Proof of Injuries

Scientific & Medical Proof that Car Accident Injuries DO EXIST!

 No one intends to get involved in a car accident, but the truth is, every time you get into a car, you are at risk for car accident injuries. In many cases, the car accident insurance companies deny, delay and defend by denying that an injuries occurred or are not as serious as the injured person and their doctor knows to be true. Sometimes, you are lucky and your injuries may not seem to be serious and you may feel as though you don't require treatment. However, minor injuries can often become a more serious problem later on down the road if they aren't treated properly. Making use of the technology available to diagnose hidden car accident injuries can provide you with the comfort that all of your injuries are accounted for and treated properly so your body can heal.

 Since car accident injuries don't always occur in car accidents, so it is critical to evaluate persons who may have been injured to determine if they suffered any injury at all and, if so, how severe –or not- the injury actually is. These actual injuries may often be very subtle, hard to detect in a standard medical exam and not create pain or other noticeable problems for several months or even years after the accident. Obviously, an insurance company won't want to pay for injuries that are unknown or hidden, particularly if they aren’t notified of the injuries soon after the car crash. Therefore, it is important to be evaluated for car accident injuries as soon as possible, even if you are feeling OK and figure any problems will go away soon. Equally important, the examination must use tools that have proven value in diagnosing car accident injuries to determine if they exist and, if so, the extent or severity of the injury.

 Car Accident Injury Evaluation Requires Expertise

Someone who is injured severely in a car accident is likely to receive medical attention right away, while someone with minor or undetected car accident injuries may wait too long to seek the medical attention needed to properly treat his injuries. But severely injured people focus on the obvious injuries and ignore less obvious injuries, even though such injuries may create more pain and limitations over a lifetime than the obvious broken bone, skin or other tissue. Broken bones heal well with proper care and don’t create lifetime problems, but the ligament attached to that bone probably will never heal and create problems for the remainder of a person’s life. Because the undetected injuries can impact your ligaments or other tissues, which can cause problems later on in life, you may not realize how severe your injuries really are. Failure to receive the treatment you need for even the most minor injuries can result in the build-up of scar tissue, inflammation or even arthritis in your future. Therefore, even if you feel fine, it is important to visit a doctor for an evaluation.

 Importance of Testing

When you don't get yourself tested for hidden car accident injuries, you are losing precious time that can make the difference between a full recovery and more serious issues down the road. Instead, you need to test for any hidden injuries you may have experienced so your doctor can create a full treatment plan to protect your body against developing irreversible problems that can have an impact on you for your entire life. The testing available for these injuries is non-invasive, which provides you with a quick, easy way to know that your body is as healthy as possible, both now and in the future. And if its not, then you can seek the treatment you require as soon as possible for a faster recovery.

 Symptoms Are Not Always Obvious

Even if you don't feel as though you have an injury that requires medical attention or compensation, it is important to watch for symptoms beginning immediately after the car accident. If your car accident injuries are minor, you may experience one or several of the following symptoms:

• Headaches -- severe or mild
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Extremity pain
• Neck or back pain

Any time you experience pain in your body, it is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong. If you choose to ignore those signals, your car accident injuries will go untreated and can lead to more problems in the future for your body.

 Surface EMG Evaluation Paints Pictures of Your Injuries

One of the tools doctors can use to evaluate for hidden car accident injuries is a surface EMG. This non-invasive diagnostic tool provides doctors with a way to check for potential car accident injuries that may not immediately show up on regular scans, such as x-rays and soft tissue scans. The surface EMG evaluates your back and neck for potential damage that may be the direct result of your car accident. However, this test can only pinpoint potential damage from car accident injuries, not diagnose the injuries themselves. If the surface EMG reveals potential damage, it is important to take your results to your regular doctor for a more thorough diagnosis of your car accident injuries.

 J-Tech Digital Range of Motion

Another major symptom of hidden car accident injuries affects your range of motion in a specific area, such as your head and neck. The use of a J-Tech digital range of motion scanner can help a doctor pinpoint whether you may have an injury in the area that affects your range of motion. Many people feel that it is normal to feel stiff after a car accident. However, like pain, stiffness is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong in your body. Through the range of motion test, the doctor will place two devices on your body to test your range of motion, such as the top of your head and your lower neck to test your neck's range of motion. The doctor will request that you move the body part in question in various directions as far as you can. The devices measure your range of motion and make an assessment based on the readings.

 J-Tech Digital Strength Testing

Weakness can also indicate that you have hidden car accident injuries within your body. This weakness is often attributed to soreness or general discomfort after a car accident; however, it is not normal to feel weak. The J-Tech digital strength testing apparatus allows a doctor to test the strength in your arms and legs that may weaken as a result of car accident injuries. The doctor will require you to push, pull and squeeze various objects while the machine takes readings that indicate your level of strength. A weakened state to your muscles can indicate hidden car accident injuries that require medical attention.

 Other tests that Experts Use to Diagnose Injuries

It’s not practical to list all the tests used by a car accident medical expert, but the ones above provide the strongest documentation of these type injuries. The proper selection and use of the many tests available to the expert makes the diagnosis of car accident injuries a challenging art best left to the skilled expert.