Well Being Chiropractic PC: Car Accident Injury Doctor in RVC
At the scene, adrenaline does the talking: you exchange information, you drive home, you tell everyone you are fine. The next morning you cannot turn your head, or your lower back locks when you stand, or there is a headache at the base of the skull that was not there yesterday. That is the ordinary timeline of a car accident injury, and it is why New York’s no-fault law gives you 30 days, not one, to get treatment started. Well Being Chiropractic PC at 330 Sunrise Highway, Suite 100, in Rockville Centre has been the car accident injury doctor for Nassau County drivers for 25 years: whiplash, back and disc injuries, nerve symptoms and the paperwork that pays for treating them. This page explains what the clinic does, how no-fault works, what the first visit involves and what to do in the days after a crash.
Well Being Chiropractic PC is a car accident injury doctor in Rockville Centre, NY 11570, at 330 Sunrise Highway, Suite 100. Dr. Zinaida Goldshteyn, DC, has 25 years of rehabilitation practice centered on no-fault car accident injuries. The clinic examines and treats whiplash, back, disc, joint and nerve injuries with chiropractic care, physical therapy, acupuncture and spinal decompression under one roof, files the no-fault claim if needed and bills the no-fault carrier directly, so covered care costs the patient nothing. The first consultation is free. Hours run until 8 pm Monday to Thursday and 9 am to 5 pm Sunday. The no-fault claim must be filed within 30 days of the accident. Call (516) 206-1700.
New York is a no-fault state. After a crash, your own auto insurance policy, or the policy of the car you were in, pays for your medical treatment and part of your lost wages regardless of who caused the accident, through Personal Injury Protection coverage with a minimum of $50,000 per person. You do not need to prove fault, sue anyone or wait for a settlement to be treated. Three rules matter.
The claim must be filed within 30 days of the accident on the no-fault application, form NF-2. Miss it and the insurer can deny everything.
Treatment must be medically necessary and documented, and the carrier can require independent medical examinations to test that.
Passengers, pedestrians and cyclists struck by a car are covered by the vehicle’s policy. A driver injured by an uninsured car is covered by their own policy’s uninsured motorist coverage.
The New York State Department of Financial Services guide to no-fault explains the rules in full. The clinic’s front desk files the NF-2 for patients at the first visit if it has not been filed, and has for 25 years.
What a Car Accident Injury Doctor Does That an ER or Urgent Care Does Not
An emergency room rules out the things that kill: bleeding, fractures, head injury. It is the right place on the night of a serious crash, and the wrong place for the whiplash that shows up two days later, which it will treat with a prescription and a discharge sheet. Urgent care does the same with a shorter wait. Neither examines the spine the way an injury that will be treated for six weeks needs to be examined, neither writes a treatment plan, and neither handles the no-fault paperwork.
A car accident injury doctor does all three. At Well Being, that means a full examination of the neck, back, joints and nervous system on the first visit, documented to the standard a no-fault carrier requires; a written plan with a frequency and an expected duration; treatment that starts the same day; re-evaluations at intervals that are documented for the carrier; and a front desk that files the claim, bills the carrier and coordinates with your attorney if you have one. The clinic’s auto accidents injury treatment page describes the treatment in more detail.
Injuries the Clinic Treats After a Crash
Whiplash and Neck Injuries
The most common car accident injury and the one most often dismissed. A rear-end collision whips the head forward and back faster than the neck muscles can brace, straining ligaments and muscles and sometimes injuring the discs and facet joints. Symptoms arrive over one to three days: neck pain and stiffness, headaches at the base of the skull, pain between the shoulder blades, sometimes dizziness or tingling into the arm. Untreated, whiplash is the injury most likely to become chronic. Treated in the first week, it usually resolves in four to eight weeks.
Lower Back Strain and Disc Injuries
The second most common. A side impact or a braced leg at the moment of collision loads the lumbar spine, straining muscles and sometimes herniating a disc. Symptoms are lower back pain, pain on standing or sitting, and if a disc is involved, pain or numbness into the leg. The clinic’s herniated disc treatment and spinal decompression therapy pages cover the disc side, and the sciatica treatment page covers the leg symptoms.
Shoulder, Knee and Joint Injuries
The seatbelt shoulder, the knee that hit the dashboard, the wrist that braced on the wheel. Sprains, strains and joint injuries that need examination to rule out a tear and then rehabilitation to restore motion and strength, on the orthopedic treatment page.
