Las Vegas Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Practice Areas - Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury can occur at any time to any individual. Acute spinal cord injury is an unexpected event that can result from a fall or a car accident, no matter how minor. The pain and suffering from a spinal cord injury often persists for the lifetime of the person who acquires it. Significant spinal cord injuries may result in a herniated disc or even paralysis.

Once an injury to the cord has occurred, there are certain steps that need to be taken in relation to the rehabilitation of the person. This rehabilitation will enable the SCI person to return to the environment of social and vocational functioning as best as can be managed.

Types of Spinal Cord Injury

There are two types of injury—complete and incomplete. A complete injury is one in which the victim has no sensation or voluntary motor movement on either side of the body below the level of the injury. If the victim has some feeling or partial movement, it is called an incomplete injury.

Injuries are further defined in reference to the area of the spine affected. For example, an injury to the spine in the neck area affects the cervical vertebrae, so an injury to the nerves at the fifth cervical vertebra would be called a C-5 injury. Below the neck are the thoracic vertebrae, so injuries there would be defined as T-1, T-2, and so on. Beyond that are the lumbar and sacral vertebrae, and injuries in those areas are named in a similar manner.

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If you or a loved one have suffered a Spinal Cord injury, let us review your case and provide you with a free consultation. If you want an attorney you can talk to, who understands your situation and who will fight for you, call today at 382.0000 for your free consultation, or complete our online free evaluation form here.

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