Injury Lawyers in Tampa Represent Victims with Car Accident Spinal Cord Injuries

Many victims of car accidents in the Tampa Bay area experience spinal cord injuries. For example, the impact of the accident may bend, twist, or stretch your body, causing damage to your spinal cord and nerves. Sometimes this stress on your spinal column will swell or rupture your vertebral disks, resulting in disability and extreme pain. Worse yet, some auto accident victims are left paralyzed because broken vertebrae have cut the spinal cord, halting signals from the brain to various parts of the body.

There's no doubt that spinal cord injuries (also known as SCI) are some of the most disabling, painful, and medically expensive car accident injuries. If a car accident in the greater Tampa Bay area has left you or someone you love with a spinal cord injury, injury lawyer Dale Appell, P.A. can provide you with a free consultation about how you may be compensated for your medical bills, lost wages, lost ability to work, and future medical care.

Each year, about half of the spinal cord injuries in Tampa, Florida and across the country are caused by car accidents, motorcycle accidents, and truck accidents. Here are some of the more common car accident spinal cord injuries that injury lawyers in Tampa may be able to assist you with:

• Sprained or strained spinal ligaments
• Bulging disks (or “discs”)
• Herniated disks
• Spinal fracture
• Broken back
• Quadriplegia (partial or total paralysis affecting all 4 limbs)
• Paraplegia (partial or total paralysis affecting the lower half of the body)

If your car accident spinal injury is difficult to diagnose, which can be the case with damaged ligaments and disc problems, some auto insurance companies may refuse to pay for MRI scans and other tests needed to determine the extent of your spinal cord injury. As your injury lawyer in Tampa, Florida, Dale Appell would fight for your right to adequate testing and medical care, now and in the future.

Whether you're left with debilitating pain or devastating paralysis, spinal cord injuries caused by car accidents will not only affect your quality of life, but in some cases spinal cord injuries may also shorten a patient's lifespan. Regardless of your situation, injury lawyer Dale Appell is here to give you a free evaluation of your circumstances and be a resource of valuable information about your rights.

Contact the Law Offices of Dale Appell, P.A., an injury lawyer in Tampa, for a free consultation about your car accident resulting in spinal cord injury. We serve the entire Tampa Bay area including Clearwater, St Pete, Pasco County and beyond.