The Lab keeps a page at the back of the notebook for questions, because the same fourteen arrive every month and the answers do not change much. Each one is short on purpose. The entries linked from the index are where the long versions live.
Is my posture bad?
The Lab does not grade posture. There is no reading on the grid that earns a scolding. If how you stand or move changed, especially after a crash, that is data worth examining. If it has looked the same for years and nothing hurts, it is a stable reading and the Lab has nothing to add.
Can a car crash really change posture?
Yes. After injury, the body guards: muscles around the strained area tighten, the neck stops turning, the shoulders come up, the head drifts forward. This often happens before pain fully registers and without the person noticing. The guarding entry explains it, and it is one reason the Lab wants the exam inside the first week.
How fast can I get examined after a wreck?
Call the nearest of the three rooms and say it is a crash exam. Auto injuries are a published lane at Missouri Injury Clinic, so the front desk knows what slot to look for. The Lab cannot promise a specific day; it can say that calling before noon or after two reaches a person, and that the clinic closes daily from 12 to 2.
I felt fine at the scene. Do I still need an exam?
The scene reading is the least reliable one you will get all week. Adrenaline suppresses pain, and soft tissue symptoms commonly arrive overnight or by day two or three. If anything changed in the days after, get it measured. If nothing changed, a clean exam resets your baseline with confidence and costs you an hour.
Who is the doctor?
Joseph L. Hollingsworth, DC, of Missouri Injury Clinic. He is a chiropractor. This site is advertising material for that clinic and says so on every page.
What does the first visit include?
A history of the crash in your words, a physical exam, findings, a diagnosis if the findings support one, and a written treatment plan. Bring your insurance information, the crash details, any symptom notes, and your attorney's contact if you already have one. The first exam protocol entry is the full checklist.
What does the concussion lane involve?
The clinic publishes a TBI and concussion rehab lane and names its tools: vagus nerve stimulation at the tragus, neurofeedback, Alpha Stim, sensory motor integration, exercise with oxygen, oculomotor rehabilitation, and cognitive rehabilitation using computerized brain-exercise software. The Lab does not describe what any of them will do for you; it has not examined you.
I did not hit my head. Can I still have a concussion?
A concussion is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or by a hit to the body that makes the head move rapidly. No loss of consciousness is required and no direct head strike is required. Fog, headache, trouble with screens, and balance drift after a crash are readings the exam should hear about.
Desk job, no crash, just stiff. Is this site for me?
Partly. An exam distinguishes desk-year stiffness from something that needs treatment, and a written plan works for either. But the clinic publishes three lanes, auto injuries, TBI and concussion rehab, and sports injuries; if your problem is not one of those, say so on the phone and let them tell you yes or no before you drive.
Which of the three rooms should I pick?
The one you can drive to this week. Hazelwood for north county, Tesson Ferry for south county, O'Fallon for St. Charles County. The exam is the same in all three. Every room closes daily from 12 to 2, and O'Fallon is by appointment on Wednesday and Friday.
Do I need to have decided anything about a claim first?
No. You do not need to have decided anything about a claim before you get examined. The record is a care document first. If a claim is ever part of your story, the dated record from the first exam is what everyone will ask for, and if you already have an attorney, bring their contact so records can be sent where they need to go. That is the entirety of this desk's position.
Does the Lab give medical or legal advice?
No. Everything here is educational. The Lab does not diagnose, does not coordinate claims, does not hold anyone's chart, and does not speak to insurers for anyone. It publishes what the clinic publishes and tells you to get examined by a person who can.
When is the clinic the wrong call?
Chest pain, a sudden severe headache, weakness or numbness on one side, trouble speaking, a loss of bowel or bladder control, or a head injury with vomiting or worsening confusion is an emergency room trip right now, not a call to a clinic. The clinic is built for planned care, and if it sends you to the ER instead of booking you, that is the system working.
How does the Lab source its facts?
Clinic facts come only from moinjuryclinic.com: lanes, rooms, hours, phones, the doctor's name, and the three published reviews. General medical background is stated plainly and cited to .gov sources such as the CDC and NINDS when a reader might doubt it. The about entry has the full standard.
Sources for general medical background: the CDC's concussion materials at cdc.gov/heads-up and the NINDS whiplash summary at ninds.nih.gov. Clinic facts from moinjuryclinic.com.
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Still have a question? The exam answers most of them.
Call the nearest room, say crash exam, and ask the clinician directly. Findings and a written plan are better answers than anything a notebook can give.
Advertising material for Missouri Injury Clinic. Three rooms; pick the one you can drive to this week. Closed daily 12 to 2.
Disclosure. This page is advertising. This desk is compensated for featuring Missouri Injury Clinic, and it is not the clinic, not a law office, and not a party to anyone's insurance claim. We publish only the lanes, rooms, and hours the clinic publishes on moinjuryclinic.com. We do not write reviews, rank providers, or give medical or legal advice. This entry is educational and is not medical advice.