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Most people who are involved in an auto accident tend to use the condition of their vehicle as a marker for the severity of the accident.
\nAfter all, if the car doesn\u2019t look totaled, then how bad could it have been, right? And if the ER nurse sent you home and said you were fine, then that\u2019s the end of it, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, this isn\u2019t always the case. Even if your car looks fine, and even if the attending ER physician said you\u2019ve got no broken bones, you\u2019re likely quite some distance from being fine. The reality is that if you were in an auto accident of any severity level, it probably saw your body moving at some speed, then stopping abruptly. That kind of sudden change can put stress and strain on your musculoskeletal system that can have lasting repercussions, and if left untended, it can cause you a lot of pain.<\/p>\n
Think about it. The above would be like saying if you didn\u2019t break a bone it doesn\u2019t hurt, but if you\u2019ve ever sprained your ankle, or any other part of your body, then you know that\u2019s a categorically false statement.<\/p>\n
The bottom line is that there\u2019s no such thing as a \u201cminor auto accident,\u201d and you owe it to yourself to get thoroughly checked out after you\u2019ve been involved in one.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s great if the ER doc says you\u2019re fine. He\u2019s a triage doctor and trained to treat critical, life-threatening injuries, and it sounds like you managed to avoid one of those. After breathing a sigh of relief on that front, now it\u2019s time to get the rest of you checked out. Your chiropractor can properly assess the damage to your musculoskeletal system and create a treatment plan that will make those post-accident aches and pains you\u2019re feeling a thing of the past in short order.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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