BACK INJURY CLAIMS
Have You Suffered A Back Injury As Result Of An Accident That Wasn’t Your Fault? Contact Free Legal Justice Today To Make Your Back Injury Claim
You should be able to make a back injury claim if your back injury happened:
In the last three years, and;
Someone else was to blame for your injury; and
If another person owed you a duty of care.
Back injuries are extremely common, and can include any injury to the bones, joints, connective tissue, muscles or nerves in your back. Back injuries not only cause great pain and discomfort, but can also be extremely dangerous. You can injure your back doing sport, working around the house or in the garden, by a sudden jolt in a car accident, or from a sudden movement, bump, knock or fall.
Most injuries forming the basis of back injury claims are a result of damage caused to an individual’s lower back. Common back injuries include sprains and strains, ruptured disks or fractured vertebrae, and can vary in severity depending on the cause of the back injury and severity of the damage that has been done. Severe back injuries include fractures (a break in a bone), wounds, extensive bruising and damage to your spinal cord and internal organs.
Besides serious back injuries, most people experience minor back problems at some stage in their lives. Our body movements usually do not cause problems, but it’s not surprising that symptoms develop as a result of everyday wear and tear, overuse, or injury. Your back is a crucial part of your body and injury to your back can drastically affect your mobility and overall quality of life.
Back pain can cause issues anywhere from your neck to the tailbone (coccyx). The back includes:
Your bones and joints of the spine, more commonly known as vertebrae;
The discs separating your vertebrae and absorbing shock as you move;
The muscles and ligaments that hold your spine together.
Back Injury Claims often arise from individuals using their back muscles in new or rare activities. These activities can range from playing a dangerous sport, lifting a heavy object, or doing yard work. You can easily suffer minor back injuries by tripping, falling from a height or tripping to the floor, or by excessive twisting of the spine. Severe back injuries may result from car crashes, falls from significant heights, suffering an attack, direct blows to the back, a heavy load falling on the top of your head, a high-energy fall onto the coccyx, or even a penetrating injury such as a stab wound.