Injury Care and Recovery Blog

Injury symptoms often start small and get worse over the following days. This blog explains what car accident, work and sports injuries do to the neck, back, joints and nerves. It covers which symptoms need a same-day exam, what treatment usually involves, and how Florida personal injury protection pays for care, including the 14-day rule that decides whether your auto policy pays at all.

Our doctors at Injury Care Centers write and review what you read here. Every post carries the name of the clinician who reviewed it and the date it was last checked.

What You Will Find Here

Posts fall into four groups. Injuries and symptoms covers what a collision or a fall does to soft tissue, discs, joints and nerves, and which signs mean you should be seen the same day. Treatment covers what we actually do about those injuries, from digital X-ray and MRI through chiropractic care, physical medicine, spinal decompression, laser and shockwave therapy, and interventional pain management. Paying for care covers Florida PIP, the 14-day rule and what happens when a work injury is involved. Prevention and recovery covers what you can do between visits.

When to Read a Post and When to Call

These posts are general information. They are not a substitute for being examined, and no article can tell you what is causing your pain. Call 911 or go to an emergency department if you have loss of consciousness, a headache that keeps getting worse, vomiting, confusion, numbness or weakness, loss of bladder or bowel control, chest pain, or trouble breathing.

How Injury Care Centers Uses This Blog

We write these posts because the questions in them are the ones patients ask us at the front desk. If a post raises something you want checked, you can walk in at any of our Northeast Florida locations without an appointment, or call 904-783-0008.