A delay in the onset of pain is also
extremely common, and is very well documented in the scientific
literature. In addition, due to joint injuries, auto accidents can
cause posttraumatic osteoarthritis. For those that have been in a
traumatic accident, the arthritic process often develops much more
quickly (at an earlier age) than in people who have not experienced
auto accident trauma.
Osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis)
tends to cause pain on a daily basis and is progressive. Over time, it
can ruin your posture (giving you a slumped or humped back appearance),
limit your pain-free range of motion, and make it difficult to
participate in many enjoyable activities.
Osteoarthritis involves the discs and
other tissues of your spine and leads to progressive symptoms including
chronic stiffness, pain, inability to perform simple tasks
comfortably, including walking, sitting, sleeping, and/or moving the
joints in your arms and legs. Even simply turning your head to one side
or the other can be extremely painful, or even impossible.
When you injure yourself, your body will
compensate for the injured area by trying to guard it. This puts
pressure on other parts of your body to help stabilize your spine and
keep you upright as much as possible. This pressure is the tightening
of the muscles, tendons, and ligaments opposite the injured area, which
pulls the joints of the spine out of alignment and puts painful
pressure on the nerves in your back and neck.
If not treated properly, this frequently
causes a "domino effect" that leads to progressive musculoskeletal
imbalance as well as the associated arthritic complications described
above.
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