How to Grade your injury from auto accident injury...

This shows three ways to grade you sprain and strain injury from auto accident injury, sports injury, whiplash injury, spine injury or others.

Grade I sprain and strain has sings and symptoms as follows:

• Some or slight pain in the injured area
• Minimal functional loss of involved muscle or ligament
• No abnormal function
• Mild tenderness in the involved muscles
• Some stretching or minor tearing of a ligament or muscle.
• Heal quickly with rest, ice, compression, and elevation
• Therapeutic exercise can also help restore strength and flexibility.
  

Grade II sprain and strain has sings and symptoms as follows:

• moderate pain in the injured area
• Moderate functional loss of involved muscle and ligament
• Swelling in the injured area

• Instability of joints movement
• Partially torn but still intact
• may require immobilization of the injured area to permit healing. 
  

Grade III sprain and strain has sings and symptoms as follows:

• Severe pain in the injured area
• Inevitable functional loss of involved joints, tendon, muscle and ligaments
• Swelling in the injured area

• Completely torn, resulting in joint instability
• Require immobilization and possibly surgery 
  

Please call your health care professional to evaluate your spine or joint injuries as soon as possible for the best recovery. A treatment plan for your injury can be developed after a initial evaluation. With professional care, your sprain and strain in your spine or joints will heal without permanent impairment.