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One of the most common

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injuries that we get

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calls about

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are neck injuries,

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what we all

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know as whiplash.

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Now whiplash occurs

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through all

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types of cases.

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Whiplash occurs in car

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accidents,

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truck wrecks,

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slip and falls.

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But whiplash occurs

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due to the forces

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from impact that move

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through a car.

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So a lot of folks

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think

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whiplash just occurs

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in a rear-end

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collision.

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That is not true.

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Whiplash occurs, as I

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said earlier,

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due to the forces that

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move through a car due

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to impact.

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So you can have

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whiplash from a

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frontal impact,

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head-on collision.

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You can have whiplash

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from a side impact.

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And as we all

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said earlier,

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you can have whiplash

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from a rear-end

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collision.

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Now one of the things

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I used to

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use at trial,

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there was a commercial

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that was put out

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by one of the

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insurance companies,

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and it showed forces

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moving

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through a vehicle

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after impact.

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And I would show that

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to a jury

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in my closing

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so they would

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understand.

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You know, the damage

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to the vehicle

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may not be that

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significant.

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It may not be that the

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bumper is crushed in

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or the trunk was

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crushed in

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or the front of the

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car was crushed in

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because it's not the

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impact itself that

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causes injury.

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It is the forces that

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move through the car.

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So it doesn't

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matter sometimes

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if the impact is five

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miles an hour or 50

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miles an hour.

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It's the way forces

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move through that car.

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Now, a lot of times,

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whiplash can be,

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it can be easily

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overcome through

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physical therapy

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and treatment such as

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steroid injections,

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chiropractic care.

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But there are

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those clients

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that have long-term

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serious side effects

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due to whiplash.

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Whiplash is damage to

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the muscles.

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It is whiplash,

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whiplash is damage to

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the tendons

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and the ligaments in

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and around the neck,

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the cervical spine.

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And for some folks,

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they can recover from

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those injuries.

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They go through

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physical therapy.

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They go through

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chiropractic care, and

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life goes on.

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But there are those

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folks who never

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significantly recover.

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They don't

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need surgery,

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and medicine isn't

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advanced enough yet to

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explain to us

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why these people can't

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get beyond the pain

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and discomfort

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that they experience

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every day,

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but it's real.

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So in those cases,

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understanding the

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forces of how they

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move through a vehicle

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and making sure that

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your client

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gets the appropriate

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care is the

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key for Tom and I

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and

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pursuing your case.