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Automobile fires are very common. They can be caused by gas explosions that shoot debris with great force. Car parts can become shrapnel in the explosion. The depth of the wound has three classifications: first degree, second degree, and third degree. First degree, or superficial, burns involve only the epidermis. A second degree and third Click to Read More…

Serious injuries often involve fractures. A careful survey of the whole body is required soon after the injury to make sure that no bones are broken. X-rays, CT scans, bone scans or MRI scans are needed to rule out fractures.

Routinely ignored by most doctors are the symptoms of memory loss and attention difficulty which often translates in slowed speed of mental processing and reduced ability to solve problems. These symptoms require further assessment by our Neurologist and Neuropsychologist. Treatment Medicines are available. Cognitive rehabilitation (CR) can also help when performed under the guidance of Click to Read More…

Infrequently seen but these symptoms have disastrous and embarrassing consequences for the people who suffer from them. Most other doctors never ask questions about these conditions and hence the injuries causing them are not discovered in a timely fashion. Delay in treatment can result in permanency of the condition. Even if no neurological cause for Click to Read More…

These are symptoms or nervous system injury and need prompt neurological evaluation to prevent permanent nervous system injury. Nerve studies, MRI or other scans may be utilized by our Neurologist to study these conditions and to treat the root cause of the symptoms. It is noteworthy blind chiropractic and physical therapy treatments without determining the Click to Read More…

Direct injury to the eye ball, nerves behind the eye or the nerve pathways in the brain may get injured in automobile accidents and require prompt attention and treatment by a neurologist and ophthalmologist. Blurring of vision is also extremely common and requires a careful neurological assessment and testing.

Central Nervous System (Brain and Spinal Cord) injury and Peripheral nervous system injury (Nerves, roots and muscles) can lead to paralysis. If not treated quickly it can become permanent. Treatment Medicines or surgery depending upon the level and type of injury. Chiropractic and physical therapy can only be used under the direction of a Neurologist.

Car accidents are a leading cause of head and brain injuries. Brain injury can occur when the head has been struck usually by striking an object such as a windshield or the brain undergoes a sudden acceleration/deceleration movement (as in a whiplash injury) without direct external trauma to the head. Many brain injuries are the Click to Read More…

Shoulder joint discomfort is seen either with direct injury to this joint or as referred discomfort/ radicular discomfort from the neck. An MRI of the shoulder is often needed when range of motion of the shoulder produces discomfortort there is suspicion of a dislocation. Treatment Our medical doctor will do the initial evaluation and may Click to Read More…

Knee discomfort is quite common and is usually related to jamming the knee against the interior of the car. This may occur because of torn cartilage, ligaments or bony contusions. The nerves around the knee may also be damaged. Hip pain is often referred to the knee. Treatment Most minor injures to the knee respond to Click to Read More…

Uncommonly seen after the accidents and positively indicates an injury to the head. This can be an indicator of serious bleeding in or around the brain but may also occur with injury to the inner ear where our balance control system resides. Treatment Medicines and maneuvers are available to fix this problem quickly. The doctor Click to Read More…

A very common injury type commonly ignored by most physicians because of their own lack of knowledge and due to the common belief of society to underestimate the importance of psychological injury and its affects on the general health of the person. This may take the form of anxiety about driving, looking back frequently in Click to Read More…

Car accidents place enormous strains on the body. The sudden force and deceleration from a car accident may compress or damage the back. The complicated bones and discs that form the spine can be seriously damaged. Car accidents may cause herniated (slipped) discs, ruptured discs or spinal (vertebrae) fractures. An added problem is that the Click to Read More…

Whiplash hurls your head violently backward (hyperextension) and forward (hyperflexion) injuring your neck. The injury is worse if the neck was turned to the side at the time of the accident. Whiplash is the most common injury resulting from car accidents. Whiplash can cause injury to inter-vertebral joints, discs, and ligaments, cervical muscles, and nerves. Click to Read More…

These are extremely common after car injury or other injuries to head and neck. Although more serious conditions like blood clots have to be considered but usually these headaches have their origin in the nerves around the head and upper neck. These headaches respond quite well to proper medical treatment including medicines, physical and chiropractic Click to Read More…