CALIFORNIA SPINAL CORD INJURY LAWYERS

Each year, there are over 11,000 spinal cord injuries in the United States. Spinal cord injuries typically result from trauma, with the most common cause of spinal cord injuries being automobile accidents. Spinal cord injuries can also result from slip-and-falls, sports injuries, and watercraft accidents.

If you or your loved one suffered a spinal cord injury due to an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical expenses, lost wages, pain, and suffering, lost earning ability, and other damages. B&D Law Group, APLC can help.

Contact our California spinal cord injury attorneys online or by phone at (888) 977-2238 today for a free consultation. If there is no recovery, there is no fee.

According, to the National Institute of Health, spinal cord injuries usually begin with a blow that fractures or dislocates your vertebrae, the bone discs that make up your spine. Most injuries don’t sever your spinal cord. Instead, they cause damage when pieces of vertebrae tear into cord tissue or press down on the nerve parts that carry signals from the brain to the body.

Generally speaking, there are two primary types of spinal cord injuries:

• In a complete spinal cord injury, the cord can’t relay messages below the level of the injury. As a result, you are paralyzed below the level of injury.
• In an incomplete spinal cord injury, you have some movement and sensation below the injury.

A spinal cord injury is a medical emergency. Immediate treatment can reduce long-term effects. Later treatment usually includes medicine and rehabilitation therapy. The long-term prognosis can vary depending on the severity of the injury and the location of the damage to the spinal cord. The most severe spinal cord injuries can result in complete paralysis or even death, but even mild injuries can lead to disability and chronic pain.