Nerve Symptoms
Numbness, tingling, weakness or shooting pain into an arm or leg after a crash means a nerve is involved, and it needs to be evaluated rather than waited out. Dr. Goldshteyn’s electrodiagnostics certification lets the clinic test nerve function on site, described on the neurology services and radiating pain treatment pages.
Headaches and Concussion Symptoms
Post-crash headaches are usually cervicogenic, coming from the neck, and respond to treating the neck. Headaches with confusion, nausea, light sensitivity or memory problems may be a concussion and are referred for medical evaluation first.
How Treatment Works
The first visit is free and runs about an hour: the history of the crash, an examination, an explanation of the findings and a written plan. Treatment starts the same day. The first phase, usually two to four weeks at two to three visits a week, is about pain and inflammation: gentle chiropractic adjustments, electrical stimulation and ultrasound, acupuncture for spasm, ice and heat. The second phase is motion and strength through physical therapy, manual therapy and a home exercise program. The third phase is return to full activity, with visits spaced out until discharge. The plan is re-evaluated and documented at intervals, and the patient knows which phase they are in at every visit.
What It Costs
Nothing out of pocket for covered care. The clinic bills the no-fault carrier directly, and a no-fault patient is not asked for copays or deposits. If a treatment is denied by the carrier, the clinic tells you before performing it. If your injury case is being handled by an attorney and no-fault is exhausted or unavailable, personal injury cases may be handled on a lien basis. Most major private plans are also accepted; call to confirm.
What to Do in the First 72 Hours
Get the police report number and the other driver’s insurance information at the scene. Go to an emergency room the same day if there is any chance of a fracture, head injury or internal injury. Call your own insurer and report the crash. Book a car accident injury doctor within a few days, whether or not you feel hurt yet, because the examination documents your condition close to the accident and most injuries show up in that window. Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver’s insurer. Keep every piece of paper. The clinic’s checklist for the first 72 hours after a car accident on Long Island walks through all of it.
The Independent Medical Examination
Somewhere in the first few weeks of a no-fault case, the carrier will usually schedule an independent medical examination, an IME, with a doctor it chooses, to decide whether continued treatment is necessary. It is a normal part of the system and not a sign that anything is wrong, but it is the point where thin documentation ends a case. The clinic prepares patients for it: what the examiner will ask, what to bring, and why honesty about pain levels, neither minimized nor exaggerated, is what protects the claim. If the IME results in a denial of further treatment, the clinic reviews the finding, tells the patient what it means, and, where the clinic's own findings disagree, documents why. A patient with an attorney has the IME result contested through arbitration; a patient without one has the clinic's records as the basis for any appeal.
Passengers, Pedestrians, Cyclists and Rideshare
No-fault covers more people than drivers. A passenger is covered by the policy on the car they were in. A pedestrian or cyclist struck by a car is covered by that car's policy. A rideshare passenger is covered by the rideshare company's policy while the trip is active. A driver struck by an uninsured or hit-and-run vehicle is covered by their own policy's uninsured motorist provision, and a person with no car and no household policy may be covered through the state's Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation. The clinic's front desk sorts out which policy applies at the first visit, and has handled every one of these cases; the patient's job is to bring the police report and whatever insurance information they have.
How Long Recovery Takes
A whiplash or soft tissue back injury treated within the first week typically resolves in four to eight weeks of care. A disc injury or a case with nerve symptoms runs longer, often eight to twelve weeks, sometimes with a referral for imaging or a specialist opinion alongside the clinic's care. A case where treatment started a month after the crash takes longer than one where it started in the first week, which is the medical reason, separate from the legal one, to come in early. The clinic documents each phase and discharges at the point of maximum improvement, because a plan that runs past benefit helps no one.
Why Waiting Costs You Twice
Two clocks run after a crash. The medical one: soft tissue injuries treated in the first week heal faster and leave less scar tissue and stiffness than the same injury treated a month later. The legal one: the no-fault claim must be filed within 30 days, and a long gap between the crash and the first treatment is the carrier’s favorite argument that the injury came from somewhere else. The clinic sees new crash patients within a day or two of calling, and the free consultation means there is no reason to wait for a paycheck, a lawyer or a settlement to be examined.
Do You Need a Lawyer?
Not to be treated. No-fault pays for treatment without one. Many patients have an attorney for the injury claim against the at-fault driver, and the clinic coordinates with attorneys when asked, provides records and documents the case properly, which is what an attorney needs from a treating provider. Whether to hire one is your decision; the clinic’s job is the same either way.
