What Seattle Drivers Need To Know About Whiplash

Bellevue drivers, as well as all other Washington drivers, will most likely get into a car accident at one time or another during their lifetime. Most of these accidents will be minor fender-benders or minor collisions and luckily, injuries will be slight. However, people often think their sore neck, back, and shoulders after a collision will just go away with time. The sad truth is, most times they do not, and whiplash can have long-lasting, and severe effects on your body.

According to experts, drivers in Bellevue car accidents will not experience the onset of whiplash symptoms until 6 to 12 hours after the accident. This is way after paramedics and emergency personnel appear at the scene of the accident and may even be the day after the accident. Since the pain and soreness occurs so long after the accident, people generally think it is minor and it will go away quickly.

However, only 60% of whiplash pain and soreness goes away in the first month after an accident and it is not uncommon to experience these symptoms for months after an accident.

Seeking chiropractic care and massage therapy are the best ways to treat symptoms of whiplash and can have lasting effect on your health, not to mention help you recover as quickly as possible.

Most Kirkland people think that chiropractic and massage therapy care is not covered by their insurance and that they will pay out-of-pocket for the treatment. However, most times this is not the case. This is even more true when the accident was not your fault and the other driver(s)' insurance are paying for your medical treatment in Bellevue.

The truth that Seattle insurance companies do not want you about is that you CAN often get chiropractic and massage therapy medical treatment covered by an insurance policy available to you. However, Lynnwood car accident victims must use the treatment carefully.

Often times, especially if the other driver's insurance is paying your medical bills, insurance companies will claim that you over-treated with your chiropractor and/or your massage therapist and may refuse to pay for that treatment, leaving you stuck with a large medical bill to pay. Luckily, this is most often times be avoided by getting an experienced Bellevue accident attorney.

A Bellevue accident attorney can help make sure you do not over-treat, and if the Seattle insurance company claims that you did, an attorney can fight for you to make sure they pay for your treatment. This is your best defense against the insurance company.

If you are experiencing pain and soreness from a car accident, the best thing to do is speak with a qualified, passionate Bellevue accident attorney for some FREE legal advice on how to go forward with your medical treatment and how to deal with the insurance companies.

As mentioned, this advice is typcially free of charge and only takes a few minutes of your time. However, that time can save you hours of headaches and get you a larger settlement from a Seattle insurance company.

At Bellevue car accident Rubinstein Law Offices, our legal team works to get you the best result possible. We have over 20 years experience dealing with Bellevue insurance companies and know all the tricks they like to play. Rubinstein Law Offices has a proven track record of getting our clients the compensation and piece of mind they deserve, and get them on the road to recovery as quickly as possible.

Call Rubinstein Law Offices today and speak with one of our attorneys for FREE. Call today at 425-688-1100.