After you’ve been in a car crash and you think you’re ok, your next step is usually to get out of your car and assess the damage to all the vehicles involved in the wreck. But before you do that, there’s an even more important assessment you need to make! One of the problems with … Read more
Dr. Lou Saucedo, D.C., Chief of Staff at Accident and Injury Chiropractic, is now certified in Accident Reconstruction from Northwestern University! This is in addition to being certified from the Croft Institute in Whiplash Injuries! DALLAS, TEXAS, OCTOBER 2014 – Did you know that over three million whiplash injuries occur each year resulting from motor … Read more
If you’ve been in a car accident, don’t wait. Call Accident and Injury Chiropractic ASAP and get the quality treatment you need to recover from your musculoskeletal injuries
Did you know that approximately two thirds of people in car accidents develop symptoms of whiplash? Whiplash—also known as neck sprain or strain—occurs when the head jerks forward or backwards suddenly: a common occurrence in car accidents. When this happens, the tendons, ligaments, and muscles in the neck can stretch or even tear. Disks, blood … Read more
IT’S NOW AGAINST THE LAW! There’s a new, state-wide ban on texting and driving. What does this mean to you? Hopefully, you are well aware of the dangers of distracted driving and never text and drive. But if you occasionally use your cellphone to read, text, and even type coordinates into your GPS while driving, … Read more
You’ve been in a car accident. You went to the emergency room where they checked your vital signs, made sure you didn’t have any life-threatening conditions, and gave you a prescription for pain relief. The problem is, though your injuries may not be life-threatening, they may be life-changing if you don’t get the proper care. … Read more
Whiplash, also called neck sprain or strain, is a very common car accident injury. It is caused when the head abruptly jerks forward and/or backward causing the neck to move outside its normal range of motion thus straining ligaments, muscles, and tendons. Because it is a soft tissue injury, it is often not as immediately … Read more
In work-related accidents, sports injuries, or car accidents, a great deal of weight and pressure can be transferred to the spine as a result of an impact or fall. As a result, a disc may rupture, resulting in it protruding outside its normal boundary beneath a vertebra. If left unattended, the disc may begin to … Read more
DEFINING WHIPLASH A whiplash injury can be caused even if the car that hit your car from behind was traveling very slowly, even less than 5 miles per hour. A study of low-speed crash impact revealed that nearly 30 percent of those who were struck at a low speed (the car that hit theirs was … Read more
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