Why Nassau County Drivers Choose Well Being
Twenty Five Years of No-Fault Cases
Dr. Goldshteyn’s caseload has centered on car accident injuries since 2001. The examination, the plan and the paperwork are built for the no-fault system because that is the system the clinic works in every day.
One Clinician, Public License
The provider who examines you treats you. Her New York license and record are public, verifiable on the state’s site, and on the Dr. Zinaida Goldshteyn, DC page.
Everything Under One Roof
Chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture and decompression in one building with one chart, which for a no-fault case means one consistent record.
Hours After Work and on Sunday
Until 8 pm Monday to Thursday, 7 pm Friday, Sunday 9 to 5. A plan of two or three visits a week has to fit a life, and these hours do.
The Paperwork Is Handled
The NF-2 filed, the carrier billed, the records sent to your attorney, the re-evaluations documented. You bring the police report number; the front desk does the rest.
Serving Rockville Centre and the South Shore
The clinic sits on Sunrise Highway a short walk from the Rockville Centre LIRR station, with parking at the building, and sees crash patients from Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Oceanside, Baldwin, Freeport, Valley Stream, Hempstead, East Rockaway, Malverne and across Nassau County. The chiropractor near Hempstead page covers the trip from the north, and the clinic’s area pages, including car accident injury treatment in Lynbrook and Oceanside, cover the rest.
Questions to Ask Any Car Accident Doctor
Will you examine my spine and nerves, or just prescribe? Will you file my no-fault application and bill the carrier directly? Who will treat me after the first visit? Are chiropractic, physical therapy and acupuncture in the same building? How will you document my progress for the carrier and my attorney? What are your hours after work? Well Being answers all six on the phone, and the answers are the ones on this page.
What Patients Say
The clinic’s Google reviews are public and worth reading in full rather than summarized. The themes that come up most are that the paperwork was handled, that the evening and Sunday hours made the plan possible, that the examination was thorough and that the pain got better. Read them, verify the license, and book the free consultation before the 30 days run out.
Honest Notes
The clinic is a chiropractic and rehabilitation practice, not an emergency room. A suspected fracture, head injury or internal injury goes to the ER first. The clinic does not have an MRI on site; imaging is ordered when the examination calls for it. It is closed Saturday. And it will not keep a patient on a plan past the point of benefit; a no-fault carrier reads that as padding, and the patient gains nothing from it.
Serving Rockville Centre and Nassau County
The clinic sits on Sunrise Highway a short walk from the Rockville Centre LIRR station, with parking at the building, and draws workers from Hempstead, Lynbrook, Oceanside, Baldwin, Freeport, Valley Stream, East Meadow, Uniondale and across Nassau County. The chiropractor near Hempstead page covers the trip from the north; the area pages cover the rest.
Book a Free Car Accident Consultation
Well Being Chiropractic PC, 330 Sunrise Highway, Suite 100, Rockville Centre, NY 11570. Monday to Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to 7 pm, Sunday 9 am to 5 pm, closed Saturday. Call (516) 206-1700, email wellbeingchiro219@gmail.com, or book through the contact us page. Directions and reviews are on the clinic’s Google Business Profile. The consultation is free, and the 30-day clock started at the crash.
Frequently Asked Questions
Examines and treats crash injuries such as whiplash, back and disc injuries, joint injuries and nerve symptoms, writes a documented treatment plan, re-evaluates at intervals, and handles the no-fault paperwork and billing. At Well Being, Dr. Zinaida Goldshteyn, DC, does the examination and treatment, with physical therapy and acupuncture under the same roof.
Within a few days, whether or not you feel hurt. Most crash injuries, especially whiplash, show up one to three days later, and an early examination documents your condition close to the accident. The no-fault claim must be filed within 30 days.
Yes. New York no-fault covers medically necessary treatment including chiropractic care, physical therapy and acupuncture, billed directly to the carrier. The claim must be filed within 30 days of the accident.
No. Covered care is billed directly to the no-fault carrier, with no copays or deposits. If a treatment is denied, the clinic tells you before performing it. Personal injury cases may be handled on a lien basis when no-fault is unavailable.
No. No-fault pays for treatment without an attorney. Many patients have one for the injury claim, and the clinic coordinates with attorneys and provides records when asked.
Yes. If the NF-2 application has not been filed, the clinic’s front desk files it at the first visit and bills the carrier for every visit afterward.
Monday to Thursday 9 am to 8 pm, Friday 9 am to 7 pm, Sunday 9 am to 5 pm, closed Saturday. The first consultation is free.