If you are reading this you must has some interest in injuries caused by auto accidents. There are of course a huge range of injuries that can and do occur during the violence of a motor vehicle accident. The factors that can be “variables” to the extent of injury are many. I will list a few so that the reader can understand why a major accident may severely injured one passenger and the other passenger seems to walk away unscathed. First, the type accident can be a variable…front end, rear end, and side impact (T-boned). All things being equal, a rear end collision causes more injury. The muscles of the front part of the neck are generally smaller and less able to handle the forces caused by the weight of the head being violently thrown backwards. This tends to tear muscles, then ligaments, then discs, then bone if the force is high enough. Another variable is speed of cars. If the cars are moving faster there are increased forces to travel through the vehicle or to cause the patient to “travel” (the amount of movement the victims body moves due to the impact). Please don’t misunderstand this to mean that low speed accident don’t cause injury, many do because of the other factors like size of car, awareness of accident, size of occupant etc. Some additional factors in a list are being aware of impending collision, male vs female, seat belts, head rest height, vehicle sizes, body position upon impact, etc… Suffice it to say that it can become quite complicated to guess the severity of an injury simply by knowing a few details of the accident.
Some of the injuries I have personally treated due to an auto accident broken bones, hematoma’s, sprain/strains (whiplash in the neck), concussions, knee injuries, shoulder injuries etc…
Many people have the impression that broken bones are more serious that soft tissue injuries like “whiplash”. This is not always the case. In fact bone typically heals to be as strong and functional as it was prior to injury. Soft tissue injuries on the other hand DO NOT HEAL with the same tissue that was torn. The torn area is filled in with scar tissue of varying quality. If the scar tissue is flexible in a muscle the patient does well, if the scar tissue is hard like “gristle” it become a site for future injury at the interface of soft tissue and gristle like tissue. Because nerves run through every part of our body, if muscles/ligaments/blood vessels/or bone was torn, it is likely that nerves were damaged or torn.  This is especially important to know because the nerves communicate with the brain to set up the healing process. If there is NO communication or disrupted communication, the repairs will be done with less precision. WHIPLASH is a serious injury. It needs acute treatment for the pain, rehabilitation to regain muscle strength, flexibility and endurance. It is extremely important to seek treatment by someone who fully understands the extent of injury and the experience to rehabilitate your condition to a pre-injury status. The clinics of Back Essentials Chiropractic have specialized for over 25 years on the injuries sustained by auto accidents. We know how to work well with attorney’s, insurance companies, and even the court system if it ends up there. The doctors working in our clinics have been qualified as “experts” in our fields. If you or any of your friends have been injured by auto accident, work accident, or any other type personal injury give us a call at 719-573-2225 (Colorado Springs CO), 318-425-2225 (Shreveport La) or 318-549-2225 (Bossier City La). If you have questions and feel more inclined to email you can send your questions to Backe2009@yahoo.com. Please check out our website at CSBACK.COM.

Kerry Tarvin DC DABCO

You may find the below videos interesting to help you understand the basics about “whiplash” type injuries, concussion and how important it is to seek out qualified help and get treated.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiUbv6VgAws

http://www.youtube.com/user/whiplashspecialist#p/u/8/fYFl_L-gc0U

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