If you haven’t heard of a shoulder subluxation before, you’re not alone. They are incredibly hard to detect and can be caused by car accidents. If a shoulder dislocation involves the ball of the bone completely going out of the socket, a subluxation is only a partial dislocation. Comparatively, the symptoms of the latter may … Read more
Car accidents can have unexpected consequences on your health, from minor injuries that don’t take much time for recovery to serious injuries that might be fatal or leave you impaired temporarily or permanently. If you have been in a car accident and you had a shoulder injury, don’t assume that it’s not serious, based on … Read more
If you’ve been in a car accident, you may notice that some injuries take longer to heal than others. Healing takes time. You can’t expect to bounce back a few days after a bone fracture. You need to let your body recover and nurture it before you can return to your usual activities. If you’ve … Read more
Treating only the symptoms of the pain from a shoulder injury can prolong recovery. Many people often suffer from shoulder pain immediately or shortly after being involved in a car accident. The severe trauma a person may experience from the impact of an accident can result in a number of different types of shoulder injuries. … Read more
A brachial plexus injury refers to an injury that occurs to the network of nerves connected to the spinal cord that sends signals to the shoulder, arm, and hand. When a person suffers a brachial plexus injury in a St. Louis car accident, they may experience weakness in the arm, lack of muscle control, slow … Read more
If you have been in a car accident recently, and you find that your fingers are numb or tingling, it may be because you have suffered a brachial plexus injury. Any trauma to the nerves in the neck can cause a brachial plexus injury. These injuries are quite common and can result from car accidents. … Read more