Car accidents are a frightening reality, and the potential for injuries is significant when a wreck occurs. While head-on collisions often grab the headlines, side-impact crashes, also known as T-bone accidents, pose a particularly consequential threat – a heightened...
Serious injuries
Study finds link between helmet use and TBIs
When riding your e-bike in Connecticut, it's important to wear a helmet and other safety gear. Doing so can help to reduce your risk of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) that reduce your quality of life now and in the future. However, one study found that helmet use...
Why so many motorists have been told to stop driving their cars
Very recently, tens of thousands of American motorists were told to stop driving their vehicles immediately. This is a rare occurrence, in that most recall notices simply indicate that drivers should get their defective vehicles fixed as soon as possible. Yet, in the...
What factors influence recovery after a spinal cord injury?
Recovering from a spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complex process, influenced by a variety of factors. Each individual's journey to recovery is unique, depending on the nature and severity of the injury. Understanding these factors is crucial for patients, families and...
Electrical stimulation could be used to treat severe TBIs
Many Connecticut residents suffer traumatic brain injuries each year. Mild traumatic brain injuries cause only temporary declines in brain function, but severe injuries cause long-term or even permanent impairment. There is little that current medical science can do...
Shoulder injuries often occur after car crashes
Each day, adults in Connecticut use their vehicles. Unfortunately, some of these individuals wind up involved in an automobile accident. Motor vehicle accidents can cause many types of bodily injuries, especially those involving your shoulders. Bruised shoulders While...
What does it mean to suffer polytrauma?
Most people have never heard the term “polytrauma” until they suffer it – often in a serious car crash or other event. Sometimes, even a serious fall can cause polytrauma. So can violent attacks and things like being crushed – for example, during a severe weather...
Treatment for broken or bruised ribs
If you have been in an accident in Connecticut and hurt your torso, it's important to seek medical attention to see if your ribs are bruised, broken or fractured. There is a difference in the treatment plan that your doctor may prescribe. Bruised ribs Bruised ribs can...
How a spinal cord injury affects the body
In some Connecticut car accidents, the victims suffer spinal cord injuries. The effects can be extensive and permanent for some people. It is important to understand some possible effects, the different classifications and how spinal cord injuries are different than...
Three types of herniated discs
If you are a Connecticut resident experiencing back pain, you may wonder if you have a herniated disc. This condition occurs when the outside shell of the disc ruptures and the soft, jelly-like nucleus leaks out. This condition is about twice as likely in men than in...