Each year in the Los Angeles County and Orange County areas, there are accidents that can inflict severe injury to the victim or victims. One of the more serious types of injuries one can sustain is a spinal cord injury. Sudden force and trauma, such as an impact from a car, motorcycle, or trucking accident or a fall from a high place, can exert serious damage to the neck, central spine, or lower back. Even when these injuries are not completely disabling, they can be very painful. In addition to the physical pain associated with a spinal cord injury, victims can experience significant financial hardship due to the cost of healthcare, medical care, and loss of income. Being the victim of something as serious as a spinal cord injury warrants the help of a skilled and experienced catastrophic injury attorney.
The Cifarelli Law Firm, located in Irvine, California, provides skillful, client-focused representation on behalf of accident victims who have suffered all types of spinal cord injuries. Our Santa Ana and Anaheim spinal cord injury lawyers seek full compensation for each and every client. Our primary focus is obtaining the financial resources needed to pay for needed medical care and rehabilitation services.
The spinal column is comprised of different segments. One of those segments is the cervical spine, or C-Spine. The C-Spine is made up of 7 cervical vertebrae, and they are numbered C1 through C7. Injury to the C-Spine due to an accident can induce severe pain, suffering, and diminished quality of life. If you have suffered a cervical spine injury due to the negligence of another, it makes sense for you to speak with a skilled and experienced Santa Ana and Anaheim attorney.
A cervical spine injury can occur during any accident that causes great force to the neck area upon impact. Damage and injury to the cervical spine can be minor, moderate, and severe. These injuries commonly occur in auto accidents, motorcycle accidents, slips and falls, as well as premises liability accidents such as swimming pool and diving accidents.
Injuries to the C-spine can often lead to permanent impairment, nerve injury, and loss of use of affected body part. In severe personal injury cases, the victim may be paralyzed following the accident.
Being injured in an accident of any sort has the potential for serious, life-altering consequences. A very serious type of injury is a spinal cord, or spinal column, injury. Car accidents, truck accidents, slips and falls, and many other types of accidents can induce injury to various segments of the spinal cord. One of these segments that is prone to injury is the lumbar spine, or L-Spine. The lumbar spine is the lowermost portion of the spinal column and has 5 vertebrae: L1-L5. The lumbar spine and lumbar vertebrae innervate and regulate the function of parts of the lower body and trunk. Injury to the lumbar spine can result in difficulty walking, controlling movement in the hips, and possibly paralysis. If you or a loved one has suffered an injury to the lumbar spine area, you should contact a lawyer immediately.
Suffering a lumbar spine injury can impact your daily life forever. Unfortunately, many people never fully recover from a spinal cord injury. Injury to the lumbar vertebrae may affect:
The sacrum spine, also referred to as the S-Spine, is made up of 5 vertebrae in human beings. The S-Spine innervates most muscles below the waist, including the glutes, thigh muscles, calf muscles, and toes. Injury to the S-Spine can result in loss of feeling, muscle control, and sensation below the waist.
Every year, people in California sustain spinal column injuries in accidents due to the carelessness or negligence of another person or business entity. One type of spinal cord injury is an injury to the thoracic spine. The thoracic spine, also known as the T-Spine, is located along the rib cage, and its primary function is to control movement along the abdominal wall. The T-Spine also innervates the abdominal wall, hips, legs, and reproductive organs. Suffering a T-Spine injury will impact your life forever as you may never fully heal or recover. You will need the help of a skilled Orange County personal injury attorney to help you recover losses that result from the injury.
The T-Spine is divided into 12 individual vertebrae: T1- T12. The severity of your injury is directly related to where on the T-Spine you suffered your injury. T-Spine injuries can result in the following:
There are 2 classifications of spinal cord injuries: complete and incomplete. A complete spinal cord injury involves complete loss of function below the affected area. An incomplete spinal cord injury involves only partial loss of function below the affected vertebrae. Contact a lawyer in Santa Ana or Anaheim for more information about the severity of different spinal cord injuries.
The Santa Ana and Anaheim lawyers at the Cifarelli Law Firm have successfully represented clients in numerous spinal cord injury cases, ranging from herniated disks to paralysis. When you choose us to represent you, we will investigate the accident, learn about your medical needs in consultation with your doctor or other medical specialists, and place a value on your losses and suffering. The Cifarelli Law Firm will aggressively represent you in settlement negotiations or in court, seeking compensation for you.
In a case involving a serious spinal cord injury, we will retain the services of a life-care planner. This medical specialist will create a customized life-care plan that lists all of the medical care, rehabilitation services, and personal services the injured person will need for the rest of his or her life. For example, it could specify the need for a wheelchair van, alterations to a home to accommodate the needs of the injured person, or residence in a long-term care facility. Our Santa Ana and Anaheim attorneys will then seek the financial resources needed to pay for that care and services, as well as compensation for all other economic and noneconomic losses related to the spinal cord injury.
Whether it involves paraplegia, accident-induced spinal stenosis, or another type of spinal trauma injury, you can depend on the Cifarelli Law Firm for skillful advocacy at all stages of the legal process.
To learn about your legal options and how we can help you, contact the Cifarelli Law Firm today! Call (949) 502-8600 or fill out and submit the consultation request form. Our skilled Santa Ana and Anaheim spinal cord injury lawyers represent clients throughout the state.
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