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Dealing with Back or Neck Pain Following an Auto Accident

DEALING WITH BACK OR NECK PAIN FOLLOWING AN AUTO ACCIDENT ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES ACROSS AMERICA 10.8 MILLION Auto Accidents Per Year 28% INJURY NECK & BACK ACCIDENTS INJURIES ARE #1 CARE AFTER AN ACCIDENT AREAS MOST COMMONLY INJURED CERVICAL SPINE Neck SHOULDERS THORACIC SPINE Mid and upper back LUMBAR AND SACRAL SPINE Lower back INJURIES HERNIATED DISC Cause of 25% of back pain Symptoms: Pain, numbness, weakness in back or limbs SPINAL DAMAGE Symptoms: Numbness or paralysis in some or all of body COMPRESSION FRACTURE 66% go undiagnosed Symptoms: Pain, difficulty breathing, changed posture SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE Includes: Sprains, strains, and tears Symptoms: Pain, stiffness, headache Onset of symptoms often delayed 1-2 days 1.99 MILLION 25% WHIPLASH INJURIES occur from auto accidents each year of patients still suffer 6 months - 1 year later INSURANCE 66% 57% AGENCY CLAIMS for whiplash of bodily injury liability coverage claims of personal injury protection coverage claims 26% WOMEN AT HIGHER RISK OF PEOPLE in rear-end collisions report neck injuries 2x more likely to sustain neck injury 3x more likely to be disabled as driver 4x more likely to be disabled from back seat INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY SpineOne www.spineonemedicalcenter.com Sources http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1107 pdf http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s1103.pdf http://www.census gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s112.pdf http://www.ihs.org/research/ganda/neck injury.aspx http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC32567T73/figure/f1-aam52 p117/ http://www.disabled world.com/disability/accidents/injury m/medical types.php http:/ ekomminectomylarti htm dtatd

Dealing with Back or Neck Pain Following an Auto Accident

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Whiplash injuries from auto accidents affect almost 2 million Americans each year. Studies show that 25% of these injured individuals continue to suffer a year after the accident. View this infographi...

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