Car accidents are really and epidemic now.  Cars can drive faster and there are a lot more cars on the road now.  Everyone is in a hurry.  Many people are on their phones.  You hear of many horrific accidents.  But you don’t to have to be in a really bad accident to suffer a lot injury. Even accidents with little damage to your car, can cause a lot of problems.

 In a typical rear-end car accident, the injury occurs when your car is pushed out from underneath you by the impact and then the stopping quickly in a third of second.  When this happens your body is jerked backwards and then suddenly thrown forward. The effects of this “whiplash” movement is that the ligaments of the spine become over stretched and torn (Sprained) in the front and back of the spine.  The movement also causes misalignment of the spine, which is a big problem that occurs in car accidents. The disc can get torn or shifted out of place.  There are little joints in the back of the spine called the Facet joints.  These are about the size of one of your finger joints and have nerve endings.  Injury to the […]