Back and Neck Injuries After a Granbury Crash
Short answer: Crashes at highway speed, common around Granbury, push a lot of force through your spine. Strains are most common, but herniated discs and pinched nerves happen too. Numbness, tingling, burning or weakness in an arm or leg is a reason to be seen soon; loss of bladder or bowel control is an emergency.
From the neck down
Neck: strain or whiplash, with stiffness, headaches and shoulder pain. Upper and mid back: aching between the shoulder blades, often where the belt held you. Low back: pain sitting, standing up or bending. Discs and nerves: a herniated disc or narrowing (stenosis) can press on a nerve and send pain, numbness or weakness into a limb. Sciatica: pain from the low back or buttock down the leg.
Warning signs
- Numbness, tingling, burning or weakness: get examined soon.
- Loss of bladder or bowel control, or groin numbness: call 911.
It can build over days
Swelling and protective muscle tightening often make back pain worse on day two or three. More in delayed symptoms.
Getting it recorded
A provider who treats crash injuries will note where it hurts, how you move and any nerve signs, then track it. That helps your recovery and your claim. Getting treatment around Granbury · all injuries.
Talk to someone about your Granbury wreck
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