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Auto Injury Treatment In Leesburg, Virginia

Auto accident injury victims often have many questions about this unexpected trauma. What are your MVA rights? How can you get the care you need following a car accident? Who will pay for your auto injury treatment? What should you tell the insurance company about the MVA and your auto injuries? What if you have pain weeks after the car accident? Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg created this website with the purpose of providing important information about motor vehicle accidents (MVA) and the care you need to recover from our auto injury.

Important Auto Injury Questions

What Happens In An Automobile Accident?
Can You Be Injured In A Car Accident And Have Little Or No Vehicle Damage?
What Should You Do Following An Auto Accident?
What If You Don't Hurt Immediately After The MVA?
What Should You Tell The Insurance Company?
What Is The Best Treatment Option for Soft Tissue Auto Injury?
What Can Happen If You Don't Get Treatment Following A MVA?
Who Pays For The Auto Injury Treatment?
What Happens During The Initial Visit At Fink Family Wellness Of Leesburg?
Do You Need An Attorney After A MVA?

What Happens To You In An Automobile Accident?

It depends on the type of accident. Being hit from the side is much different from a head-on collision. What happens to the car's occupant is determined by many factors. This includes the speed of the collision, the position of the victim relative to the impact site and many others. One of the most common types of motor vehicle accident is the rear end collision. In this situation, your vehicle is struck from behind while you are stopped. In less than a second, a series of traumatic events takes place. The rear bumper of your car is hit and the force of the impact is transferred forward to the frame. This pushes the car forward. The driver's seatback moves backward. Then the car slows. The driver's seatback acts like a springboard and snaps forward. The seatbelt/shoulder harness engages, pinning the driver to the seat. However, nothing stops the head from continuing forward. In fact, the head moves at 2.5 times the speed of impact. That means if you are hit from behind at 20mph, your head is moving at 50 MPH. It is the neck that takes the brunt of this violent movement. The result is commonly called whiplash.
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Can You Be Injured In A Car Accident And Have Little Or No Vehicle Damage?

Absolutely. There are many peer reviewed studies that demonstrate that the damage done to a vehicle has no relation to the injury sustained by the automobile occupant. Consider the fact that bumpers are made to sustain a 10-15 MPH impact and show no damage. But the force of that impact doesn't disappear. It transfers to the frame of the car. That's why you feel the car lurch. That jolt may not seem like a lot but it can be more than enough to set up the occupant for chronic pain. There are many circumstances that increase the likelihood for injury. Women are more likely to become injuried. This is because car seats are designed for the average male driver.

Posture and position can play an important role in auto injury.You hear the car behind you braking to avoid the accident. Without hesitating you turn look in the rear view mirror. Twisting your neck on impact makes the injury worse. And that's just one of the factors that can cause an auto injury even without damage to the motor vehicle.
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What Should You Do Following An Auto Accident?

Wait for the police and make sure to get a police report. Exchange driver's license and insurance information with the other driver. Report the accident to your insurance company. Get to your chiropractor to have your soft tissue injuries evaluated. Should you go to the emergency room first? The answer is yes if you are bleeding, experience dizziness, nausea, blurry vision or if you lost consciousness during the accident. When released from the hospital get to the chiropractor. The doctors at Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg are trained to evaluate soft tissue injury caused by motor vehicle accidents. Do not take the ER doctor's word for soft tissue injury. They are concerned with life threatening injuries, not soft tissue damage that may lead to chronic pain. Use cold packs on your neck and other areas of injury. Do not use heat. This will make injuries worse.
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What If You Don't Hurt Immediately After The MVA?

It is very common to feel shaken up after an accident and feel no pain. That's because the body's chemicals are covering it up. Do not take this as a sign that you escaped injury. Often, later that day or a couple of days later the pain and stiffness will begin to show up. Since soft tissue injuries involve the tearing of muscle, the body will lay down scar tissue. Scar tissue is more sensitive and less elastic than the original muscle. As the scar tissue accumulates, the motor vehicle accident victim notices loss of range of motion and more pain. This can continue to get worse for weeks. Getting treatment early is a key to minimizing the negative effects of an auto injury.

