Whiplash---Your Aching Neck or Back

I was trying to find a medical web site on whiplash and pain sponsored by medical doctors, not chiropractors. It was very dificult until I found the Bonati Institute's web site. They have a page on whiplash injury and understanding pain.

You or someone you love may be involved in a rear end collision and suffer an injury without breaking a bone. I am here to tell you, if you don't already know---you don't have to break a bone to suffer debilitating and ongoing pain.

You may be glad to read what's on this web site, and see that medical doctors actually acknowledge the severity of muscle and ligament whiplash injury that may not go away with exercise.

The reason I am stating this is because I have been rear ended 3 times in my lifetime, and was amazed when a doctor , hired by the auto insurance company--after reviewing my medical history ---and chiropractic records, wrote that after my being rear ended while stopped at a red light, and pushed into the car ahead of me---by a fellow going 40-45 miles an hour----he had decided that I had incurred a mere muscle strain and possibly no injury! I felt as if he were making a liar out of me, the chiropractors who examined me, the doctor who sent me for an MRI, and the attorney who was trying to help me get reimbursed for the salary I lost going for therapy and suffering. I was told that I had unnecessary therapy and there was no reason for having been transported to the hospital by fireman who know that a person can suffer a severe neck injury if not examined soon after what appears to be a serious collision. The fellow who hit into me--his car was demolished by the impact. Luckily, his car was 1000 pounds lighter than mine. If he had been driving an SUV, I would have been toast.

I am not a medical professional--therefore I listened to the fire department EMT. I figured that he knew better than I did. I went to a chiropractor because after taking ibuprofen for 3 or so days, about a day or two after the accident---the pills were not working, and the pain became worse. It was a Friday evening and I felt that I couldn't wait until Monday to get relief. I went to the phone book and found that a chiropractor's office was open on Saturday. I went first thing Saturday morning. Doctors and insurance companies--I have found don't care for chiropractors.

So I committed 2 sins---ambulance and chiropractor---but I did not know any of this. The 3rd sin was that I let the chiropractor treat me for too long. I was told that I had to listen to the doctor. He is the expert, not me. And when my back was burning up and felt like a board---I committed the 4th sin---I had an MRI. Every time I stopped therapy, soon after I started to hurt again. A NIGHTMARE. Here some speed demon idiot plows into me, and I am the bad guy because I spend money trying to get fixed. You just can't win!