Des Moines Spinal Cord Injury Lawyer
Personal Injury Attorney Serving Des Moines, Mason City, and Cedar Rapids
Spinal cord injuries are some of the most devastating and difficult to deal with in all types of personal injuries. These injuries can be as the result of car accidents,
slip and fall accidents,
pedestrian accidents or other types of events in which the individual lands on their spine and damages it. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that sends and receives the electrical transmissions from the brain switchboard. When this is damaged, even slightly, it can create serious physical problems. Up to now, medical science does not have a viable solution to spinal cord injuries, and dealing with the results is the usual medical handling. If you or a loved one has suffered such an injury, it is crucial that you contact a
Des Moines catastrophic injury attorney to assist you with making your claim for damages.
Some of the results on the body after a spinal cord injury, with a partial damage of the cord include:
- Numbness in extremities
- Loss of sensation
- Reflex problems
- Breathing problems
- Muscle spasms
- Bladder control problems
- Bowel control problems
- Sexual problems
- Pain
In some cases these symptoms can improve over time, but in others they do not, or can get worse. Medical professionals hesitate to make a statement about the future of your injury, as the prognosis is so uncertain. When a more serious spinal injury has occurred even more life-changing symptoms are the results. The location of the injury usually means that below that level, there will be a loss of all motor function and control. Many spinal injuries result in paralysis, either paraplegia or
quadriplegia. With paralysis comes a host of other physical problems and disabilities that will usually mean a lifetime of medical care.
When dealing with such a serious injury, and making a claim for damages, it is absolutely vital that you have legal representation from the legal team at our firm. This legal team is a seasoned personal injury firm with decades of experience in assisting clients to get compensation for their injuries. We are here to assist you in ensuring that your future life is of the best quality possible with a spinal cord injury.
Contact a Des Moines Spinal Cord Injury Attorney for legal representation in spinal cord injury claims. Maximum compensation will be sought on your behalf.