Sometimes, an auto accident victims ignore the pain hoping that it will "just go away." Maybe you had an accident several months ago. Now you realize that the pain has become chronic. Can you still get the care you need to avoid a lifetime of pain? Yes, you can. Under Virginia law, a auto accident victim has two years to get treatment for an injury and the insurance company is responsible. Keep in mind that delaying treatment makes it more difficult for you to recover from your injuries. In addition, delay of treatment weakeness your case with the insurance company.
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What Should You Tell The Insurance Company?

Obviously, you need to report the accident. When it comes to your condition, say as little as possible. Remember insurance companies record your conversation. They have their own agenda and even if it's your insurance company, they will look out for the company's bottom line before your health. Following an accident you have no idea how badly your are hurt. It's too early to tell. So tell them the truth. Your best answer to questions about your injuries might be something like, “I don't know, yet. I'm going to get checked out.”
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What Is The Best Treatment Option For Soft Tissue Auto Injury?

For the vast majority of soft tissue auto injuries, chiropractic care is your best choice. This is born out by articles from peer reviewed journals. A study in the journal Injury states,“The results of this retrospective study would suggest that benefits can occur in over 90% of patients undergoing chiropractic treatment for chronic whiplash injury.” These patient had already tried other therapies and ended up with chronic pain. Even though they delayed chiropractic care following the accident 9 out of 10 still improved. Imagine how well they would have done if they had started with chiropractic.

Of course, chiropractic is not the only type of treatment for soft tissue injuries. Massage and acupuncture can be excellent adjunctive therapies that can increase the effectiveness of the primary chiropractic care. At Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg, chiropractic, acupuncture and massage services are available.
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What Can Happen If You Don't Get Treatment Following A MVA?

Scar tissue formation is a natural process due to the bleeding that happens in traumatic auto injuries. It tends to form in a haphazard fashion instead of along the functional lines of the muscle. The result is more restriction of movement and pain. Chiropractic care increases the range of motion, improves function and reduces pain. Patients who begin care immediately following a motor vehicle accident tend to require less care than those that don't. When it comes to getting treatment for auto accident injuries the old axiom, “the sooner the better” definitely applies.
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Who Pays For The Auto Injury Treatment?

Treatment for auto accident injuries can be paid for a number of different ways. Many patients feel that the insurance company of the party at fault should pay all the bills. Unfortunately, third party insurance carriers will not pay any medical expenses until the case is settled. . This puts you at a disadvantage and can create financial pressure for the patient to settle the case before your treatment is completed. Unlike many health care practitioners, if third party insurance is your only payment option, Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg will accept third party insurance assignment if an approved attorney is involved.

The med-pay rider of the your auto insurance is designed to pay for medical expenses following a car accident. If you don't have this coverage on your car, get it before you need it. Med-pay will pay Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg directly for care. The balance of the treatment, if any, can be paid out of the settlement with the other driver.

Your major medical insurance is also another option for a portion of your treatment. The main disadvantage of using your insurance is that you may use up all of your chiropractic benefits in the process.

In conclusion, there are a number of ways to get the care you need without fretting over the payment. The staff at Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg will explain your options prior to any care.
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What Happens During The Initial Visit At Fink Family Wellness Of Leesburg?

The doctors at Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg will take a detailed history of the accident and your symptoms. Neurological and orthopedics tests will be performed. Necessary xrays will be taken. Prior to treatment, all procedures will be explained in detail and your questions will be answered. Initial treatment will be performed and future treatments will be scheduled. Most patients find that Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg's approach is not only effective but extremely comprehensive.
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Do You Need An Attorney After A MVA?

It is in your best interest to have an attorney represent you after a car accident. Typically victims who have representation end up with better settlements than those that don't. In addition, if you are relying on the insurance company of the party at fault to pay your auto injury treatment bills, legal representation is required for Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg to accept that financial arrangement. Fink Family Wellness of Leesburg works with many attorneys in Leesburg, Loudoun county and Northern Virginia. If you need a referral, we will be happy to provide a list from which may can choose.
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