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Injuries to the neck, spine, or shoulders most commonly found in rear-end automobile collisions, caused by a sudden and violent movement of the neck, are often referred to as soft tissue injury. Whether from a car accident, truck accident, motorcycle accident, or other accident, any soft tissue neck injury or back injury warrants a thorough medical evaluation. Too often people don't seek treatment for injury symptoms from an auto accident until more serious complications develop. Even after accident victims settle their insurance claims, many report they still suffer from neck and back injury symptoms years later. |
| Auto Accidents and Pre-existing Medical Conditions |
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Following a Tacoma auto accident claim, the other party's insurance company may try to prove your injury existed before the car accident, and if so, you would receive no money for that injury. If the accident aggravated the injury but didn’t cause it, you may be offered less money in compensation. Many times, the other party's insurance will subpoena (legally demand) copies of your medical records, often going back years before the accident.
As an example; you were rear-ended by an inattentive driver, and you suffered a whiplash injury to your neck. Your doctor diagnoses you with soft tissue damage and prescribes physical therapy and cervical traction. From your medical records, the other party sees you had a work related neck strain two years earlier. The other party's insurance company will try to prove that you have a pre-existing injury or simply aggravated the old neck strain. |
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