Many accidents result in a variety of injuries, but one important serious injury is a result of an accident that affects the disks in the spine, which could be a bulging disk
When we move around taking part in our daily activities we make use of our disks for almost every possible movement. When our disks become bulging, herniated or blown, the pain can be quite unbearable. When someone is involved in a car accident, it jolts the body in a manner that applies a large amount of pressure onto the disks which are positioned along the length of the spine.
Cervical disks in the neck and lumbar disks situated in the lower back can be tightened so much that it results in spinal cord impingement, which is a particularly serious injury and will need prompt medical treatment at a hospital.
Bulging disk symptoms
When a disk is seriously damaged, it results in shooting pains down the length of the legs and arms. These sorts of symptoms indicate that it is not just a simple muscle strain. Even a car accident that takes place at low speed can induce a bulging disc trauma. The victim will experience unusual numbness and a tingling sensation down through the arms which could be a neck injury and if it is down through the legs it could be a lower back injury.
Any symptoms that are tingling sensations mean that diagnosis and treatment is required without delay. There may be a necessity for disk surgery.
Contact an accident lawyer if the accident was not your fault
If you know that your bulging disk injury was as a result of a road accident caused by someone else, then you should contact a lawyer who specializes in personal injuries related to bulging disks. It is your legal right to be compensated for injuries that were someone else’s fault, as you are not expected to carry the financial burden.
Modern forms of treatment which are aimed at treating disk injuries cost thousands of dollars. An MRI will be required before anything else and that could incur a cost of $2,000, but you must have it as it is a good indicator of the severity of the bulging disk. A full diagnosis means that any compensation claim you put in will far more likely be successful
You will need all you can get to make your life bearable
Once you have a diagnosis, then you should contact a bulging disk lawyer who will piece together the facts around your accident and determine your eligibility for a compensation payment. Without the skills of a lawyer, you may not receive fair compensation for medical treatment, loss of wages and all the rehabilitation that is required to return you to normal life.
What you should not do is talk to the insurance adjuster of the person who caused your injury, as you will only be offered a token payment that will never fully cover the financial hardships of a bulging disk injury. You may need a substantial amount of money to cover you for all the medical treatment and suffering that has resulted from an accident that was not your fault.
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