Those who have found themselvesentangled in a Texas auto accident may realize after the shock of the accident has passed that their neck is painful and that they are unable to perform the same range of motions they once were. These limitations, along with chronic pain, can make their day-to-day lives very difficult. Many people are tentative about contacting a personal injury attorney for a neck injury due to the adverse connotations frequentlyassociated with whiplash claims.

In many cases, after a car accident which resulted in injuries, the victims of those injuries may find themselves dealing with what is sometimes called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, and other times labeled Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. Although the exact cause of CRPS is not fully understood, one theory suggests that the injuries resulting from the car crash trigger an immune response as well as other symptoms associated with inflammation. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome often affects the arms, legs, hands or feet and the primary symptom is intense, continuous pain which is difficult to alleviate. Extreme sensitivity to even the lightest touch is a hallmark of CRPS and the pain felt by the victim is almost always much more acute that the injury would warrant on the surface.