Back Injury

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eople who suffer back injuries rarely make a full recovery. Chronic pain and the constant risk of re-injury can make it difficult or impossible to hold down a job or enjoy a pre-injury quality of life. In some cases surgery may improve the condition, but in most cases the risk of back surgery is greater than the likelihood of a positive outcome.

Back injury causes

Back injuries are often the result of vehicle accidents or falls. Back injury causes can include:

Slip and fall (link to Premises Liability)
Lifting or other strain
Work-related accidents
Medical Malpractice
Nursing home abuse
Sports
Physical violence

Types of back injury

Many back injuries are soft tissue injuries. Soft tissue injuries do not show up on X-rays and can be very difficult to detect and prove, even though they are painful and debilitating. Of course, back injuries can also include broken bones. In some cases, back injury also involves spinal cord injury. Types of back injury include:

Fractured vertebrae
Broken vertebrae
Stretched or torn tendons
Stretched or torn muscles
Herniated disk
Whiplash

Back injury consequences

Back injuries typically result in chronic and intermittent pain. Most people with back injuries have good days and bad days and often have a tendency to overdo it on good days creating even more pain and sometimes re-injury. Because of fluctuating pain levels and ability to function, it can be difficult or impossible to hold down a job, but active days can be misleading to friends, loved ones, and employers.

Consequences of back injury can include:

Pain at the site of injury
Pain in the buttocks and legs
Weakness in the legs and feet
Numbness or tingling in the legs and feet
Numbness and tingling in the arms
Bowel changes
Bladder changes
Sleep deprivation
Depression
Dependency on pain medications

Disability difficult to prove

Disability caused by back injury can be very difficult to prove. Insurance companies will work hard to disprove your injuries, using your good days against you if they can. Soft tissue injuries are difficult to prove because they do not show up on most medical tests. If you have suffered a back injury you need the help of an experienced back injury attorney who understands the nature of back injuries, what medical tests should be ordered, and the tactics that the insurance companies will try to use against you.

If you or a loved one is living with back injury please contact the law firm of Stipe, Harper, Laizure, Uselton, Belote, Maxcey, and Thetford. We will be happy to schedule your free consultation in the McAlester, Oklahoma City, and Tulsa, Oklahoma area. We understand that back injury victims are often unable to work, and we work on a contingency basis so you have no up front expenses in pursuing your case.

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McAlester Office
343 E. Carl Albert Pkwy.
McAlester, OK 74501

Phone: (918) 423-0421
or (800) 658-1596
Fax: (918) 423-0266

Oklahoma City Office
525 Central Park Dr., 101
Oklahoma City, OK 73105

Phone: (405) 524-2268
or (800) 299-7299
Fax: (405) 525-3231

Tulsa Office
2417 E. Skelly Dr.
Tulsa, OK 74170

Phone: (918) 749-0749
or (800) 798-2613
Fax: (918) 747-0751

Disclaimer: The information contained throughout this site is meant to generally inform the reader about our areas of practice, including back injury. This information is not meant to be taken as legal advice and nothing on this site establishes a lawyer / client relationship. Our accident lawyers provide legal assistance in the Tulsa area including Oklahoma City, McAlester and Norman, Oklahoma.