Whiplash Test

Whiplash - Car Accident Injury

The most common whiplash symptoms are pain and stiffness in your neck and upper back. If you try to bend your chin to your chest, or if you try to look straight up above your head and this causes or increases your pain, you probably have whiplash. Whiplash from a side impact can make it painful to tilt your head to your shoulders. Often the muscles in the front of your throat are strained too.

You may have other whiplash symptoms than simply pain from your accident.

• Neck pain and stiffness (often in the front of your neck too)
• Headaches, often at the base of the skull
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating
• Ringing in the ears
• Sleep disturbances
• Irritability
• Emotional upset- from fear, to crying to anger, unexpectedly
• Speech changes
• Difficulty Swallowing
• Memory problems
• Concussion

I always recommend keeping a simple notebook or journal of your symptoms. These notes will help us as your doctors and therapists give you the best care possible. But, it is also important for your case. In a year from now when you are asking the insurance company to reach a financial settlement with you your documentation of your injuries and your pain right now, will help your attorney get the best settlement for you possible.

If you have been involved in a car accident, you most likely suffered a Whiplash type injury. Research shows that left untreated, you most likely will end up with some type of permanent damage. Click Whiplash Specialist or call our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely no charge. If you would like to find out more about our office click Concord Chiropractor.

Understanding Whiplash Symptoms After A Car Accident

As a leading Concord Chiropractor, I have been studying Whiplash for over 26 years.

 Many of your friends or neighbors may have been  patients of ours at one time.

Our diligence and attention to detail clearly set us apart from other offices. This is one of the reasons attorneys from all over the state refer their patients to our office for pain relief after a car accident.

Whiplash symptoms from a car accident can cause you pain right away.

But pain and symptoms may take 10 days to even 8 weeks before you feel them!

This can make whiplash complicated to support from an insurance standpoint. This is why a thorough history as well as examination including x-rays are crucial to properly documenting your injuries. Keep in mind that your doctors ability to document the injuries are as important as the injury itself when it comes time to settle your case. As far as the insurance company is concerned, if it is not written down, it did not happen! 

Often patients think that they have not been injured after a car accident. They  might feel some stiffness maybe an ache or two. Then 2 weeks later you wake up and can barely move your neck, or you find you are have constant headaches, or worst. If you have closed your case, you are left paying the bill or worst, suffering with the problem for the rest of your life!

Whiplash Symptoms Can Include

• Neck pain and stiffness (often in the front of your neck too)
• Headaches, often at the base of the skull
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating
• Ringing in the ears
• Sleep disturbances
• Irritability
• Emotional upset- from fear, to crying to anger, unexpectedly
• Speech changes
• Difficulty Swallowing
• Memory problems
• Concussion

If you have been involved in a car accident, you most likely suffered a Whiplash type injury.

Research shows that left untreated, you most likely will end up with some type of permanent damage. Don't wait till it is too late, Get checked today!

Click Whiplash Specialist or call our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely no charge.

 If you would like to find out more about our office click Concord Chiropractor.

Car accident injuries increases with patient weight

Barton Chiropractic in Concord has been a leader in Whiplash injuries for over 26 years. Our testimony as expert witnesses has benefited many patients as they settle their case.



Car Accident settlements are often dependent on the doctors ability to accurately document injuries. If you can't prove to an insurance company that the patient was injured, they have no case. This  is just one of the reasons that attorneys from all over the state of California refer cases to our office. If you have been injured in a car accident, not only will you get the best possible care but amazing attention to detail.

 

We are constantly keeping up on the latest research to help our patients. Research like this is often beneficial in helping settle a patients case.

 

SEATTLE (CBS Seattle) – A new study claims that obesity could increase your chances of being involved in a car accident, as a consequence being prone to  more severe injuries.

The study, conducted by Canadian scientists at the University of Laval and published in the Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, claimed that morbidly obese drivers may be at increased risk of a crash due to weight-related health complications.

Furthermore, car designs that are not designed to accommodate than bigger frames could leave obese drivers in more serious conditions following an accident.

 “Poor car-to-person fit is thought to be the principal grounds of the amplified risk of injury and fatality in car accidents for people who are obese or overweight versus people who are considered average,” a portion of the study published by the Ottawa Citizen read.

The study sustained, “For all those persons that have a body structure different than the standard used in designing cars, their exchanges with the safety features, such as the seat belts and airbags, may not occur as wished-for.”

Many cars are reportedly designed with a 163-pound person in mind.

Researchers as well claim that car makers should try to design vehicles whose safety features are more bendable, in order to make available protection for a more diverse range of drivers.

Numerous prior studies were also examined in the process, including one which found that found men with body mass indexes greater than 30 were more likely to suffer facial, spinal, head and upper chest injuries in a collision than those with BMIs below 30.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, click Barton Chiropractic in Concord or call our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a free consultation. If you are out of the area, feel free to access any of the research articles on our website.