Back injuries are common after serious car accidents. Severe back injuries can result in body paralysis. However, milder damage can result in issues like herniated disks. Like head injuries, back injuries are not always visible. However, it is essential to receive a thorough screening after your accident.
A back injury claim allows you to get compensation from the person or business that is legally responsible for causing your injuries, or the underlying accident that led to your injuries. Since back injuries can range from strains and sprains to spinal cord injuries and paralysis, the settlement value of any given claim must be determined on a case-by-case basis. However, some general guidelines apply when assessing the settlement value of a back injury claim.
Along with injuries to the spine, soft tissues such as back muscles and tendons can be strained or pulled. Ligaments can be sprained.
Treatment: For minor back pain, many physicians recommend rest and ice or heat application, along with over-the-counter pain relievers. If your back pain does not go away in a couple of weeks, you can visit your physician for an evaluation and find a chiropractor. More severe injuries, such as spinal cord injury, broken bones or muscle tears, may require surgery.
Recovery: Minor muscle strains should heal within weeks. If you have muscle tears, your physician may recommend surgery and physical therapy. It may take months for you to recover. Bones that are surgically repaired usually require three to four months to adequately treat.
With spinal injuries, your body will do most of its healing work in the first six months after the injury. Regrettably, physical functions that are not restored in the first year after injury will likely not return.
Dunnam & Dunnam lawyers are experienced in handling claims involving back pain injuries. Waco, Temple & Killeen back injury attorneys at Dunnam & Dunnam can be contacted at 254-753-6437. The Temple, Killeen & Waco back injury attorneys at Dunnam & Dunnam include:
Merrilee Harmon is a Family Law specialist, Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1985.
Vance Dunnam, Jr. graduated from Baylor University in 1974 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a major in accounting and from Baylor Law School in 1977 with a Juris Doctor degree.
Vance Dunnam has 60 years of experience as a lawyer in Waco, Texas, handling all types of cases in both the office and the courtroom.
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