Car Accident Victim Report

 Discover What Most Insurance Companies Don’t Want You To Know About Hidden Car Accident Injuries And How To Protect Your Rights Before It’s Too Late! In This Report We Will Reveal :

How Hidden Car Accident Injuries Can Cause Arthritis.

How Even Minor Injuries Should Get Evaluated.

Why Prescribed Pain Relief Medication May Make Your Condition Worse!

The Importance Of Documenting Your Injuries Immediately So That You Get The Settlement You May Deserve!

Hidden injuries are sneaky, potentially debilitating, and will strike millions of Americans this year…and due to ignorance and/or inappropriate care, many car accident victims will suffer for the rest of their lives! That’s the bad news. The good news is that there is help available to you that ensures that the insurance companies know what you’ve been going through and your rights are protected.

Every day, thousands of Americans are involved in auto accidents and they aren't lucky enough to have this information in front of them. As a result, they either receive inappropriate care for their injuries or never get their injury diagnosed properly, and often settle their case too soon. Most insurance adjusters know all about the kind of injuries people like you and me can experience in an accident. They know sometimes you don’t feel injured right away and that’s why they try to settle as quickly as possible while your medical bills are low or non-existent. They’d rather see you in pain after you settle with you picking up the tab for your own treatment. This Can Happen Even If It’s Your Own Insurance Company You're Dealing With! Make no mistake, insurance is a business like any other, and the less they spend on appropriate care, the more money they make their shareholders. Even if you were involved in a minor fender bender, studies have proven you could suffer from a severe injury that isn't easily noticeable.You can be severely injured and only feel a little or no pain at all after the accident. Your doctor can easily miss this and mistake your pain for something completely different. This is when insurance companies try to settle with you. Don't make this mistake! Until a recognized and reputable doctor who has experience with low impact, soft tissue injuries says you are 100% okay, don't make the decision to settle too soon! What MOST Doctors Don't Know About Hidden Injuries CAN Financially And Physically Hurt You!

See, after any accident, it’s advisable to visit the emergency room to make sure you don’t suffer from any life-threatening injuries like broken bones, a punctured lung, or internal bleeding. This is what emergency room doctors specialize in. But the problem is that as long as there’s no immediate threat to your life, the emergency room physician is likely to send you along on your way with pain medication to mask the pain. And here’s the problem with only taking pain medication after your accident…

Soft tissues like muscles, ligaments, discs, nerves and blood vessels need oxygen. They also need to function and move properly. When you only take pain relief and/or anti-inflammatory medication, scar tissue and adhesions can form limiting the proper motion needed for healthy nerve and blood flow. Scar tissue is also a substandard tissue that can turn into its own source of pain - causing a number of chronic pains, symptoms and syndromes. The Problem Is That Soft Tissue Injuries Are NOT Always Visible On X-Rays. That’s why most doctors don’t have the training to detect soft tissue injuries…they over-rely on vital signs, x-rays, and the pain described by the patient! Since many doctors can't detect your injury, they make the wrong diagnosis about what's wrong with you. So any treatments you get based on this diagnosis will do practically nothing for you. The treatment of choice for medical doctors, like your family doctor, is to use drugs to cover up your symptoms (in your case, the biggest symptom is pain) so you don't feel injured anymore. This form of treatment only gives you the illusion that you're okay, when really you can be seriously injured and not know it. So, If You Are Experiencing Any of These Symptoms, You May Be Suffering From A Hidden Or Soft Tissue Injury…

Muscle Stiffness, Spasms, Neck Pain, Headaches, Dizziness, Numbness And Tingling, Mid-Back Pain, Low Back Pain, Difficulty Sleeping, Irritability, Memory Loss, Fatigue, Difficulty Concentrating

