Many people who have been involved in rear-end collisions experience a back and neck injury resulting from the car accident. After a car crash, injuries to the neck are often generalized as whiplash injuries. These types of injuries are considered soft tissue neck injuries, which can occur when the head is jerked backward during the impact of a car accident.
What Happens To Your Neck During Impact from Behind
The first car is struck by another vehicle from behind in some cases. The driver of the first car is pushed suddenly forward by the back of the seat, and the head lags behind. Next, the person in the first car’s head is forced forward, then suddenly jerked backward on a rebound. And this motion can be followed by being jerked forward to hit the steering wheel or even the side door during the crash.
If No Seat Belt Is Worn, Injuries Will Be Greater
Without the seat belt harness to stop the force of an impact, the person in the first car will sustain even more severe soft tissue injuries. If a person is not wearing a seat belt and is hit from behind in a sudden rear-end collision, the person in the first car can even be thrown out of the vehicle through the windshield or forced out of a side window due to the impact of the car that hits the first car from behind.
A Neck Injury Often Creates Accompanying Back Injuries
Many times, if a person experiences a soft tissue injury to the neck, it is quite common to have an injury to the back. If the person who is hit from behind in a rear-end collision suffers a neck injury, the person’s back is usually going to be affected too.
Lower Back Pain and Recovery Times
Lower back pain and sprains are quite common due to a car accident. It can take many weeks or months to recover from lower back pain after a crash with another automobile.
What Types of Back Injuries Will Result After a Rear-End Collision?
There is a high chance that a person who has been in a rear-end collision might also aggravate a pre-existing back injury. As with some of these other back injuries, there can be a primary or associated back problem that is triggered and can be associated with rear-end car accidents, such as:
- Coccyx injuries
- Back spasms
- Lumbar vertebrae injuries
- Osteoarthritis of the spine
- Piriformis muscle syndrome
- Polyradiculopathy
- Intervertebral disk degeneration
- Spinal stenosis
- Sciatica
- Lumbosacral region injuries
- Synovial cyst
Any time you find yourself having suffered an injury due to being hit from behind in a rear-end collision, give us a call. At the CEO Lawyer Personal Injury Law Firm, we are here for you when you need us, and we know how to manage your claim against the at-fault party who hit you from behind. If you have sustained injuries from having been hit in a rear-end collision, you should call us today. We are ready to discuss your case with you. Call our office and schedule a consultation with an Atlanta car accident lawyer now to get the recovery compensation you deserve in these cases.