Common Air Bag Injuries

During an automobile accident, most people rightly assume that their airbags are a crucial part of the safety system of their car. If your airbags deployed during an accident, they might have saved your life or at least prevented you from experiencing a massive head trauma. That's why it surprises many people to learn that they may have suffered an injury from the airbags. We at Lorain Injury Center in Elyria, OH, know a lot about common air bag injuries.

Air Bag Injuries

It's important to note that many people who have been hurt by an airbag would have sustained much greater injuries if they had been driving a car without airbags. In some cases, it's hard to determine if injuries were the result of an accident or the airbags deploying.

When an airbag goes off, it typically inflates around 55 milliseconds, which is around half a second. While it must inflate this quickly in order to protect the people in the car, the speed at which it must create such a large volume of air means that it inflates with an incredible amount of force.

This force can create several conditions in a body, but the most common injuries are whiplash, or pain in the neck, shoulder, or back. Fortunately, there are ways to help treat all these conditions with chiropractic care. With some of these types of injuries, the pain that a victim experiences is a result of muscles in these areas being forced out of place. A chiropractor on our team can move the muscles back into place, but it may take several treatment sessions.

Contact a Chiropractor on Our Team for Help with Your Auto Accident Injury

If you live in the Elyria, OH area and you have recently been in an automobile accident and suffered an auto accident injury, give our office a call at (440) 240-9390 Lorain Injury Center. A chiropractor on our team would love to work with you and get you back to your best health.