Types of Spine Injuries

Spinal cord injuries are among the most serious physical injuries. They can result in loss of sensation or mobility and paralysis. Such injuries can also lead to many life-changing and life-threatening health complications.

The spinal cord does not have to be completely severed for a person to suffer serious health consequences, including loss of mobility, sensation, or use of limbs. In most cases involving spinal cord injury, the spinal cord remains largely intact to casual observation, yet is damaged sufficiently to impair function.

The extent and effect of a spinal cord injury depends on the location of the injury. Each section of the spinal cord controls the nerves of a portion of the body and everything below that portion.

Just below the skull, the cervical nerves conduct information between the cervical segments of the spinal cord and the head, neck, and face.

Below the cervical nerves the thoracic nerves conduct information between the thoracic region of the spinal cord and the chest and abdominal muscles.

Next, the lumbar nerves conduct information between the lumbar regions of the spinal cord and the leg muscles.

At the bottom of the spine, the sacral nerves conduct information between the sacral region of the spinal cord and the bladder, bowel, and sexual functions.

The effects of spinal cord injury can be very serious, and may include paraplegia or paralysis of both legs, hemiplegia or paralysis of one side of the body, and quadriplegia (also called tetraplegia) or loss of function in all four limbs.

A Knowledgeable Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer

Despite the severity of spinal cord injuries and their effects, individuals who suffer these injuries can lead productive and fulfilling lives. However, because some spinal cord injuries are so serious and complex, individuals facing such injuries may need significant resources to cover medical costs, long-term care, physical rehabilitation, and to make up for damages to quality of life.

At The Helmy Law Firm, we help people who have suffered spinal cord injuries get the resources they need to rebuild their lives. We know that obtaining justice and full compensation means much more than recovering financial damages. We look at the totality of the loss — not just the sum of medical costs, rehabilitation, and lost income — but also the value of the reduction in quality of life of the injured person. We seek to maximize the total financial recovery for the individual and his or her family.

The Helmy Law Firm has extensive expertise in recovering losses in all types of spinal cord injury and brain injury cases.

When you speak with an attorney at The Helmy Law Firm, you will speak with a concerned and compassionate advocate who is committed to helping people who have suffered spinal cord injuries obtain the resources they need to face life with hope.

For a free consultation with a spinal cord injury lawyer at The Helmy Law Firm, please call 866-830-2437, or contact us online.

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