Or worse yet, you may be feeling none of these right now because your injury hasn’t started producing these symptoms yet. The Shocking Truth About Using Pain Relievers, Physical Therapy, And Surgery To Get Rid Of YOUR Pain. Let’s assume you are experiencing some neck pain. How will your doctor attempt to treat you? Well, rather than go after the cause of the problem he or she can’t find (your doctor will never admit they don't know what they're doing), he or she’s going to attempt to cover up your pain with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and other, more powerful pain relievers. These drugs only work by sabotaging your body’s ability to register pain. They do absolutely nothing to fix the problem causing the pain. So, while these drugs are sweeping the dirt under the rug, you’re giving the illusion you’re actually okay. This is dangerous. Why? Accident victims on pain medication are more likely to settle their case. The insurance companies’ use this to their advantage so don’t make hasty decisions while on pain relief medication. It may come back to haunt you later. Usually under pain relief medication, you are more likely to worsen your injury! Your body’s way of telling you that you are making things worse is pain and, if you do not feel the pain, you may be aggravating your injury and not even know it! Ever have a sprained ankle? What happens if you keep walking on it rather than sit it out for a few days? It hurts more and more. And why? Because you’re making it worse! The same is true for these hidden injuries in your neck and back. Yes, you read that correctly! Your doctor, who means well and wants you pain-free, may be hurting you by giving you seemingly harmless drugs. That's not to mention the side effects of using these drugs. You see, the bodily functions these drugs are blocking to hide your pain also have other functions in the body. Depending on the drug, you may run into serious kidney, stomach, or liver problems as a result of popping these drugs just to get through a day of work. The next step doctors will rely on once their initial treatments fail is to refer you to a physical therapist. The only problem here is the physical therapist is told what to do by your doctor. This means whatever therapy you undergo is designed to treat the problem your doctor thinks you have, when really it may be something totally different. So, after this charade, it’s no coincidence most people with ‘hidden’ injuries are still in pain and may even feel worse! At this point, you are either sent back to therapy to try another treatment that odds are won’t work because the person directing the treatment, your doctor, never diagnosed your problem correctly. Hidden injuries are extremely serious problems.  Unfortunately, medical science is under-trained and unequipped to diagnose and treat them with any measure of success. This is a giant health care problem in this country, considering 20 million people have suffered from a hidden injury. The sooner you find out you have a hidden injury, the sooner you can start a treatment plan to get rid of it and get you out of pain as soon as possible. Wouldn't it be nice to finally be pain-free and living your life the same way you did before the accident ever happened? Well, if you do find out that you do suffer from a hidden injury, then this can be your reality. Imagine being pain-free without pills, or painful and repetitive physical therapy, or even the thought of surgery. Isn't that nice? Wouldn't you rather be healthy and alive once again, rather than living life only one pill away from endless pain, misery, and frustration? Aren't you tired of going to your doctor again and again, and never getting better? You see, your doctor may know there are better treatments out there available to you, but they also know if they tell you that, you may never come back to see them!

I Have Over 3,000 Hours Getting Auto Accident Victims Out Of Pain Safely And Effectively Without Drugs Or Surgery!

My name is Dr. Gregory Orcutt, Clinic Director of Thrive Healing Arts Studio, Accident & Injury Centers here in Corte Madera, CA.

I've spent over 10 years fighting for the rights of auto accident victims just like you. In fact, that's why I wrote this. I'm sick and tired of car accident victims going through years of pain and misery all because no one ever bothered to tell them their rights and the truth about their injuries. I've used my drug and surgery-free method to help auto accident victims just like you out of pain as quickly and easily as possible. I've been able to help almost everyone who I've diagnosed with a hidden injury. In fact, I’ve been so successful and happy with helping people just like you get out of pain, I’ve focused a majority of my practice and skills at getting auto accident victims out of pain and keeping them that way. I want you to know the truth about car accidents almost everyone out there doesn’t seem to want you to know. I know I can help you.

What Is A Surface EMG Test? Why Is This One Of The Best Ways To Detect Hidden Injuries?

If you are reading this and have been in an auto accident then you are eligible for an accident injury evaluation to see if you suffer from a hidden injury. The equipment I’ll be using to help me with the test is called a Surface Electromyography Unit (SEMG). What it does is measure muscle activity in your back to determine if you have a structural injury in your back and/or neck that’s causing your muscles to not work properly. The test itself is quick, easy, and painless. (It takes about three minutes) When the test is done, I’ll give you a graphical printout that will show you exactly where I think your problem(s) are. You can take your report home with you and I’ll even keep it on file in my office for seven years in case you need a copy.

