Brain, spinal injuries can change your life

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Imagine that as you are driving down the highway, you are struck by another driver. The crash causes your vehicle to spin out of control, and you collide with the center divider at a high speed. You survive the crash, as does the driver of the other vehicle. And miraculously, neither of you suffer serious injuries. There are certainly scrapes and bruises, but somehow both of you make it out of the wreck without any broken bones or other severe injuries.

Or at least that’s the way it seems at first.

After the crash, you meet with medical responders and get treated. But hours pass. Then days. That twinge in your neck hasn’t gone away. The headaches are getting worse. Your concentration hasn’t been what it was since the accident. Your back constantly hurts. What is happening to you?

You’ve likely suffered a brain injury, a spinal cord injury, whiplash, or any combination of the three. These injuries are insidious. They are very difficult to recognize in many cases, and their effects aren’t fully realized until much later. As minor as whiplash may seem, it can be a life-changing injury that has a dramatic effect on many different aspects of a person’s physicality and mental acuity.

These injuries are also common in rollover accidents, where the upper body can be torqued and impacted in unnatural and painful ways. If you suffer any of these injuries and you were in a motor vehicle accident that was started by a negligent driver, consult with an attorney immediately.

Brain, spinal injuries can change your life

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