Virtually every physical movement that you make relies on having a healthy back and spine. An injury that impacts your back, your spine, or both could:
- Limit your range of motion.
- Cause acute pain when you make specific movements.
- Hinder your ability to work certain jobs—or any job at all.
- Restrict you from playing with your children, socializing, exercising, or engaging in other activities from which you derive joy.
- Affect your overall quality of life, including your mental and physical health.
If you or your loved one suffered a back or spine injury because of another person’s negligence, you may be able to recover compensation through a lawsuit. Call our team at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today at (800) 794-0444 to find out how a Los Angeles back and spine injuries lawyer could help you pursue compensation for your losses.
Back and Spine Injuries Can Be Difficult to Diagnose and Treat
The back is a complex biological network, which can make injuries to either your spine or other parts of the back such a nuisance. Your spine connects your skull to your pelvis, and the term “back” may generally refer to all the bones, muscles, and other body parts deriving from and connected to the spine. The Cleveland Clinic explains what components of the back and spine could be injured in an accident:
- Vertebrae: The collection of bones that form the spine and contain cartilage. An injury may lead to nerve damage if a vertebra becomes dislocated or fractured.
- Discs: They generally reside between vertebra to prevent bone-on-bone contact but can become depleted over time or slip out of place.
- Nerves: They are abundant in the spine and play a critical role in facilitating communication between your brain and the rest of your body.
- Soft tissues: Connective tendons, ligaments, and muscles that aid in movement.
Injuries to your back—and your spine specifically—may be catastrophic, difficult to diagnose, or hard to treat for several reasons:
- The back has many interconnected parts, and a problem with one part of your back may affect other parts, making diagnosis and treatment of the root problem difficult
- Because of the large number of nerves in your spine, an injury to your back could cause more pain than injuries to other parts of your body. A severe injury could also result in partial or full paralysis.
- The spine runs centrally down your body. There are very few movements that you make that do not involve the spine in some way—and by extension, involve other parts of the back connected to your spine.
If you or your loved one has suffered a spine or back injury, then you likely have first-hand experience with the pain and limitations that such injuries can impose upon you.
Back and Spine Injuries May Change Your Life for the Worse
You may feel the effects of a spine injury or another type of back injury in several facets of your life, including:
- Your ability to perform physical tasks.
- Your ability to engage in relationships with others in a meaningful and fulfilling manner.
- Your ability to work the job that you want.
If you are in constant pain or your injury presents pain that is unpredictable or only arises when you move, then you could miss out on critical activities to who you are as a person.
Some types of back injuries, such as those outlined by MedlinePlus, can cause permanent symptoms such as:
- Partial paralysis
- Total paralysis
- Chronic pain
- Loss of sensation
These sorts of long-term or permanent consequences of spinal or other back injuries may lead you to experience despair or other emotions that are harmful to your mental health and overall well-being. You could be entitled to compensation for the losses that come from a spine or back injury. A Los Angeles back and spine injuries lawyer may be able to help you pursue compensation on your behalf.
Call Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today to speak with our team about whether our services could be of value.
For a free legal consultation with a Back and Spine Injuries Lawyer serving Los Angeles, call (800) 794-0444
A Lawyer Can Carry Your Legal Load
If you decide that your back or spine injury resulted from one or more parties’ negligence, you may initiate a personal injury lawsuit seeking compensation. A lawyer can help you bring such a lawsuit by:
- Conducting a free consultation to document your account of the accident in which you sustained a back or spine injury.
- Speaking with your doctors to obtain a full explanation of, and documentation for, your injuries.
- Illustrating in your lawsuit documents how your injuries have disrupted your life and specify how they have impacted you.
- Calculating your losses and detailing them in your plea for compensatory awards.
- Negotiating a settlement, which could allow you to avoid a trial.
- If necessary, guiding your lawsuit through the trial stage.
- Protecting your rights throughout the entire process.
A back or spine injury could keep you from working for an unforeseeable amount of time. If your lawsuit proves successful, then you may collect financial compensation for:
- Lost salary or wages.
- Any decrease in your earning power caused by your injuries.
- Pain and suffering caused by your injuries.
- The cost of diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating your injuries.
- Mental health treatment.
You may be able to collect additional awards depending on the losses that you have endured.
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A back or spine injury can be truly debilitating. Our Los Angeles back and spine injuries lawyers will aim to protect you from suffering any further harm while fighting for the compensation you may be entitled to receive. Call our team at Pintas & Mullins Law Firm today at (800) 794-0444 for a free no-obligation review. The sooner you act, the sooner we can get started.
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