Philadelphia Spinal Cord Injury Attorneys
Spinal Cord Injuries
When a baby begins to form in a mother's uterus, one of the first things to develop is the vertebrae, also known as the spine or back bone. The reason the vertebrae is one of the first things to develop in a baby is because it has to protect the very important and very fragile spinal column or nerves. The nerves that run up and down our backs are essential control centers in transferring information through our bodies in order for movements and functions to occur. If an individual suffers serious injury to the spinal cord in an accident, certain nerve signals may not be able to be transferred throughout the body. Injuries to these control centers of the body are called spinal cord injuries.
Spinal cord injuries are often the most catastrophic injuries that will significantly change an injured victim's life and the lives of their family and loved ones forever. Spinal cord injuries do not just impact the physical aspect of a human being; they also impact the emotional and financial wellbeing of everyone involved. What makes spinal cord injuries even more devastating is that in many cases, the brain is still fully working when the rest of the body is not. This often causes mild, moderate, or severe depression, as well as other problems. Sadly, young males make up a high percentage of devastating spinal cord injuries each year.
Understanding Complexities Of The Spine
The back bone, which is often referred to as the vertebrae or spine, is made up of very hard bones that run from your neck to your tailbone. Each bone has an open circle in the middle of it that allows the spinal cord or nerves to be surrounded and protected by hard bone. The spine has four different regions: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral. Each region is responsible for movement and sensation to a certain area of your body. The cervical area is responsible for nerves that supply your head and neck region, diaphragm, arms, wrist and hands. The thoracic area is responsible for your chest and abdominal or stomach muscles. The lumbar area is responsible for your legs, feet, and toes. The sacral area is responsible for your bowel, bladder, and sexual functions.
Depending on where the injury to the back bone or spine is, it will determine what functions or movements may be affected or permanently lost. If the insult was to the cervical area, everything below the cervical area will be affected. If the injury was to the thoracic area, everything below the thoracic area will be affected. In other words, the higher up the injury on the spinal column, the more devastating the disability will be. Remember Christopher Reeves, or Superman? He was unable to sense or move anything below his neck area. That is because he suffered a tragic insult, or spinal cord injury, to his cervical spine after an equestrian accident. He was unable to control any of his bodily functions below his neck.
Spinal Cord Injury Causes And Life-Altering Effects
Injuries to the spinal column are often seen after a Philadelphia motor vehicle accident, rollover accident, fall, trauma, assault, airplane crash, motorcycle accident, diving accident, work injury, product defect, fall in a manhole, or a sports accident. Other causes of spinal cord injuries are hematomas or blood clots, masses or tumor growth, swelling, irritation, misplaced screws or hardware during back surgery, infections, or fractured bones that cut or injure the spinal nerves.
Any injury to the spinal column can cause paraplegia or quadriplegia, motor deficits, sensory deficits, numbness, tingling, pain, paralysis, loss of bowel or bladder function, sexual dysfunction, inability to breathe on your own, inability to regulate your blood pressure, decubitus or pressure ulcers, infections, additional accidents, depression, and financial hardship.
Hungry for Justice
The experienced Philadelphia spinal cord injury lawyers at The Beasley Reiff Law Group really do understand how spinal cord injuries can significantly impact your life as well as the lives of your families and loved ones. We fought hard for people that unnecessarily suffered an injury to the spinal cord that has drastically altered their life. We will continue to fight.
The Pain and Suffering A Spinal Cord Injury Causes
Not only did the spinal cord injury cause physical injuries, you are now also faced with the emotional damage, lost income and wages, expensive medical bills, funeral costs, pain and suffering, loss of companionship, as well as other problems that you are left to take care of. Our experienced medical and legal teams understand everything you are feeling and experiencing right now.
The Experience You Want And Need
Our nationally recognized legal teams have over 90 years of collective trial experience which makes us a leader in successfully representing and winning for injured victims just like you or a loved one. In some cases, our experience and knowledge allowed us to not only obtain a recovery for the injured person, but also a spouse or parent.
Our highly specialized Philadelphia spinal cord injury lawyers have fought and won for people who were victims of spinal cord injuries or wrongful death due to product defects, terrorism, motor vehicle accidents, rollover accidents, construction accidents, malpractice, sports injuries, playground injuries, truck accidents, trailer malfunctions, as well as hundreds of other catastrophic events that led to devastating spinal cord injuries, paralysis, or death.
We stand proud as being the legendary Philadelphia negligence law firm where many judges, lawyers, politicians, television personalities, high ranking officials, and doctors have turned to when faced with catastrophic injuries or a wrongful death.
If a loved one has been a victim of a spinal cord injury or wrongful death, please contact one of our experienced Philadelphia paralysis attorneys at the Beasley Reiff Law Group. Please feel free to look at our track record of success and call us for free no obligation consultation. We promise that we will never take a fee unless we win your case.
