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New Post: Lower Back Pain After Car Accident Can Stem from Whiplash - Many parts make up the structure of the back; these include muscles, ligaments, tendons, bones, and the spinal cord. So when you get into an accident, any one (or multiple) of these parts could be affected. Whiplash Can Cause Lower Back Pain Most of the car accident victims our attorneys work with are surprised to hear that delayed back pain is one of the most common injuries that occur, ranking close to those of the head and neck. Sometimes this pain can be overlooked when a victim’s adrenaline causes them to block out any immediate issues and leads them to report feeling fine on an accident report. But after the shock subsides and the victim returns to their daily routine, serious pain and discomfort in the lower back can present itself. This lower back pain can sometimes show up days or even weeks after the injury had occurred and can even be caused by whiplash. With nearly 300,000 car accidents and 58,000 related injuries across Michigan in 2016, many of which were rear-impact or side-impact accidents, let’s review some of the lower back injuries the medical team at the Back & Pain Center at the University of Michigan report accident victims commonly suffering from. Two Lower Back Areas Susceptible to Whiplash Injury After being injured in a wreck, most accident victims immediately check to see if they have whiplash symptoms or neck pain. But really the lower back can be particularly sens...