Facts About Whiplash in Ogden

The fact is only about 22% of auto injuries occur when impacts were greater than 12 mph. 60% of injuries happen in car accidents with low speeds of 6-12 mph, and yet another 18% received soft tissue injury when impact was less than 6 mph.

Most cars can withstand a crash of 8-12 mph without any damage. More than half of all whiplash injuries happen without any damage to the vehicle.

The fact is, an individual may have some pain immediately following a car accident, but whiplash symptoms may not occur for hours, days, weeks or possibly even months. This is why it's imperative for anyone involved in a car accident to seek professional health care immediately to determine whether a whiplash injury has actually occurred.

There are many factors that affect the severity and length of whiplash symptoms. Your age, your gender, even your physical condition and posture play a vital role. As you get older, you start to lose flexibility and strength in your neck. When this happens, your neck can't handle the strain from an auto accident as well as it once could.

Statistically, women experience whiplash more than men. This is primarily due to the fact that men have stronger neck muscles and women have smaller neck bones. Poor posture at the time of the accident can worsen the whiplash injury. If you are a smoker, the healing process can be prolonged. Each of these factors alone or combined can have a major impact on how severe your whiplash injury will be or the length of time it may take to recover.

The fact is, there can be many symptoms in a whiplash injury. Neck pain, shoulder injury and upper back pain are just a few. The following injury statistical averages are astounding and eye opening: 92% of whiplash injuries cause neck pain. 57% suffer headaches, 56% fatigue, 49% shoulder pain, 44% anxiety (yes, anxiety), 42% upper back pain, 39% low back pain, 39% sleep disturbance, 26% impaired concentration. These are many but not all of the symptoms from whiplash injuries.

If you are in a car accident, you should be checked out as soon as possible by a chiropractor. You may not realize that you've sustained an auto accident injury. Whiplash injury can improve with chiropractic care. A chiropractor will conduct an exam and may request x-rays when diagnosing your injury. If a chiropractor does determine that a whiplash injury has occurred he/ she may use a number of safe and effective treatment options to help restore the proper range of motion of the affected area.