#5 Disc Injury – People do not know after a car accident if they have an injured/damaged or herniated disc. Spinal Discs are the disc shaped cartilage tissue between the bone vertebrae in the spine and they can and frequently are injured in a car accident. These injuries are usually not identified in the Emergency Room and may require a MRI to confirm the injury. Please see this article on Disc Injury for additional information and references: Disc Injury – HurtAZ.com | Arizona’s Car Accident Injury Lawyer For best results, you should have an attorney check coverage and limits and assist and advise on treatment for disc injury after a car accident
#4 Tendon/Ligament Injury – Tendon and ligament injury is not uncommon in car collisions and frequently undiagnosed. This can occur in the shoulder, spine, hands, feet, or extremities, or other places. The different types of tendon/ligament injuries have different limitation, pain and symptoms, and ways to treat. Having car accident medical providers and an experienced car accident lawyer not only helps to diagnose and properly treat these injuries, but will maximize your results and recovery.
#3 Dislocation – Dislocations are also common after auto accidents. Shoulder dislocation and rotator cuff injuries and tears are unfortunately not only common after a car accident, but also commonly not diagnosed. They are often missed by the radiology in the Emergency Room and are often left untreated leading to permanent injury and limitation. Consulting with an experienced injury lawyer and car accident medical providers will help to make sure you get the best care and results for dislocation and other frequently missed and undiagnosed injuries.
#2 Whiplash – Surprisingly, not only do emergency rooms and health insurance providers miss and fail to treat “whiplash” or neck and back injury and sprains/strains, but sometimes people do not even realize they are injured. Frequently pain does not set in until hours or even sometimes a week or more after the collision and may manifest in the form of headaches, trouble sleeping, anxiety, exhaustion, stiffness, pr many other symptoms. Pain is not always indicative of injury. Whiplash or neck/back sprains and strains commonly result from car accidents. Whiplash – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic For best results and treatment for any injury after a car accident, you should always consult with a lawyer.
#1 Brain Injury – One of the most serious car accident injuries is also one of the most frequently undiagnosed. Emergency Rooms generally do not thoroughly screen, test, or use complete radiology to anything other than life threatening brain injury. Most Emergency Rooms do not have MRI equipment which is beneficial in treating and diagnosing brain injury. Even worse, people usually don’t know when they have a brain injury or concussion.
There are many other injuries that may not be noted or diagnosed after a collision including fractures, emotional injury, CTE, PTSD, dental injuries including TMJ, and others. If you or a loved one have been or may have been injured in a car accident, please call me for a free consultation. If I am able to take your case, I work on contingency fee where my job is to get you money! My job is to get you compensation for pain, suffering, discomfort, trouble and inconvenience, wage loss and injury and to get your bills paid. Please call if you have any questions or for a no cost or obligation evaluation of your claim.
