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Back and neck injuries are seen more than perhaps anything else in a personal injury law practice. These range from soft tissue whiplash injuries which can be quite debilitating to spine fractures and spinal cord injuries resulting in permanent disability.
The spinal column is a stack of bones called vertebra. Between the vertebra are natural shock absorbers called intervertebral discs made up of a tough outer layer surrounding a jelly-like inner core, sometimes compared to a “jelly donut.” Running through the center of the spinal column is the spinal cord, a bundle of nerve tissues that carry communication between the brain and the rest of the body. Major nerve branches pass through openings in the spinal column to the arms, legs, and various parts of the torso. Paraspinal muscles surround the spinal column.
Age related changes to the spine are natural and universal. Discs begin to dry and weaken, and the vertebra develop arthritic changes. Almost as soon as one reaches adulthood, subtle degenerative changes may begin. Most people over 40 have some degenerative changes visible on x-rays or MRI. By age 50 or 60, an x-ray or MRI of a spine may look like “forty miles of bad road,” without causing any problems in life, at least until old age. Then a trauma causes the previously asymptomatic natural condition of the aging spine to become painfully disabling. Many of our cases involve such traumatic aggravation of the preexisting condition of the back.
In a trauma, such as a motor vehicle collision, the spine may be whipped around in a manner that causes an injury.
If you or a loved one are suffering back and/or neck pain from an accident, contact us at 414 276 1233. We have over 40 years of experience representing clients with all degrees of back injury. In doing so, we have worked with all medical and rehabilitation specialties to help us explain the injury graphically to a jury. Let us get you the compensation you deserve.