At LaGrange Chiropractic, you can get medical treatment immediately after any auto accident with all, medical bills and lost wages paid immediately, whether you were at fault or not!
If you have experienced an auto accident, the injuries caused to your spine from the impact are not always immediately apparent. While some auto accident victims experience whiplash or acute back pain after the experience, others have more subtle injuries that can lead to further complications if left untreated.
At LaGrange Chiropractic in La Grange, Kentucky, Dr. Lee Petrucci provides comprehensive evaluations of auto accident victims and can determine the amount of trauma sustained by the back and neck. We offer multiple treatment modalities, including massage therapy and chiropractic care, to help restore full functionality of your spine. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.
We serve areas such as Oldham County, Carrollton, Crestwood, Bedford, Buckner, Campbellsburg, Henry County and Trimble County, KY.
Why Treat Auto Accident Injuries?
Although auto accident injuries may not seem serious at the time, leaving them untreated can lead to multiple conditions including:
- Headaches
- Neck pain
- Tingling
- Numbness
- Insomnia
- Low back pain
- Sciatica
- And more
These conditions can potentially affect your day-to-day activities and impair your quality of life. At LaGrange Chiropractic, Dr. Petrucci can evaluate the symptoms of your auto accident injuries and develop a treatment plan to relieve your condition and optimize your mobility.
How are Auto Accident Injuries Treated?
The acute inflammation that often results from the impact of an auto accident can be prevented from spreading elsewhere in the body through chiropractic care and other treatment modalities that can be discussed during your consultation. Chiropractic care can also adjust subluxations – misalignments of the vertebrae or bones of the spine that can be caused by accidents as well as the wear and tear of everyday life. This therapy can not only help the body heal itself after an auto accident, but it can also prevent the trauma from becoming worse or long-lasting.
Support for Auto Accident Victims
At LaGrange Chiropractic, we understand what a stressful and anxious experience an auto accident can be, and we offer the expert services of legal professionals right here in our La Grange office to assist you through this difficult time. Rather than letting auto accident injuries overtake your body, relieve your pain and address your legal concerns at LaGrange Chiropractic.
IMPORTANT POINTS
— ” WHIPLASH ” AUTO INJURIES ARE DIFFERENT FROM OTHER INJURIES….HERE’S WHY —
Point #1 Whiplash injuries have nothing to do with having “broken bones”…or….bleeding. In other words, just because there was NO BLOOD in your car….that does NOT mean you weren’t INJURED from your car accident.
Point #2 PAIN and other SYMPTOMS from your car accident are not caused from having “broken bones”…or…a “bad DISC”. To properly treat a patient who has suffered a WHIPLASH injury from a car accident—-it’s not enough to treat just the PAIN. There is also nerve damage, soft tissue damage, muscle spasm, inflammation, scar tissue, and a loss of body function… which all affect a person’s normal Activities of Daily Living—-ie. BENDING, LIFTING, ABILITY TO TURN YOUR NECK, ABILITY TO DRESS OR BATHE, ABILITY TO DO HOUSEWORK, ABILITY TO DO YOUR JOB, ABILITY TO DRIVE A CAR, and your ABILITY TO LEAD A NORMAL LIFE. To rehabilitate a “whiplash” type injury from an auto accident—-it’s not about ONLY treating your PAIN. That alone will not fix your problem.
Point #3 A “whiplash” injury has nothing to do with having a “bad” DISC in your neck or back (like a ruptured disc). Disc injuries that cause a ruptured disc are from lifting and twisting movements—and not associated with car accident “whiplash” injuries. They are NOT the same.
Point #4 A “whiplash” injury involves PINCHED NERVES, NUMBNESS, INFLAMMATION, SCAR TISSUE, FACET CAPSULE TEARING & JAMMING, TISSUE SWELLING, BIOMECHANICAL JOINT DYSFUNCTION, LIGAMENT STRETCHING & TEARING, AND MUSCLE SPASMS with MUSCLE GUARDING—and is NOT related to having broken bones… bleeding…or from having a “bad disc”.
Point #5 Symptoms usually do not show up until WEEKS…or….even MONTHS after your accident. This is due to the slow BUILD UP of scar tissue and tissue inflammation over time (weeks or months). That is why your insurance company will CALL you right after your car wreck—BEFORE you start having problems—hoping you will tell them you were “not injured”.
Point #6 As a follow up to point #5 above…your insurance company will CALL YOU and ask you for a recorded statement—asking you if you were INJURED. Until you are properly < checked out > by an AUTO ACCIDENT INJURY SPECIALIST….such as Dr. Alampi, just advise them you are going to see a DOCTOR to find out. Then….tell them that you have a LAWYER—and they will not call you anymore.
Point #7 Your insurance company is NOT your friend, especially when you’ve had a car accident. They do not CARE about your injuries—their only concern is about not having to spend any MONEY for your doctor bills. BELIEVE IT….your own insurance company is not your “friend” after you’ve had an accident. So….make sure that you have a LAWYER—so you get your NO-FAULT BENEFITS paid—for doctor bills and other expenses related to your car accident….such as transportation.
Point #8 Your lawyer may ask you to go for an MRI. An MRI is useless for diagnosing a “whiplash” injury. 99% of the time…an MRI will show nothing–because MRI’s are used to diagnose a ruptured disc– and a ruptured disc is not typically seen with a “whiplash” injury. Also…if your MRI comes back NEGATIVE…and doesn’t show anything—like a herniated or ruptured disc—the insurance company may try to say that you were not INJURED from your car accident.
Point #9 Hospitals do not treat “whiplash” injuries. They only treat for broken bones and bleeding–which are not seen in a typical “whiplash” type injury. They will probably prescribe Flexeril ( a muscle relaxer ) and then refer you for physical therapy. However, a physical therapy clinic will NOT treat your pinched nerves, scar tissue, inflammation, facet joint damage, muscle spasm, or spinal joint dysfunction—caused from your auto accident. OUR OFFICE WILL.
Point #10 Hospital doctors and/or physical therapy clinics will NOT testify for you in court—as an EXPERT WITNESS–to document your injuries from your auto accident. OUR OFFICE WILL.
Point #11 Do not be fooled by offices that only offer LASER “pain treatments” !! PAIN from a “whiplash” auto injury is a sign of something much more serious. LASER PAIN TREATMENTS will NOT FIX a “whiplash” injury from a car accident. LASER PAIN TREATMENTS will NOT FIX your injured spine, or your nerve damage (pinched nerves), or herniated discs, or bulging discs , or a concussion (brain injury)– caused from a car accident
Contact us today to schedule a consultation at our La Grange office and have your auto accident injuries expertly diagnosed and treated by Dr. Petrucci.
Dr. Lee L. Petrucci, DC provides Chiropractic Care for Auto Accident Victims to the following locations: Crestwood, Oldham County, Buckner, Bedford, Campbellsburg, Carrollton, and La Grange KY.