If you have been involved in a car accident, whiplash injuries need to be taken very seriously. Because symptoms of a whiplash injury can take weeks or months to manifest, it is easy to be fooled into thinking that you are not as injured as you really are.
Did you know effective 1/1/13 you have 14 days to seek chiropractic, medical or dental attention after an accident? Did you know if you diagnosis (condition) is not deemed an "emergency medical condition" you only get $2,500 of you $10,000 benefit? If this happens to you, call our office immediately!
Too often people don't seek treatment following a car accident because they don't feel hurt. By far, the most common injury to the neck is a whiplash injury. Whiplash is caused by a sudden movement of the head. either backward, forward, or sideways, that results in the damage to the supporting muscles, ligaments and other connective tissues in the neck and upper back.
Unfortunately, by the time more serious complications develop, some of the damage from the injury may have become more permanent. Numerous studies have shown that years after whiplash victims settle their insurance claims: roughly half of them state that they still suffer with symptoms from their injuries. If you have been in a motor vehicle or any other kind of accidents, don't assume that you escaped injury if you are not currently in pain.. Contact us today!