Why Accidente de Autos Cause Back Pain
Even low-speed accidente de autos create powerful forces on the columna vertebral. The sudden deceleration of a rear-end collision, for example, can compress lumbar discs, strain paraespinal muscles and ligaments, and cause facet joint injury — all within milliseconds and before the driver has time to brace.
Lesiones de Espalda Comunes en Accidentes de Auto
- lumbar hernia de disco: The disc's inner material pushes through a tear in the outer ring, potentially compressing raíz nerviosas and causing sciatica
- Lumbar sprain and strain: Overstretching of muscles and ligaments in the lower back, causing pain and limited movement
- Facet joint injury: Damage to the small joints connecting vertebrae, causing localized pain and stiffness
- Compression fracture: In higher-energy impacts, vertebral bodies can fracture under axial loading
Why MRI Is Essential for Back Injuries
X-ray can only show bone. The soft tissue injuries that cause most post-accident back pain — hernia de discos, ligament damage, muscle tears — are invisible on plain radiograph. MRI is the essential study for documenting these injuries, and MAIC's en nuestras instalaciones 1.5T and 3T MRI provides el mismo día imágenes with 48-hour certificado por la junta radiologist reads.
Getting Tratamiento in the Bronx
If you have back pain after a accidente de auto in the Bronx, call MAIC at (888) 991-5290 for a el mismo día evaluación. Tratamiento is fully covered under Nueva York Sin Culpa insurance — zero de bolsillo cost.