Back Injuries and Workers Compensation

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Any injury occurred on the job should be taken seriously. The reason for this is the way that these types of injuries are able to affect not just the immediate well-being of a person, but the overall quality of life and future well-being of the person affected as well.

Due to the major effects that injuries like these can have on people, it’s essential that any injured employee look into their rights for workers compensation. When there are medical bills and many other types of expenses to pay for, workers compensation and help a tremendous amount. Of all the types of workplace injuries can happen, back injuries are ones that are exceptionally bad. Let’s examine the seriousness of back injuries and what the lawyers at The Doan Law Firm can do for you.

The Seriousness of Back Injuries

The strength and health of the back are both crucial functions for basic activities and actions, whether it is on the job or in your personal life. Things including:

• Rotating
• Looking
• Walking
• Turning
• Sitting
• More

Any injury to the back, especially when it’s the lower back, is something that can make it exceptionally difficult to even perform the most basic of tasks. For this reason, injuries to the back literally change your entire quality of life since the back injury can affect the way you perform every task throughout your entire day. That’s why it’s essential to speak to apersonal injury attorney that specializes in back injuries to get the legal representation and consultation that will be crucial to both you and your loved ones ongoing.

On The Job Back Injuries

One of the most common types of back injuries that people experience will come from lifting a heavy object without proper care or preparation. Unprepared lifting can lead to a pinched nerve or herniated disc. These types of injuries are rather common in construction accidents, and a worker at a construction site dealing with a lot of lifting and/or heavy loads needs to exercise extreme caution.

There are many other types of back injuries that can occur, including:

• Slips and Falls
• Falling Objects
• Accidental Blows to the Back
• So On

Back Injury Treatment

In the majority of cases, your back care specialist is going to attempt nonsurgical and noninvasive treatments first in order to restore your full range of motion and back pain. When all other options have been exhausted and no positive results have been yielded, surgical options will be discussed at that point. Back surgery will range in various levels of complexity based upon the patient’s needs.

The Lasting Changes of a Back Injury

A lot of people that have suffered a very serious back injury will likely notice that they’re no longer able to lift any type of heavy object, or their overall mobility and flexibility will be altered drastically by their back injury. At times, following a major accident, quadriplegia or paraplegia will occur.

Serious Injuries and Workers Compensation

All of the noted problems and others that can come from a back injury are just some of the reasons that you should seek out workers compensation in order to help cover both your medical costs and all of the other expenses needed while you recuperate and ongoing. If you have a legitimate claim and your workers compensation claim has been rejected, it’s essential that you speak with a workers compensation lawyer immediately.Our lawyers are on staff 24/7/365 so call us at any time, whether it’s 1am or Thanksgiving Eve.

What Our Lawyers Can Do For You

When you partner with The Doan Law Firm, we examine your entire claim and ascertain why it was rejected. After that we’ll build a case to prove why your claim was actually a legitimate one and why your employer or the insurance company was in error in their rejection of the claim.

At The Doan Law Firm we’re simply helping seek what you want, simple fairness of your legitimate claim. That’s why our goal is to help ensure that you receive the compensation that’s owed to you following a workplace or other injury and ensure that the legal system is operating both fairly and functioning properly to reach that goal.

To get more information both on workers compensation benefits and what all of your legal rights are following a workplace accident, contact The Doan Law Firm and speak to one of our worker injury lawyers now. Our team looks forward to ensuring that your case is heard so you’ll be able to move forward with the recovery process and achieve some peace of mind.Call 24/7/365 and speak to a lawyer at (800) 349-0000.