Spinal Cord & Nerve Injuries

Spinal Cord & Nerve Injuries Attorney, Spokane, Washington

A spinal cord injury or nerve injury can cause you to lose physical mobility, financial independence, and the ability to care for your family. For older people, the injury is usually more serious because older spines are less elastic, and the injury may not heal as quickly in older patients. Even in young patients, however, the pain and duration of the injury may be great.

At Sweetser Law Office, I understand that my clients seek my services in desperate times. I help clients who have suffered spinal cord and nerve injuries and work to maximize compensation to secure financial stability and independence after an accident.

Identification of injury to maximize your compensation

Nerve damage, including spinal cord injury, can cause serious pain and permanent damage. It is important to identify the location of the injury in order to receive the correct treatment. How the injury occurred is the best indicator of how to correct the damage. A spinal cord injury or nerve injury can cause you to lose your physical mobility, financial independence, and the ability to care for your family.

The most common spinal cord injuries are caused by:

• Motor vehicle accidents
• Violent Attacks
• Slips and Falls
• Sports-related Accidents
• Lifting and other workplace accidents

The most common types of injuries inflicted by such incidences are:

Spinal Cord Injury: The spinal cord is severely injured in the accident and may result in loss of motion or feeling to the lower extremities or permanent paralysis or disability.

Slipped Disc: The pads of cartilage in between each vertebrae in your spine can be damaged or become herniated. A herniated disc may be caused by a motor vehicle accident, slip and fall injury or a work-related accident.

Compression Fractures: The bones of the spine fracture due to severe trauma. I can help you maximize your recovery after a compression fracture due to a car accident, work related accident, or injury caused by another’s negligence.

Whiplash: The most common neck injury after a car accident, the neck can snap and become overextended, even in accidents at low speeds. You may not know you have suffered whiplash until weeks or even months following an accident.

Carpal tunnel syndrome: Carpal tunnel is one of many nerve impingement injuries. It is a painful disorder caused by the compression of a nerve where it passes over the carpal bones in the hands or wrists. Carpal tunnel syndrome could be related to repetitive stress disorder and other workplace injuries.

 Contact Sweetser Law Office for a free consultation today or call 509-328-0678 to speak directly with James R Sweetser, a Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer.