A spinal injury lawyer explains your legal rights when you’ve suffered a back or spinal cord injury due to:
In Queensland, you may have the right to claim compensation when someone else is to blame for your spinal or back injury.
Our spinal injury compensation lawyers provide legal services on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis. Pay when you win and zero if you lose,
A free case review can advise if you have a valid spinal cord injury claim and the proof required to achieve a settlement. Call 1800 700 125 or email us
A spinal injury can permanently change your life and make you unable to do many things you once took for granted. This damage can significantly impact your ability to perform daily tasks, such as earning an income, caring for loved ones, and more.
A compensation payout from a spinal injury claim or back injury claim cannot repair your spine. However, it can help you meet the costs associated with your changed living conditions and relieve some of the financial problems that can arise when you cannot work.
Experienced spinal injury lawyers can offer guidance for the claims process and your rights.
If you are living with a spinal or back injury caused by negligence, you may consider seeking legal advice about a spinal injury compensation claim. But you may be concerned about the cost of legal fees, which means the following:
Pay when you win and zero if you lose, with no upfront or ongoing legal costs. It’s the Splatt Lawyers’ no-financial-risk guarantee. Call 1800 700 125
In Queensland, back injuries are relatively common. According to research, accidents at work or home account for approximately half of all back pain cases, with the other half of spinal injuries not related to accidents.
Spinal injury claims often arise from workplace accidents, with 1 in 5 severe work compensation cases associated with a back or spinal injury. Common causes of damage to the back include:
WorkCover Queensland is the leading workplace insurer for work-related spinal injury compensation. When approved, you can receive compensation benefits for medical expenses and lost wages. However, managing the WorkCover claim process can be challenging, especially during recovery.
Our QLD workers’ compensation lawyers provide legal advice for workplace accidents on a 100% no-win, no-fee basis. It’s free to know your rights. Call 1800 700 125
Not all spinal cord injuries are related to the workplace. If you have been involved in a road accident, like a pedestrian or car accident, you could have sustained a back or spinal injury.
Depending on who was to blame, you could make a compulsory third-party claim against the other motorist’s insurer. The Civil Liability Act 2003 governs this type of compensation claim in conjunction with the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994.
You have the option of seeking legal advice from motor vehicle accident lawyers regarding your rights. They can explain the CTP claim process and your rights.
Sometimes, because of factors outside your control, you end up with severe injuries with permanent consequences.
In such a case, you may be eligible to make a TPD claim through your superannuation fund and be entitled to receive a lump-sum payment.
You may have experienced that horrible sinking feeling when you know you have pushed yourself too hard, whether lifting a heavy object or twisting or bending awkwardly. The result can mean weeks or months of rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and potentially long periods off work without pay.
You may not be aware that other causes of back pain can result from sustained, smaller over-stress and over-use injuries. These are often caused by repetitive tasks in a work environment with poor ergonomics, where workloads are not allocated evenly, or appropriate rest breaks are not scheduled to reduce the risk of you getting over tired or injured.
Either way, the resulting spinal injury and discomfort can be highly stressful and substantially negatively impact your quality of life.
Spinal cord injuries resulting in life-changing consequences often include paraplegia and quadriplegia.
There is damage to the lower body region, either full or partial, where the lower limbs are impacted, but people can still use their arms and hands.
A paraplegic patient may experience pain, weakness, numbness, tingling, burning sensations, muscle atrophy, and contractures. Although they may be able to maintain some degree of mobility and function in their upper body, they may lose bladder and bowel control and require assistance with self-care activities such as bathing, dressing, and grooming.
Damage to the cervical region (broken neck) can result in losing control over all four limbs.
Damage to the spine can cause lasting paralysis of both the arms and legs. This type of injury usually occurs when the head strikes the ground during a fall, a car accident or sports injury. If the spinal cord is completely separated, there is no recovery possible. However, even though the nerves are cut off, partial injuries may allow some movement and sensation to return to the extremities.
Back injuries usually do not cause immediate pain but become apparent over time as symptoms develop. These symptoms include:
Finding a comfortable and pain-free sleeping position is a common problem for people with spinal cord injuries. There are common symptoms of poor or interrupted sleep, including the following:
These symptoms can seriously impact your quality of life and your ability to work. You may also be putting yourself at risk of further injury or accident.
Long periods of interrupted sleep and constant pain without the proper support and treatment can put further stress and strain on you and your family. Serious spinal injuries often lead to issues of anxiety and depression.
Back injuries are frequently life-altering, with considerable medical and rehabilitation costs. If you have suffered spinal damage or a back injury due to the negligence of others, how can you get justice for your financial loss? Medical treatment is the priority, but you also have the right to seek legal advice from personal injury lawyers.
For free, Splatt Lawyers will explain the compensation process and the legislation that applies to your case. You could have the right to make a:
Litigating personal injury claims for spinal cord damage or back injury can be more challenging due to the potentially higher stakes compared to other serious injury claims. Know where you stand by calling 1800 700 125 for free initial advice.
Splatt’s personal injury lawyers provide legal advice on spinal cord injuries from ten locations across QLD.
Symptoms of spinal cord injury include the following:
These are some of the common symptoms of spinal cord trauma.
If you think you have suffered back or spine trauma, you should seek medical treatment immediately.
The length of time between your accident and getting medical help can be critical to your recovery and the extent of permanent damage.
The value of compensation for a spinal injury claim involves the consideration of a few factors. This process involves comparing your pre-injury life to your post-injury life. Your lump sum payment consider the following:
If you’ve been harmed due to someone else’s negligence, you may question whether you need legal advice from a personal injury lawyer. Here is why some people ask a lawyer about their rights:
The definition of a “back injury” varies depending on your state. Some states define it as anything that affects your back, while others require that you suffer some physical damage.
In Queensland, any work-related injury to your back could qualify under workers’ compensation laws.
Back injury lawyers can offer legal advice for workers’ compensation claims if you:
Your work accident does not have to be directly related to performing your work duties. For example, falling down the stairs at your workplace is still a work-related accident.
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