[W126 Coupe] Plowed into, literally!

[Dick Spellman]

Hi Paul:

That's good advice.  If she does not feel better by the morning I'll 
schedule her in to my orthopedic specialists for a scan!  she 
specializes in sports medicine and deals with one or more of the Boston 
teams.  Thanks.

Dick

Paul Samarin wrote:

> On Jan 23, 2006, at 3:03 PM, Richard Giampietro wrote:
>
>> Whiplash injuries usually get worse over a period of a week or so.  
>> Tread slowly.
>
>
> Assuming no hard breaks--like a bone--my understanding of whiplash is  
> that it is muscle damage, caused by the rapid movement of the head  
> further in both directions than it is accustomed to moving, and more  
> rapidly.  Of course, vertebrae can also be dislodged, and then either  
> not realigned or realigned improperly.
>
> Then swelling makes things worse as the injury tries to repair itself.
>
> Best advice is to seek immediate attention of sports injury  
> specialist.  (Chiro, phys therapist, etc.)
>
> Paul
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