Since so much of our head and body movement comes from the spine, accidents that injure the neck and back can severely limit our ability to function. With this limitation often comes missed work, right when that income is necessary to offset medical bills.
At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, we stand up for victims of negligence. If you suffered a back or neck injury in a car accident that someone else caused, an Albany neck and back injury lawyer can help. Compensation may be able to help you get back on your feet. Call our office today for a free consultation at (404) 888-8888.
Whiplash Injuries
An all too common neck injury after a car accident, whiplash occurs when the head snaps abruptly back and forth. Due to the sometimes delayed symptoms of whiplash, you may be facing a negligent party or insurance company that wants to downplay your injury. For this reason, it is important to diagnose and document whiplash early for your personal injury claim.
When Whiplash Occurs
One of the most frequent sources of whiplash is a rear-end motor vehicle collision. However, whiplash can also occur from other types of car accidents, including:
- Head-on collisions
- T-bone crashes
- Sideswipes
- Wrong-way collisions
- Accidents with semi-trucks
All that is necessary for whiplash is a force that causes the neck to move violently back and forth, or even from side to side.
Evidence We Can Use
Victims may not feel the effects of whiplash and other neck injuries immediately. Instead, they may manifest a few days after the accident. Consulting a doctor quickly can help for two reasons: they can plan for your pain before it gets worse and establish that the injury exists.
Nonetheless, even if you did not see a physician right away, your neck injury attorney can still gather evidence to demonstrate you were injured, such as:
- X-rays
- Chiropractic visits
- Prescription medication
- Lost wages
- Accident reconstruction
- Photos of vehicle damage
Expert analysis can illustrate how the force of the accident is consistent with your claims. Despite the many unknowns regarding whiplash, your Albany neck and back injury lawyer can make use of multiple sources to create a well-rounded picture of what you suffered.
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Disk Injuries
If you experienced back pain following your accident, you might have received a diagnosis of a bulging, ruptured, slipped, or herniated disk. The disks in the spine ensure that bone is not grinding against bone. When one or more of those disks becomes injured in an accident, it can put pressure on the nerves, causing pain that can leave you restricted at best and immobile at worst.
As with whiplash injuries, many forms of car accident types put you at risk for disk injuries. All that is required to sustain this kind of injury is a forceful jolt to the body or impact with an object during an accident.
Proving Your Back Injury Occurred Due to the Other Driver’s Negligence
Providing medical records can bolster a whiplash claim, and having tests and reports for disk-related back injuries can also provide support for your case. Reports of the accident will also help to show that the other driver’s actions led to your accident and injuries. For instance, if the driver was ticketed for running a red light and hitting you in a T-bone collision, your lawyer can use this ticket as evidence to build your case.
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Soft Tissue Strain
Similar to disks, the muscles, tendons, and ligaments provide cushioning and flexibility to the neck and back. When they are strained or pulled beyond their natural range, that can cause pain, swelling, spasms, loss of mobility, and even tears in the tissue.
Soft tissue back and neck injuries have many of the same causes as whiplash and disk ruptures, as many different car accident scenarios can cause the neck and back to be pulled beyond their normal range of motion during a collision. As with any back and neck injury, a negligent driver may be liable for your injuries in the event of an accident.
Sometimes Pain Is Not Visible
Although imaging tests can help prove the existence of whiplash and slipped disks, soft tissue injuries do not always show up on X-rays or scans. Do not assume this means you have no case. For example, demonstrating that you had to miss work in order to recover can also serve as proof of the injury.
At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, our team can approach your case from multiple angles to pursue compensation. Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the Mayo Clinic. Neck injuries can be similarly impairing. Your pain is real, and you are not alone in feeling it. Call our office today at (404) 888-8888 to get started on discussing your injury.
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Demonstrating the Value of Your Case
All of this evidence to support the existence and severity of your neck or back injury plays another important role in your claim: it illustrates your losses. If you had to visit an emergency room, pay for prescriptions, endure steroid shots, or miss work, you could be entitled to compensation for those costs.
Once your Albany injury team hears the details of your case and identifies the liable party, we can get to work evaluating these factors, using them as evidence of both the injury and what you may deserve in return. This will allow us to review and negotiate possible settlement offers for damages to aid you in your recovery.
Your Window to File
To allow you to understand the full extent of your injuries and prep for your case, Georgia generally grants two years from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit, per the Official Code of Georgia Annotated (OCGA) §9-3-33. However, other factors may affect the length of that window. You can consult with your attorney to learn more.
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Back and neck injuries may have deprived you of independence, interaction, and income. At Bader Scott Injury Lawyers, we do not want you to remain cut off from those aspects of your life any longer.
Instead, with an Albany neck and back injury lawyer on your side, we can work together to pursue damages for those losses. Call our office today for a free review of your case at (404) 888-8888.
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