A serious spinal injury can severely affect your life in different ways depending on the type and level of your injury. Some injuries can result in pain for several weeks while a more serious injury could cause a permanent disability, changing your life. 

Whether you’ve been involved in a road traffic accident, an accident at work or something else, you could deserve compensation from a spinal injury claim.

The most common cause of spinal injury claims is car accidents, especially rear-end collisions.  

They’re also commonly caused by a manual handling injury at work or potentially from falling from a height. You could also be injured during a slip, trip or fall in a public place like a supermarket.

As the spine is such a complex structure, spinal injuries can vary greatly. Different parts of the spine may be damaged causing different injuries and having diverse effects on the body. 

Spinal injuries are usually considered complete or incomplete depending on whether the spinal cord is severed. 

Common spinal injuries include

• Soft tissue damage 
• Slipped discs 
• Disc lesions 
• Fractured discs 
• Nerve damage 
• Paraplegia – lower body paralysis 
• Tetraplegia – paralysis affecting all four limbs

A straightforward spinal injury claim can be settled in around two months, if liability is admitted, the medical prognosis is certain and a reasonable offer is put forward by an insurance company., it shouldn’t take long to reach a decision on a spinal injury compensation claim. A more severe injury will take longer to confirm your evidence and result in the maximum compensation being received.

As spinal injury solicitors, we can help you start the claims process, supporting you throughout until you have a decision on your spinal injury claim.

What are the common causes of spinal injuries? 

The most common cause of spinal cord injury claims is car accidents, especially rear-end collisions.  

They’re also commonly caused by a manual handling injury at work or potentially from falling from a height. You could also be injured during a slip, trip or fall in a public place like a supermarket.