Can soft tissue injuries really result in long term medical treatment? Stockbridge, Georgia woman injured on Interstate 75 in McDonough, Georgia
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28.02.2012 13:58:27
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The answer is an unequivocal “yes”. While the insurance industry often tries to downplay the significance of soft tissue injuries based upon the lack of “objective evidence” in an X Ray, the truth is that millions of people suffer from soft tissue injuries resulting from car collisions. While an X Ray often times won’t reveal the presence of a soft tissue injury, there are plenty of other signs that one can use to establish the existence of the injury. For example, the lawyers at SMITH, WELCH, WEBB & WHITE, LLC recently represented a Stockbridge, Georgia woman injured when her vehicle was rear ended by a work truck on Interstate 75 in McDonough, Henry County, Georgia. Although her X Ray was negative, her treating physician documented several things during the course of her treatment that proved helpful in establishing her injuries, including a decreased cervical range of motion (decrease in flexion and extension of the joints in the cervical spine) and some sensory impairment. In this case, conservative treatment lasted for nearly a year and the prognosis included long term residual muscle pain and neck stiffness. As is the case in every injury, documentation of all aspects of the injury are crucial.
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Posted by John P. Webb
John P. Webb
John Webb specializes in car accidents, personal injury, tractor trailer litigation, and has appeared as a guest commentator, providing legal opinions for CNN, Fox News and MSNBC. His office is in Stockbridge, Georgia.