Accidents Causing Spine Injuries: South Carolina Spine Injury Lawyer

Understanding Spine Injuries and Common Causes: South Carolina Spine Injury Lawyer Explains

Being involved in any personal injury accident can be devastating and life-changing. No one ever imagines being involved in a serious accident causing permanent or severe injury, yet it happens every day in South Carolina. While premises liability accidents such as slip and falls, construction accidents, parking lot accidents, or trip and fall accidents can lead to a spine injury, some of the most common types of spine injuries are motor vehicle accidents and trucking accidents. Having a spine injury can be incredibly disabling. Our South Carolina spine injury lawyer knows that severe spinal injuries may be life-changing for victims and their entire families.

Although many accidents causing spine injuries are entirely preventable, unfortunately, too many negligent individuals, businesses, and government entities cause life-changing personal injuries resulting in spinal injuries. If you were involved in an accident causing a spine injury, you should contact an experienced South Carolina spine injury lawyer such as ours at David Blackwell Law. We offer FREE consultations and can review your case to advise you of your rights to compensation under South Carolina law.

 

What is a Spine Injury?

There are many different types of spine injuries, with some being treatable while others are permanent. The most common types of spine injuries that occur due to accidents include the following:

  • Spinal cord injuries
  • Paralysis
  • Fractures
  • Disc injuries
  • Annular tears
  • Herniated discs
  • Bulging discs
  • Paraplegia
  • Quadriplegia, and
  • Many other common types of spine injuries due to accidents in South Carolina.

 

Types of Spinal Cord Injuries

Spinal cord injuries are perhaps the most devastating type of spine injury that a victim can sustain due to an accident. This is because spinal cord injuries result in some degree of paralysis and immobility. The type of paralysis depends on where on the spine the injury occurred and if it is complete or incomplete.

A complete spinal cord injury refers to a total loss of movement and sensation at the spinal cord injury site and below. In contrast, a person with an incomplete spinal cord injury has some degree of sensation and movement below the injury site.

The most common types of spinal cord injuries resulting in paralysis include the following:

  • Paraplegia – Paraplegia refers to paralysis of the legs and lower torso
  • Quadriplegia – Quadriplegia refers to paralysis of all extremities from the neck down and can affect breathing and neck movement for some individuals

 

What are the Most Common Causes of Spine and Back Injuries? 

There are many different ways that accidents can lead to spine and back injuries. The most common causes of spine and back injuries include the following:

  • Rear-end car or truck accidents
  • Accidents involving excessive speed
  • A fall down the stairs
  • Slip and fall or trip and fall accidents
  • Trucking accidents such as rollover, jackknife, or brake failure accidents
  • Construction site accidents
  • Workplace accidents
  • Motor vehicle crashes in general
  • Slip and falls or trip and falls
  • Medical malpractice, including hospital falls
  • Nursing home malpractice, including nursing home falls, and
  • Other negligent conduct.

 

Most Common Symptoms of Spine Injuries

There are specific symptoms that can indicate that a victim has suffered from a spine injury. These symptoms include the following:

  • Weakness
  • Loss of sensation
  • Pain
  • Loss of mobility or inability to move certain body parts
  • Crunching pain and aches
  • Burning sensations
  • Leg and foot pain (sciatic pain)
  • Inability to stand up straight
  • Massive swelling or bruising on the back, and
  • Other serious complications or symptoms that are not normal.

 

What is the Treatment for a Spine Injury?

The treatment for a spine injury largely depends on the type of the spine injury and the severity. Rehabilitation therapy is often used with most types of spine injuries. Surgery may be required for certain types of spine injuries. For permanent injuries such as paraplegia or quadriplegia, rehabilitation regarding learning how to operate a wheelchair and care for oneself independently is often a priority. For a disc injury, steroid injections may be an option to relieve pain and swelling due to the injury.

Some surgeries may also be a spinal fusion. This type of surgery is permanent and debilitating because it will remove parts of bone and disc, and it will use rods and cones to be inserted into the body to help keep certain vertebrae from moving. Spinal fusions are a significant injury.

 

Did You Suffer a Spine Injury? Ask Our South Carolina Spine Injury Lawyer for Help

If you or a loved one suffered a spine injury in an accident such as a car crash, trucking wreck, slip and fall, medical malpractice, or any other serious accident, call David Blackwell Law to schedule a FREE consultation to learn more about your rights to compensation. Our experienced South Carolina spine injury lawyers can help you recover the compensation that you deserve. Call 803-285-0225 or by using our “contact us” box available here to get started with our personal injury law firm.