Neck Injuries Due to an Accident
It is extremely common for people to suffer neck injury and back injuries in even a low-speed car accident or any motor vehicle accident. Whether your back and neck were injured in a car, truck, as a pedestrian, in a slip-and-fall or in another type of accident, I can help.
At my office, clients turn to me, attorney Rivers J. Morrell for sound advice, counsel, and personal injury representation based on more than 40 years of proven experience in personal injury cases involving serious neck and back injuries. I enjoy helping clients to successfully manage their injury claim, providing the resources to move forward from their injuries.
Common Takeaways about Neck Injury in a Motor Vehicle Accident:
- Neck injuries are unfortunately quite common in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident here in Orange County, and throughout Los Angeles and the Inland Empire.
- Many neck and spine injuries can take days, weeks, even months before presenting symptoms. This is why it is important to see a doctor within 24 to 48 hours of any motor vehicle collision, even a low-speed impact.
- Damage to the discs that separate the vertebrae in the neck and back often presents as small micro-tears. This allows fluid to drain out of these important pads in your back and neck, resulting in serious pain within a few weeks or months. Neck and back injuries cause clients to miss a lot of work, and can involve surgeries now and in the future.
Neck Injuries That May Need Surgery
When your neck is injured, it is an extremely serious situation. The higher up your spinal cord is impacted, the more severe the impact to the rest of your body. This means that if you have broken vertebra or spinal cord swelling high up in your neck, you could be left paralyzed from the chest down, depending on the location of the injury on the neck.
In order to correct injuries, neck surgery may be performed. Surgeons often attempt to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or correct a vertebral fracture fairly quickly after an injury. This often provides the best chance of recovery.
Soft tissue injuries, such as whiplash or other muscle strain, does not often result in neck surgery.
Back and Neck Injury Can Last a Lifetime
Many people who sustain a back or neck injury in an accident go through a great deal of treatments before even getting to the point of surgery. Many doctors try non-surgical methods of dealing with pain and physical limitations before recommending surgery. I have represented clients who have gone through physical therapy, chiropractic care, acupuncture and a range of other treatments before having surgery to deal with their serious back or neck injuries.
Some of the more common types of neck and back surgeries include:
- Herniated disk surgery
- Bulging disk surgery
- “Slipped disk” surgery
- Partial disk herniation surgery
- Vertebral fusion surgery
Contact a Skilled Lawyer to Discuss Your Questions About Neck Surgeries
Back and neck injury are serious personal injuries with long term consequences affecting every aspect of the quality of your life. If you have sustained an injury in an accident that results in injuries to the back or neck or requires surgery, get legal representation to ensure your rights are protected.
We invite you to review the strong recommendations of our clients and the legal industry as well as our successful verdicts and settlements and contact Rivers Morrell or call today to speak with Rivers personally for a free, substantive consultation at (949) 305-1400.
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