What’s important is that you document your injuries now! Because not doing so may make any injuries you have get worse and they will become more difficult to treat down the road (meaning keeping you in pain longer), and it may also hurt your personal injury case if you decide to pursue legal counsel. If you’d like, after the test, we can schedule a time convenient for you to come in for a more thorough evaluation to pinpoint exactly where your injury is. Then, I will prepare a Recommended Action Plan for getting you out of pain as quickly and easily as possible, without using drugs and surgery. Even if you feel okay right now, if you were in an accident, you still run a high risk of suffering from a hidden injury. It’s best to play it safe now and get checked out to make sure you really are okay. The slightest injury, even one that you don’t feel right now, may lead to a terrible condition down the road called ‘osteoarthritis.’ While it is possible to treat it, it takes a long time, and sometimes is impossible to cure 100%. Worse yet, you may have to foot the bill! And all because someone hit you 20 years before!

Schedule Your FREE Surface EMG Test!

While this is still fresh in your mind, schedule a time convenient for you to come in for your accident injury evaluation. If you call after the office closes for the day, leave a message and a number we can reach you at tomorrow, and one of my assistants will call you then. Your accident’s been a big enough hassle already, from getting your car fixed, to dealing with your insurance adjuster. That’s why we’re dedicated to working around your schedule so you can go about living your life on your terms.

If your test turns up positive, and you are suffering from a hidden injury, then we recommend you consider getting a lawyer to represent your case. Choosing a good, qualified lawyer is extremely difficult and, if you’d like, we’ll even give you a list of attorneys to choose from.

Whatever you decide to do, remember, you need to document your injuries as soon as possible in order to get the care you may need and the settlement you may deserve, and to do that, you need to be checked out by a doctor with the training and experience to diagnose and treat the hidden injuries we've talked about in this report.

If you weren't alone in the vehicle, the other passengers in the car also have the option to come in for a FREE Evaluation. Just give the office a call. We will be happy to schedule a FREE evaluation for them as well just to make sure everyone is really okay. If children were in your car, it’s vital they are evaluated to ensure their bodies are in good working order and are not subjected to unnecessary pain, suffering, or physical problems later in life. Don’t worry; if we do detect an injury, our care is both safe and effective for children of all ages. I hope you’ve benefited from discovering the truth about Hidden Car Accident Injuries - the same truth many people out there don’t want you to know. Remember, the sooner you document your injuries, the better your case will turn out.

In Health,

Dr. Gregory Orcutt

Auto Accident Facts

“The truth is that all driving can be dangerous. More than 80 per cent of all car crashes occur at speeds less than 40 mph. Fatalities involving non-belted occupants of cars have been recorded at as slow as 12 mph. That’s about the speed you’d be driving in a parking lot.” Seat belt safety pamphlet, (D) Y HS 802 152, distributed by the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Administration.

“Fifty percent (50%) of people involved in forces produced by an 8 m.p.h. collision with experience concussions.” White, A.A. M.D., and Ponjabi, M.M. PhD., Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, Lippincott, (1978), pg. 154.

“The inertia of the car that has been struck will depend not only on its weight but also on factors that will allow it to roll easily; for example, slippery road conditions, whether the breaks were on, and whether the car had automatic or standard transmission. A car that is moving slowly will accelerate more rapidly than one that is stationary.

The amount of damage sustained by the car bears little relationship to the force applied. To take an extreme example: if the car was struck in concrete , the damage sustained might be very great but the occupants would not be injured because the car could not move forward, whereas, on ice [transmission in neutral, foot off the brake, wet pavement, etc.], the damage to the car could be slight but the injuries might be severe because of the rapid acceleration [of body parts] permitted.” MacNab, Ian, F.R.C.S., “Acceleration Extension Injuries of the Cervical Spine,” The Spine, 1982, Second Edition, Vol. 2, pg. 648, 647-660.

“The amount of damage to the automobile bears little relationship to the force applied to the cervical spine of the occupants. The acceleration of the occupant’s head depends on the force imparted, the moment of inertia of the struck vehicle, and the amount of collapse or force dissemination by the crumpling of the vehicle. The inertia of the struck vehicle is related to the weight and the relative ease with which the vehicle rolls or moves forward.” Charles Carroll, M.D., Paul McAfee, M.D., Lee Riley, Jr., M.D., “Objective Findings for Diagnosis of “Whiplash.” Journal of Musculoskeletal Medicine, March, 1986, pp 57-74.

