Whiplash pain can linger long after a car accident

Whiplash pain can linger long after a car accident

Whiplash is the most common type of personal injury suffered in a rear-end auto accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 800,000 whiplash injuries are reported each year. The Back & Neck Pain Center reports that because symptoms of a whiplash injury can take weeks or months to manifest, it is…

Texting and driving? Watch out for the Textalyzer!

Texting and driving? Watch out for the Textalyzer!

Distracted driving due to cellphone use is reaching troubling levels, despite more states banning texting by drivers, Colorado among them. According to the latest figures from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2014, 32,675 Americans died in traffic crashes, and in 94 percent of these crashes, the driver was the cause of…

Why chronic auto accident pain may linger long after the crash

Why chronic auto accident pain may linger long after the crash

Although the number of motor vehicle collisions, and those reporting an injury after an accident, have decreased in the past decade, this data fails to tell the entire story. “Ninety percent of patients seen in the emergency department after motor vehicle collisions are not admitted,” says Ana Bermudez, a clinical research coordinator at the University…

What You Need to Know to Battle Bad Faith Insurance Denials

What You Need to Know to Battle Bad Faith Insurance Denials

We have insurance to protect our health, homes, and vehicles. But what happens when the promise of protection and coverage gets denied, even when we are entitled to it?  While most insurance companies are in the business of sticking to their promises, even the best of the best find themselves engaging in bad faith insurance…