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Common Spinal Injuries From Car Accidents

A spinal cord injury is an injury that hinders the transferal of information between your brain and the rest of your body. The brain can’t communicate with the rest of the body. There are two main types of spinal cord injuries. These are incomplete and complete spinal cord injuries.  Incomplete spinal cord injury means it has been bruised or damaged. Ordinary causes are extra pressure on the spinal cord, pieces of bone, or other things that become stuck in the spinal cord.  If the spinal cord is permanently damaged it’s called paraplegia and the person will be unable to move or use their arms and legs.  As medical knowledge, research and alternative treatments improve these injuries account for less than

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Back Conditions That Qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD)

If you’ve been struggling with severe back problems or back pain due to an injury or disorder for a long time, you may also have financial concerns due to an increasing inability to do your job, and/or the cost of extensive medical treatments. If this is the case, you may be wondering whether your chronic back pain or back problems are considered disabilities and whether they will qualify you for financial support from the government. If your disability or back pain is deemed severe enough by The United States Social Security Administration (SSA), you may be eligible to benefit from one of their disability or income funds.  Depending on the prognosis of your condition, i.e. how long you are likely

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How a personal injury lawyer can help with a paralysis injury case

Paralysis injury cases can be the most complicated types of personal injury cases. A person suffering paralysis generally require extensive ongoing medical treatment, assistance with daily living, adaptive equipment, adapted living quarters and other needs. Here’s how hiring an experienced lawyer can help create a better and more secure future for a paralyzed person. Investigating the injury incident The paralysis injury cases that we see in our office are usually secondary to a serious motor vehicle crash or a job site incident. In these situations, the direct cause of the spinal cord damage may not be as important as the indirect cause. For example, the direct cause of spinal cord injury may be a motorcycle crash, and the indirect cause may be a semi-truck driver

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