by Todd Hartwig | Aug 9, 2012 | Auto Accidents
People often refer to the head restraint in vehicles as a “head rest.” This is inaccurate. The head restraint is not meant to be used as a pillow to rest your head on when you are tired. Its purpose is to prevent excessive extension of your neck if you...
by Todd Hartwig | May 17, 2012 | Auto Accidents
The neck, back and shoulders are the body parts most often injured in car crashes. However, keep in mind that any part of your body may be injured. Your knees may slam against the dashboard. Your foot/ankle may get sprained or strained from hitting the brakes with...
by Todd Hartwig | May 3, 2012 | Auto Accidents
Dedicated doctors continue to further their skills and knowledge throughout their careers. For a chiropractic physician who treats primarily persons injured in automobile accidents there is no better training than that offered through the Spine Research Institute of...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 19, 2012 | Auto Accidents
The amount of car damage from an accident has NO correlation to the severity of injuries sustained by the occupants of the vehicle(s). In fact, it is quite common to see worse injuries when there is little vehicle damage than when a car is totaled following a wreck. ...
by Todd Hartwig | Apr 5, 2012 | Auto Accidents
The Spine Research Institute of San Diego is the leading provider of continuing education in the field of whiplash and auto-injury management. Both Dr. Hartwig and Dr. Marcum have taken all of the course offerings and are graduates of the advanced seminars. These...
by Todd Hartwig | Mar 8, 2012 | Auto Accidents
25 mph is the speed you would be going if you fell from a third floor balcony. Think that might hurt when you hit the ground? Then why wouldn’t you be injured in a car wreck at the same speed? As a matter of fact, you almost always are injured in a car wreck, even...
