What happens following a motor vehicle accident?

2. 1. Call the Police and Wait for Their Arrival 2. Don’t Move Car, Unless Blocking Traffic 3. Call your Insurance Company and report accident 4. Tell YOUR insurance company that you want to be evaluated by a medical provider 5. They will assign you a Medical Claim Number 6. Call and speak with our Dr Immediately Steps after Automobile Accident

3. Referral Services Chiropractic Neurology Physical Therapy Massage Therapy Rehabilitation Medical Pain Injury Management Impairment Ratings for legal case One Stop Shop

4. Untreated Trauma Leads to: Accelerated Spinal Aging Arthritis (O.A.) Stiffness Muscle Tightness Disc Problems Headaches Impairment Disability Predisposition

5. What are the Long Term Ramifications of an Untreated Trauma:

6. Central Sensitization A central nervous system controlled chronic negative feedback pain cycle

7. Allodynia increased pain sensitivity to the skin

8. Hyperalgesia when a normal non-noxious stimuli creates intense pain

9. Myositis when muscle tissue ossifies into bone due to a direct physical trauma

10. The stress response gives us the strength and speed to ward off or flee from an impending threat. But when it persists, stress can put us at risk for obesity, heart disease, cancer, and a variety of other illnesses (NIH, 2002).