“The accident does not need to be severe in order to generate cervical trauma. Using the brakes when the light suddenly turns red ad when the neck is too relaxed is enough to cause trauma. The neck may be projected backwards even though not violently. The head, which weighs five kilograms and is balanced over the cervical spine, being supported by only two small articular surfaces no greater that a thumbnail, is also thrown backwards pulling the cervical spine with it. In addition, a sudden reflex contraction of the flexors on the neck occurs with a certain delay.

It is easy to imagine that the joint injuries are not the same if during a collision, or any other accident, the head is directed along the axis of the impact or if the head is rotated or if the impact is directed laterally. In the final analysis, it is the result of the injury which is important.” Robert Maigne, M.D., Orthopedic Medicine: A New Approach to Vertebral Manipulations, CC. Thomas, 1972, p. 196.

“The position of the head at the moment of collision influences the type of injury. This is particularly true of the degree of rotation in relation to the direction of the impact… the foramen are open equally when the head faces forward but are narrowed on the side toward which the head is laterally flexed or to which the head is turned. Not only will the already narrowed foramen be compressed more, but the torque effect on the facets, capsules, ad ligaments will be far more damaging. Rotating the head at the time of collision increases the possibility of more serious injury.” Rene Cailliet, M.D., Neck and Arm Pain, 1972, Davis Company, p. 69.

Note: Whether or not the occupants’ head is turned at the time of the collision, may be one mechanism explaining hoe serious injury may result from low speed impact. The ability of the neck to expend (move backwards) is reduced by almost 50 per cent when the head is turned to either side. As a result, if an impact would occur (even at low speed) when the occupants’ heads were turned, the neck would not be ale to extend as far before overstretching and tearing of the capsules and ligaments would begin, thereby producing more serious damage.

“J.T. McLaughlin has shown that when a 3,500 lb. traveling at 10 m.p.h. strikes the rear of another car it may transmit to this car a force of 25 tons. The person’s body [in the car that is struck] continues to move forward while, [then head] being hinged at the neck, snaps backward. The average head weighs about 8 lbs., and the cervical vertebrae are very delicate; the force that is pushing the head backward is even greater than believed, since the base of the neck acts as a fulcrum and the leverage is applied near the top of the head. Therefore, the head snaps back with the equivalent of several TONS of force – without any support, since “the muscle control of the neck is caught off guard.” The end result, is a momentary posterior subluxation of the various joints with fleeting narrowing of the foramina, so that the nerve root is caught in a pinchers between the superior and inferior facets.” Seletz, M.D., “Whiplash Injuries,” Journal of the American Medical Association, (Nov. 29, 1953) pg. 1752.

In other words, if a car is hit from behind causing it to move at a speed of 18 k.p.h. (10.8 m.p.h.) within 0.1 second there is a 50-percent probability of cerebral contusion for the occupants.” White, A.A. M.D., and Panjabi, M.M. PhD., Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, Lippincott, (1978), pg.154.

“Injuries may result from sudden acceleration and deceleration of motor-powered vehicle even in the absence of crash accidents. The rapid acceleration of motor vehicles, which our present high-powered engines permit, may cause a forceful hyperextension of the neck of an unsuspecting passenger.

The sudden deceleration of a moving vehicle, which the very effect power brakes make possible, may avoid a crash accident, but the unprepared passenger may keep going into the dash or the windshield, the back of the front seat or onto the dash or the windshield, the back of the front seat or onto the floor as the case may be. How many times have we seen purses, boxes, suitcases, children and dogs thrown forward, to be stopped only by contact with a stationary part of the car?” Ruth Jackson, M.D., The Cervical Syndrome, Fourth ed., 1977, C.C. Thomas, p.103.

“The symptoms referable to the cervical spine may have occurred immediately following an injury or the symptoms may have appeared a few hours, days or even weeks after the injury. They may have appeared suddenly or they may have come on gradually.” Jackson, Ruth, M.D., The Cervical Syndrome, Cherles C. Thomas., Co., (1977), Pg. 160.

“The primary consideration, however, seems to be time, which allows the soft-tissue lesions to heal. The patient may be symptomatic for 2 or 3 days, months or years.” White, A.A. M.D., and Panjabi, M.M. PhD., Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, Lippincott, (1978), pg. 158