Re: Crash Course in Accident Damages

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

From: Sargent Schutt <sargent@novagate.com>
>...
>I am a case in point. I always thought those neck and back injuries 
>were plaintiff's folly. No merit in most of that, I thought. And that may
still 
>be true in a lot of cases. But I now have a new perspective on this, 
>given my recent Crash Course in Accidents 101.
>
SNIP
>On the 'personal injury' note, my back is very sore. No slipped discs 
>under X-ray, but there is a lot of torn muscle tissue surrounding the 
>spine. It will take 3-4 weeks to heal, maybe longer. (Don't cry for me 

slipped (herniated) disc won't necessarily show up on an X-ray (try an
MRI).  3-4 weeks may or may not be enough...and even after "healing" you
may still be susceptible to recurring episodes of pain.  BTDoingT.

SNIP
>So before you go condemming people make sure you know what 
>you're talking about. Previously, my opinion of these neck and back 
>injuries was much like what I've seen from others here. I have 
>unfortunately been 'shown the light'.

Very good point.  Whether self-induced (ok, either gravity assisted or
lapse-of-attention incurred) or another errant driver, the results are
indeed similar.

LDT
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