An injury to the spine or back can directly affect your ability to do your job and even embrace life the way you did before the accident. If you’ve suffered a spinal or back injury because of someone else’s negligence, it’s time to consult with an experienced Buffalo, NY spinal and back injury attorney.
Back Injuries
Back injuries involve the muscles, soft tissues, and ligaments surrounding the spine but don’t necessarily affect the spinal cord. Back injuries tend to be very painful, slow to heal, and seriously impede your range of motion. Back injuries are frequently the result of blows to the back, such as from the impact generated in traffic accidents and falls.
Signs that you may have a back injury include all the following:
- Back pain
- Aching in a set of back muscles
- A shooting, burning, or stabbing sensation in the back
- Pain that radiates from the back into one or both legs
Movement such as twisting, bending, standing, lifting, or walking often increases the pain.
Spinal Cord Injuries
A spinal cord injury damages the spinal cord and the bundle of nerves and nerve fibers that transport signals back and forth from the brain. Traffic accidents are the primary cause of spinal cord injuries in the United States, but slip and fall accidents are also closely associated.
Spinal cord injuries are classified as either complete or incomplete. An incomplete SCI means that the spinal cord can still communicate with the brain, which means victims of these injuries maintain some feeling, muscle control, and function below the injury site. Those who suffer complete spinal cord injuries, on the other hand, lose all nerve communication below the site of the injury, which means they have no feeling, muscle control, or function in the related area.
Seeking Fair Compensation
The losses you experience because of a back or spinal cord injury can be immense, and obtaining the compensation to which you’re entitled is critical to your ability to recover as fully as possible. The legal damages you can pursue compensation for in your personal injury claim include each of the following:
- Property damage, such as to your car and its contents – if you were injured in a traffic accident
- Medical bills, which may continue throughout your lifetime and may need to address assistance with the activities of daily living if you suffered a complete spinal cord injury
- Lost income, which may include lost earning potential in the future
- Physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can exceed all your other losses combined
It’s Time to Consult with an Experienced Buffalo, NY Back Injury Attorney
The accomplished Buffalo spinal and back injury attorneys at Steve Foley Law Firm appreciate how serious spinal and back injuries tend to be and will spare no effort in pursuing an advantageous settlement for you. Learn more by contacting us online or calling us at 716-575-3236 today.