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It was once again my privilege to complete the 2006 8th annual
crash symposium sponsored by the Spine Research Institute of San Diego.
Also joining me were my chiropractic assistants, Carrie and Tena, who
will later in this article, describe their feelings attending this event.
In these crashes, live people were put in a regular
auto seat and a Saab seat. Probably
common sense would tell you that you couldn’t get hurt in low-speed
impacts or that the seats really don’t make much of a difference. In actuality, the ability to see low-speed impacts and then,
in mere minutes, see the impact again in ultra slow motion, reveals how it
is possible to be hurt in such a crash.
The Saab car seat was superior in protecting the inhabitant and
minimizing injury.
The following are comments by the somewhat
layperson’s outlook on what they witnessed and didn’t realize before
this seminar:
It was my great fortune to be a guest at the last of
the CRASH research performed at the Spine Research Institute in San Diego.
The fastest live low-impact crash had an impact of around 7 m.p.h.
One particular crash stands out in my mind.
The crash involved two young men.
After witnessing the impact of this 7 m.p.h. crash, everyone around
me, including myself, gasped. What
stood out the most was that the body of the passenger, sitting in the
standard car seat and not in the incomparable Saab seat, seemed to be like
that of a rag doll. The driver
was also quite affected, but not to the degree of the passenger. The driver was using the specially designed Saab seat that is
intended to allow the body and head to move together as one unit during a
rear impact. This helps to
reduce the risk of whiplash and other injuries.
The purpose of this special car seat was quite evident. After watching the numerous live low-impact crashes, it is
obvious even to the untrained eye, how someone can be injured, even when
there is minimal or unseen damage to the vehicle.
- Carrie
I have worked for Dr. Zinser for approximately twelve
years. It was with great pleasure that I was invited to attend this live
human crash study with him a few weeks ago.
I was very anxious to witness this type of study.
After watching these low-impact crashes, I was amazed by what I saw.
It helped me understand more of what Dr. Zinser does and why.
I wish I had this opportunity a long time ago. I was unaware of what
a person may experience during an automobile accident at such a low rate of
speed. I feel very deeply for
people who choose not to seek chiropractic care because there may have been
minimal or no damage to their vehicle.
I hope to pass along some of this great knowledge to other folks,
which will not have had the same opportunity that I did.
- Tena
Once again the education, knowledge, time, and money
are all in an effort to level the playing field and the pursuit to make all
fair to the victims of CRASH.
Chiropractically
Yours,
Robert
R. Zinser, D.C., C.C.S.P., P.C.
www.zinserchiropractic.com
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