Sometimes when in an auto accident, the occupants of the cars have no reported pain related to the accident. In most cases this means that they are not hurt, but occasionally, even after three or four days, some will begin to experience back or neck pain. This is not unusual. Auto accidents are scary. They cause us to get excited or fearful. This can mask the feelings of pain from some injuries. Also, the symptoms of sprains and strains do not always show up at the time but gradually appear as the inflammation around the injured body part becomes more and more significant.
If you start to notice stiffness in your neck or back or shoulders a few days after an accident, you should get to a doctor right away. An examination by a doctor can determine if you have an injury due to your car wreck and provide the best care needed so that it doesn't build into a more debilitating condition. The sooner you get to the doctor, the better.
You might be worried that the other guys insurance or even your insurance might not believe you are injured. Well, I've got news for you, in most cases they are going to act like you are not hurt anyway. That's why you also need an attorney to handle that third party insurance. But, remember, if you have PIP or Med-pay insurance, you can get immediate care and since they are also your insurance, they are much less likely to treat you with disrespect regarding your injury.
Injuries present in many different ways in people for a variety of reasons. The delayed onset of pain from injuries such as these is common and in no way implies that you are not injured. You were in a car wreck, one or two days later you started having pain. You have been in no other accidents since the car wreck. Its pretty clear that the pain was brought on by the accident. Your doctor will need to completely and accurately document this in your records and then he can treat you accordingly.
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