… A 42-year-old investigative social worker was driving through a tunnel in her Jeep. A sports utility vehicle slammed into the rear of her Jeep, pushing her into the vehicle in front of her and turning her Jeep sideways. Before the crash, the social worker suffered from a condition called trigeminal neuralgia. This is a nerve disorder which causes sharp, stabbing pains in the cheek, lips, gums and chin. She needed surgery to correct this condition. After the crash, she developed a new type of pain from a condition called occipital neuralgia. This causes pain on one side of the back of the head. She went to the Pain Clinic for monthly injections into her skull. She also took medication. The case eventually settled with the other driver’s insurance company.
