The most common injury in motor vehicle accidents and work injuries are neck and back injuries. These injuries can range from spinal fractures and injuries resulting in paralysis to soft tissue strains and sprains of the muscles, tendons and ligaments.

After nearly 20 years of handling neck and back injury claims, it has become clear that most people continue to suffer some amount of pain and loss of function for years or even decades following injuries to their spine. People hurt their neck and back lifting things at work or being rear-ended in a car accident. People hurt their neck and back when they fall down or when they push or pull large objects as part of their job. The situations where these injuries occur are countless. Some injuries give rise to a legal claim. Some do not. Most people, but not all suffer from a spinal injury due to the negligence of another person. That’s why it is important that you contact a law firm in your area who can offer you any help and advice you may need to be able to make a claim to get what you deserve.

There are also numerous medical specialties and modes of treatment for neck and back injuries. There is treatment provided by neurologists, occupational medicine doctors, orthopedics, chiropractors, physical therapists, neurosurgeons and osteopaths. There are more specialties and modes of treatment than what is listed.