SPINAL CORD INJURIES

St. Louis, Kansas City, and Jefferson City, Missouri

Jefferson City Auto Injury Attorney: The Bradley Law Firm

If you have sustained a spinal cord injury, your life will be forever changed. You may need daily care. A cord injury can turn your life upside down. You may be unemployable leaving you with no income.

We can help. If you send an email or call our spinal cord injury lawyers, we will give you a free case evaluation. You can get your questions answered and learn more about your legal rights and options. The Bradley Law Firm has over thirty years of experience in helping people in situations like yours, and we will fight for compensation, even if it means arguing your case to a jury.

Spinal Cord Nerves

The spinal cord consists of sensory and motor nerves that carry information from the body to your brain. Motor nerves send messages from the brain to the body, telling it to take some sort of action, like “remove hand from hot surface.” Depending on how and where the spinal cord is injured, you may suffer from numbness (lack of sensation), paralysis or both.

How Spinal Cord Injuries Occur

Spinal cord injuries most frequently happen because of high-risk behavior. About 75% of victims are males in the 16-30 age range according to an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Other causes involve medical malpractice and such events as:

Violence
Heavy contact sports, such as football, rugby, and hockey
car accidents, which account for about half of all spinal cord injuries
Slip and fall accidents, the most common cause of spinal cord injuries to the elderly
Tumors
Herniated disks
Infection

Spinal Cord Injury Symptoms

The period of time between injury and arrival of medical help is critical. As with brain injuries, failing to promptly recognize a spinal cord injury and delaying treatment can make the injury worse.

If an accident victim shows any of the below symptoms, it is imperative to keep them immobile:

Shortness of breath
Numbness in toes, hands, feet, or fingers
Lack of bladder or bowel control
Fading in and out of consciousness
Lack of balance and inability to walk
Pressure in the neck, back, or head

At The Bradley Law Firm, our attorneys are willing and able to pursue your full and fair compensation, even if that means taking your case to a jury. If you or a loved one has sustained a spinal cord injury in St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City or rural Missouri, please contact our personal injury attorneys today.