Myths & Facts About Low Speed Collisions and Occupant Injury

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Dedication

"The author of Low-Speed Collisions and Soft Tissue Injury is Dr. Thomas E. Dow, a chiropractor in New York that has over 40 years of experience in the treatment of traumatic injuries dealing with the musculoskeletal system. He is my father, and throughout my life it’s become clear how much he does to help others. He has always strived to teach me that success is not measured in how many material items one may have, but it’s measured in your own idea of success and how many people's lives you changed once you retire from earth. His willingness to teach people things comes from an early age when he learned about chiropractic from another chiropractor. Also, he was also a high school teacher who taught science curriculum. In the mid 1980’s and early 1990’s he gained vast experience and education in dealing with patients involved in motor vehicle accidents. I remember as a child going to these convention centers full of personal injury attorneys. There he was, up on the podium teaching them about soft tissue injuries such as whiplash and how it is important to know about the mechanism of the injury. At the time I thought it was very boring and couldn’t wait to get out and go do something else. Now later on in life, I realize how important it was that he was there doing all that hard work. My father and I are currently business partners and own several successful practices on Long Island. When I first became a chiropractor it was amazing when I found out how many people knew my father and remembered the seminars and lectures he gave. It was almost like he was a celebrity in the personal injury arena. His drive and willingness to keep going stronger and stronger each day is mind-blowing. This book that you are about to read is one of his most prized lifetime accomplishments, I’ve heard it time and time again, before I leave this planet I am going to write a book and it will be a best seller. Well, I guess now the book is complete, we will see what happens next. Good luck dad and I love you so much."

Introduction

For many years I have been treating patients with injuries, many of which are from motor vehicle accidents. Most of these patients respond well, but the great majority of them continue to suffer to some extent for the rest of their lives. In other words, they are never the same as they were before the accident. I’ve spent years researching and lecturing about motor vehicle accidents and soft tissue injury and have finally come to understand why patients continue to suffer.

Soft Tissue Injury and Attorneys

I have found that most of the time personal injury attorneys are excited when they have a hard tissue injury client knock on their door, and not so excited when a soft tissue injury client knocks on their door. The reason for this is because hard tissue injuries such as fractures are easy to visualize and prove