What is a Soft Tissue Injury in a Car Wreck?
soft tissue injury; we have all most likely heard this term used before by a physician or an athlete or a coach, but what does an injury to the soft tissue mean? The term soft tissue is referring to the tendons, ligaments, and muscles throughout the body. The injury part is almost always due to repeated stress placed on a joint, or overuse, but can also be due to a single traumatic blow. Whether your soft tissue injury is the result of overuse or a traumatic blow that caused the injury, the end result is still the same; pain, redness, swelling, and instability are commonly complained of. In an automobile accident, wreck, or crash a person can often sustain soft tissue injuries even though the car may not have sustained much, if any property damage. Cars today sometimes show no obvious damage even though there is hidden damage which documents a much more significant transfer of force to the people in the vehicle. A doctor will assess your injury and rate it determined on the seriousness
