Back Injuries
St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City, Missouri
When you are in a car accident, your body may suffer various kinds of trauma that can temporarily or permanently debilitate you. Back injuries are a type of car accident injury many individuals sustain during a collision. At The Bradley Law Firm, we take your back injury as seriously as you do.
Disabilities Caused by Back Injuries
Because of the location of your spinal cord, a back injury may be one of the most debilitating kind of injury you can sustain, second only to a neck injury or amputation.Your back injury may make it impossible to:
- Sit for long periods
- Stand for long periods
- Lift heavy or light objects
- Drive an automobile
- Work at your regular job
- Work at any type of job
Each of these inabilities can cause not only personal pain and frustration, but financial hardship or even crisis. You may find it necessary to ask loved ones to do the simplest task for you, like reaching for an object on a shelf, or helping your stand up.
Compensation for Back Injuries
If your back injury has been caused by an auto accident caused by another individual, you deserve compensation for the difficulties and lack of income you will have to endure. Even if your injury is only temporary, it can greatly affect your lifestyle during that time, and may even cause you to lose your job.
You may find that your own insurance company is hesitant or refuses to compensate you what is rightfully yours under your insurance coverage. To help prevent insurance denials after an accident, please take a moment to review our information on What to Do After a Car Accident.
Back injuries do not always make themselves immediately felt. An action as simple as refusing medical treatment at the scene of an accident may give insurance companies the leverage they feel they need to deny your insurance claim.
Preventing Back Injuries
While you cannot predict when you may be in a car accident, there are some steps which will help prevent back injuries. The most important of these is to always wear restraints while in a vehicle. This always includes a seatbelt, which can be supplemented by using your head restraint (headrest) effectively, and by sitting facing forward with your feet on the floor. Sitting with your back fully against your seat will also prevent injuries that may be caused if you are leaning forward at the time of the collision.
At The Bradley Law Firm, we want to help you receive the compensation you deserve for your auto-related back injury. Please contact us today if you or a loved one have suffered a back injury in the St. Louis, Jefferson City, or Kansas City areas of Missouri, and find out how we can help you regain what is rightfully yours.