How will you know how serious your injury is?
Only you and your treating doctors will know and they will only know after examining you and monitoring your treatment over a period of time.
Many injuries can develop into serious injuries even though at first they appear minor. This is especially true for soft tissue injuries that may not become a problem until several days or weeks after the accident. Traditional treatments for soft tissue injuries have been rest, heat, and ice, medications such as anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, pain killers, as well as courses of treatments at physiotherapy clinics, and/or by more modern trend, chiropractic treatments, massage treatments and gym and home exercise programs. Your doctor will also refer you for some of these treatments: rest, ice, heat at a minimum as well as muscle relaxants and pain killers. Your doctor may request x-rays, suggest some time off work, and refer you for physiotherapy or massage. Another option for treatment is to go to a chiropractor. Chiropractors are medically trained and offer treatments for soft tissue neck and back injuries.
