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Why Sacramento Car Accidents are so Traumatic


November 30th, 2009 | Posted in Blog, main blog

Some of the first reports of what we now call Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) came after the invention of the railroad. Survivors of the train crashes were treated for a condition called “railroad spine,” known today as whiplash. Peter Levine prefers to call PTSD “post traumatic stress response,” replacing disorder with response, because he believes that it is a natural physical response to an overwhelming event, not a disorder.

Even if your car is traveling at five miles per hour during a collision, it can cause a traumatic stress response. Most certainly humans weren’t designed to endure high speed collisions. Car bumpers are shock absorbers designed to withstand only minor impacts of five to ten miles per hour. In my own accident, the cumulative force was 110 miles per hour. Imagine the shock such an impact causes to your body.

Today we know a great deal more about treating the various levels of post Traumatic Stress Response that occur as the result of accidents. We understand from our experience with war veterans, hostages, childhood abuse, earthquake victims, and other traumatic events that PTSD or PTSR is more than an emotional disturbance. It has a physical basis. Untreated, it can have lasting physical, emotional, and cognitive repercussions. Our goal is to help you put your life back together after a car accident. Call our office if your have been injured in a car accident.

Key Car Accident Points:

  • Car accidents affect more than 10 million people worldwide each year
  • Car accidents cause people to stay stuck in survival mode due to nervous system destabilization
  • Survival mode causes physical and emotional symptoms, which may seem unrelated to the accident. These symptoms are not “in your head”
  • Somatic experiencing therapy and the Heller Resiliency Model offer relief for most symptoms

If you or a loved one has been injured in an auto accident it is important to contact a Sacramento car accident lawyer at The Weinberger Law Firm. The insurance companies are not on your side. Protect your rights. Call a Sacramento car accident attorney today.

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