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One driver not paying attention and driving carelessly can cause lifelong medical problems for countless other safe and attentive drivers.

The victim in this Florida automobile accident case was quite active, worked out regularly at the gym and enjoyed biking prior to this accident. He has two sons, ages 11 and 16, and is a committee chair for their local Boy Scout troop.

This accident occurred on I-95 just south of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach, Florida. The victim was traveling southbound on I-95 when another driver (who was not paying attention and driving carelessly) lost control of his vehicle, struck another vehicle and then plowed into the victim’s vehicle at a high rate of speed. The impact was severe and resulted in substantial property damage. Thankfully, the victim was wearing his seat belt when the accident occurred, or the injuries would probably be much more severe.

Fortunately, the victim did not require any emergency medical treatment at the scene of the accident. However, he experienced the immediate onset of severe pain in his neck directly after the accident which resulted in an emergency room visit at Columbia Hospital. After being examined and undergoing a diagnostic work up, the victim was released with a diagnosis of cervical strain, prescriptions for medications and a recommendation to follow up with a physician.

The victim followed up with a chiropractor for continued pain in the neck as well as pain that developed in his lower and mid back, and left wrist. The treating chiropractor placed the victim on a conservative chiropractic/therapeutic rehabilitation program, and based on the extent and severity of his complaints of pain and symptomatology, ordered MRI’s of the lumbar and cervical spine.

The lumbar MRI revealed that the victim was suffering from multiple bulging discs, but more importantly, annular tears at three separate levels. In addition, the cervical MRI revealed that the victim was suffering from three separate bulges and a 2mm anterior disc herniation at the C4-5 level.

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Our victim in this Florida automobile accident case is a 51 year old married man who lives in Palm Beach Gardens with his wife and children.

On this particular evening, he was traveling northbound in the left inside lane on U.S. Highway One in Juno Beach, when another driver attempted to cross the northbound lanes of traffic and struck the left side and rear of the victim’s vehicle, causing the victim to spin out of control, cross over the concrete median and into the southbound lanes. Luckily, no other vehicles were involved. According to the police report in this case, the other driver was found at fault due to her failure to yield the right of way.

The victim was transported to Jupiter Medical Center immediately following this auto accident due to severe lower back pain. He was treated accordingly and released with the appropriate prescriptions and orders to follow with a physician regarding his injuries.

Over the next several weeks, the victim developed severe lower back pain and neck pain with radicular symptoms into his left arm. These issues prompted him to seek treatment with a chiropractor in Jupiter, Florida. The chiropractor prescribed conservative therapy to include chiropractic manipulation, electric stimulation, ultrasound and therapeutic massage.

Due to his continuing complaints of neck pain, the chiropractor prescribed an MRI of the cervical spine, which revealed a C6-7 central disc herniation, which impinged upon the anterior cervical cord. The positive and serious result of the cervical MRI prompted the treating chiropractor to refer the victim for a neurosurgical consultation.

The neurosurgeon agreed with the MRI findings and recommended proceeding with epidural injections and advised the victim that he was at increased risk for further spinal cord injury due to the extent of his cord impingement. Over the next several months, the victim underwent three posterior cervical epidural steroid injections with epidurography using C-arm fluoroscopy. Unfortunately, the conservative therapy and injections did not improve the victim’s condition. Therefore, it was the opinion of the neurosurgeon that the victim’s only hope for relief was surgical intervention in the form of a multi-level cervical fusion at a cost of approximately $100,000.00 and indicated that the victim had incurred an 11% impairment to the body as a whole due to the injuries sustained in this motor vehicle accident.

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