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There are many types of spinal cord injuries, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when you or a loved one is dealing with one. However, there are key facts to keep in mind about spinal cord damage and how they impact your life.
We have listed the top five things you need to know about spinal cord injuries below and how our personal injury law firm can help if you’ve been injured.
Medical professionals categorize spinal cord injuries in two ways: complete and incomplete.
Complete spinal cord damage affects both sides of the body. It causes a person to lose sensory and motor function below their damaged spine. Complete injuries are more severe and often result in partial or total paralysis. They most frequently lead to paraplegia (paralysis of the lower half of the body) and quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs).
Incomplete spinal cord damage does not cause total loss of sensation and mobility. These injuries are not as severe as complete spine damage, allowing the spinal cord to continue conveying messages to or from the brain. An incomplete spinal cord injury may lead to partial paralysis in one area while function remains on the other side.
In most cases, spinal cord damage results from forceful trauma to the vertebrae or nerves in the spinal column. The impact can crush, compress, fracture, or dislocate the vertebrae, cutting the spinal cord.
According to MayoClinic, the most common causes of a spinal cord injury in the United States include:
There are various spinal cord symptoms you can experience, and they range from mild to debilitating.
Many spinal cord injuries cause:
However, severe symptoms of a spinal cord injury can include:
If your spinal cord damage leads to paralysis, you will need rehabilitative care to learn how to function. You may also require medical equipment, such as a wheelchair, and you may not be able to return to your line of work. In addition, due to these lifestyle changes, one in five spinal cord injury patients develop depression.
Spinal cord injuries are often permanent and, therefore, require long-term medical care.
Though there are a few treatment options available, the costs of treating and living with spinal cord injuries can be expensive. They can include:
Thus, the costs associated with spine damage can range from $1.2 million to over $5.1 million depending on what age a person sustains their injury and the severity of the damage. If you experience spine damage due to another person or entity, you may be able to sue for your losses and collect compensation to cover treatment costs.
Dealing with spinal cord injury symptoms can be overwhelming, but a personal injury lawyer can help you take legal action. By filing an injury claim against the at-fault party, you may be able to recoup economic and non-economic losses.
These include:
A spinal cord injury lawyer will assess your case and determine its merit. From there, they can collect evidence to prove how the liable party’s negligence caused your injury. Finally, your attorney will calculate your total losses, including the costs of future medical care, and demand that you receive a fair settlement from the responsible party or insurance company.
Spinal cord injuries are a serious matter, and you deserve to recover fair and reasonable compensation for each and every type of physical, emotional and financial damage that you suffered because of another’s fault. If you believe that you have been the victim of negligence, a spinal cord injury lawyer from Dansker & Aspromonte Associates LLP can help you seek justice. Call us today for a free consultation. Learn more about how our team of personal injury lawyers can fight for you.
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