3 Things Everyone In An Auto Injury Should Know


There are a few things everyone should know if they are in an auto accident.

1. You may have little damage to your car and still have a whiplash injury.
2. You may have an injury and have no symptoms. Many time symptoms to not occur for a few days after an auto accident.
3. In Colorado, Med Pay pays for medical expenses from regardless of who is at fault.

Medical doctor, Rene Cailliet reported:

• "low-speed impact with minimal or no damage to the impacted vehicle can and does cause significant musculoskeletal injury to the driver's or occupant's head and neck."
• "In many instances, a person experiences whiplash after a vehicle accident that has caused little significant damage to either vehicle."  Read More...


What is Whiplash?

When the head is suddenly jerked back and forth beyond its normal limits, the muscles and ligaments support the head and spine can be stretched or torn. The soft discs between spinal bones can bulge, tear, or rupture. Vertebrae can be forced out of their normal position, reducing a range of motion.
Most Auto related whiplash injuries occur when a car is stopped and occupants are unaware that they are about to be hit from the side or from behind.
Whiplash can also occur from sporting accidents, slips, falls, or other head collisions.
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Symptoms of Whiplash

A common result of whiplash is the loss of the normal forward curve in the neck which leads to joint instability, neurological problems, and spinal degeneration. Many times symptoms from a whiplash injury do not begin for several days or you may not have symptoms at all.
Anyone experiencing any of theses symptoms should be evaluated immediately by a professional trained in spinal curve corrective work.
A loss of a neck curve is related to pain after Whiplash
• Abnormal neck curves are more common in patients with poor outcomes.
• Loss of cervical curve is very common in patients with cerebral symptoms due to whiplash.
• Reversal of the cervical curve is associated with future disability after whiplash.
• Whiplash injuries do indeed cause reversals and other changes in the cervical curves.
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Your Insurance Coverage

In the state of Colorado, your auto insurance has Medical Payment Coverage (Med Pay) that pays for reasonable expenses you and your passengers incur because of injury in a motor vehicle accident, regardless of fault. Med pay does cover chiropractic and massage treatments. The vast majority of auto insurance companies in Colorado offer Medical Payment for auto accidents unless you opted out of that benefit. Any medical office can tell you your medical benefits. Read More...

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