings. How these Seat Belt Injuries Occur Seat Belts are intended … [Read more...]
primary care doctor wont file third party claims
After you have an auto accident you may find yourself at your primary care doctors office only to find out they wont see you. They wont see you because they do not file third party claims. Third party claims in auto accident means the doctor will bill the at fault party's insurance company.So why wont your Primary Care Doctor file third party Claims Your Primary care doctor usually will not file through third party claims. Primary care doctors have a billing structure that is geared more towards health insurance not auto insurance. You would think they are similar, but they are drastically different from each other. If you live in a PIP … [Read more...]
doctors check up after car accident
Car accidents can be either catastrophic and cause a lot of trauma or minor and cause soft tissue injury. But in order to ascertain that there is no injury or lasting effect after a car accident, you should get checked out by a doctor. Sometimes we can suffer injuries during accidents that we are not even aware of. Medically, your health is the most important thing so it is imperative that you go to the emergency room as soon as possible to make sure there are no serious injuries . Medical Issues: Sometimes many injuries do not even manifest until hours or days after an accident. It can take some time for some symptoms to surface. There … [Read more...]
Im sore after my car wreck how long will it last
You will be sore after you have been involved in a car accident, how long depends of many factors. The soreness you feel may be ligaments and tendons that have stretched beyond there range of motion. Your body type or previous medical conditions may have an impact on how long you will be sore after you car wreck.No matter how many precautions you take to avoid an accident, accidents are prone to happen. They can occur at a daily frequency with a number of people falling prey to reckless driving, following to close, distracted driving, driving to fast for conditions, DUI. These accidents can cause heavily damaged cars to impacts that … [Read more...]
Can chiropractors help with whiplash?
The human body with its nerves and receptors is designed in a way that it experiences pain. Pain can be from a pinch of needle felt on the finger tip to the pain of a fractured bone – the body experiences it all. Centuries ago, when the human race first began, traditional methods and herbs were used to counter pain; it is this need to counter pain that has evolved science and medicine to what it is today. However, did you know that there is another way to manage pain – that is through chiropractic care. What is chiropractor care? Chiropractic care is a method designed to manage pain without using medicines. It is mostly used to diagnose and … [Read more...]
How do you fire your personal injury lawyer
As with all business, sometime you, the client are not happy with the service you receive from your personal injury lawyer. In some instances personal injury lawyers say things that may or may not be the truth to get you on board with their law firm. I have stories on both sides of the fence. Firing a personal injury lawyer is not as hard as one would believe. It usually involves faxing a letter to the attorneys office.Many clients depend on their personal injury lawyer for things outside of there scope of expertise. I have personally seen clients asking for money up front for there case. They want to dictate every step of the process … [Read more...]
Whiplash Doctors
Whiplash Doctors Whiplash Doctors help the injured if they have been involved in a car wreck, hurt on the job, slip and fall. See a Whiplash Doctor first, after a car wreck, don't wait. After you have been injured, it’s important to seek medical care ASAP. Insurers look at gaps in medical care.One reason they might not pay out on a medical claim is delay in medical care. Seeing a Whiplash Doctor after a car wreck would eliminate this gap in medical care. Most Whiplash Doctors will be able to send you out for an MRI, or to see a specialist if necessary.Whiplash may occur at collision speeds of less than 10 mph. Your car may not even … [Read more...]
Why do i get phone calls from attorneys and doctors after a car wreck
Getting annoying and unsolicited calls from attorneys or doctors after you have been involved in a car wreck is illegal in most states. Many attorneys and doctors pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to advertise only to be undermined by unethical attorneys or doctors who use illegal runners to contact potential clients or injured parties. I cant say for sure if its a epidemic issue, i know in some areas of the country it may even be legal. A good rule of thumb to follow is if you did not call them, they should not be calling you. Calls from doctors or attorneys At one time, i was a legal investigator for a large law firm here in Georgia. … [Read more...]