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to the National Spinal Cord Injury Database motor vehicle crashes have
accounted for about 36% of all new spinal cord injuries in the U.S.
Automobile accidents remain the number one cause of spinal injury.
Cervical injuries occur when the muscles in the
neck are strained or sprained resulting in minor damage of the
surrounding soft tissue. A major
cause of cervical injury is whiplash from an accident.
Whiplash can be caused by car accidents at
speeds of only 25 miles per hour.
Whiplash occurs when the neck is quickly snapped forwards or backwards
causing the ligaments of the neck to tear. Symptoms of neck pain
may be delayed by hours or days due to adrenalin being present in the
body after an accident.
If you were involved in an auto accident, it is important to protect
your legal rights. Review the "10
Rules to follow if you are in an accident" instructions
provided. Then call a personal injury lawyer.
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