Can a person be actually crippled from pain from a car accident, will it ever go!
Question: It doesn't hurt the same all the time, well basically it hurts the same, but it just doesn't hurt as bad all the time. I'm finding there are things I am not able to do so easily now as I did before the accident. I am just wondering if it can get better or if it gets worse and if I could end up actually being crippled from it? I don't like the idea of that. I am wanting to start exercising and slimming down again since I picked up some weight and I can't even hardly walk short distances now or move in certain ways. That is what physical therapy would tell me to do right? If I do, it starts hurting reallly bad again and I don't want to take the muscle relaxers, but if I lay all the time it isn't going to get better either and still hurts. It worries me that I might be crippled from this, but I still move fairly okay right now. Has any one any advice or experience with this? It was from a hit and run, I think on purpose, but don't want to sound paranoid! It does hurt, lots!
Answers: It doesn't hurt the same all the time, well basically it hurts the same, but it just doesn't hurt as bad all the time. I'm finding there are things I am not able to do so easily now as I did before the accident. I am just wondering if it can get better or if it gets worse and if I could end up actually being crippled from it? I don't like the idea of that. I am wanting to start exercising and slimming down again since I picked up some weight and I can't even hardly walk short distances now or move in certain ways. That is what physical therapy would tell me to do right? If I do, it starts hurting reallly bad again and I don't want to take the muscle relaxers, but if I lay all the time it isn't going to get better either and still hurts. It worries me that I might be crippled from this, but I still move fairly okay right now. Has any one any advice or experience with this? It was from a hit and run, I think on purpose, but don't want to sound paranoid! It does hurt, lots!
Pain is a symptom not a health condition, in other words their is a reason for the pain! Could be broken bone, bruised bone, soft tissue injury, broken vertebra. Therefore you need to find the reason for the pain and once you find that, then you can treat. Without knowing the reason, bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. What injuries did you have, what tests were done, what injuries were ruled out and so on. Best of Luck
...you can be "crippled" if you let it "cripple" you. Fear and avoidance behaviors are some of the hardest to overcome after having an accident. Then, if you are seeking litigation and have a lawyer telling you that you are a "victim" then you will have these fears confounded and it can be a downward spiral.
Pain is initially induced so we don't move after an injury in order to protect ourselves...but after a few days, this should really subside, but ongoing psychological trauma and fear can perpetuate the pain process long after the need to avoid moving is passed. In otherwords, our brain keeps telling us to avoid moving, but our body needs the movement to recover!
Physical therapy can be helpful in telling you which exercises are most likely to benefit you, or if there is an underlying psychological component that needs to be addressed to cope with the fear and avoidance behaviors.
Movement IS required for you to heal...but at what intensities and which movements will be beneficial to you requires the input of a PT.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery.