Spinal Cord Injuries

Anoka Spinal Cord Injury Attorney

Difficult Spine Injury Cases in Minnesota

Damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal often causes permanent impairment in strength, sensation, and other bodily functions below the place of the injury. While many spinal cord injuries result in full or partial paralysis, many other painful conditions can occur from a damaged spinal column.

If you have suffered a severe spinal cord injury, let the Anoka spine injury lawyers of Bolt Law Firm know. We help people across Minnesota with catastrophic injury claims, such as spinal cord and spine injuries. We would like to get the chance to help you, too.

Please call (763) 292-2102 or contact us online for a free consultation.

Symptoms of a Spinal Cord Injury

Whether you can control your limbs after a spinal cord injury is determined by two factors: the injury’s location on the spinal cord and the injury’s severity.

Paralysis can be categorized as:

Partial: Paralysis that causes loss of some but not all of a body part’s functionality is considered partial.
Total: Paralysis that causes a complete loss of a body party’s functionality is considered total.
Temporary: Paralysis can be temporary if the injury is comparatively minor and capable of healing.
Permanent: Paralysis is permanent if it is believed that no amount of medical intervention can restore mobility or functionality to the affected body parts. Most cases of paralysis are permanent because nerves do not heal naturally on their own.

A herniated or inflamed disc can cause pinched nerves, requiring surgery and weeks of bed rest, and extreme pain. Some back injuries result in permanent numbness or weakness, even without paralysis. Spinal cord injuries can leave an individual with a complete lack of independence or mobility.

Warning Signs of Possible Spinal Cord Damage

Any kind of spinal cord injury may result in one or more of the following symptoms:

Loss of movement
Inability to feel sensations
Loss of bladder and bowel control
Spasms
Pain due to nerve damage
Difficulty breathing

When someone suffers considerable trauma to the head or neck, they need an immediate medical evaluation for a potential spinal injury. Numbness or even paralysis may occur instantly or gradually due to bleeding or swelling around or in the spinal cord. Unfortunately, a serious spinal injury is not necessarily obvious. The safest policy at the scene of an accident is to assume there is a spinal cord injury.

Common Causes of Spinal Cord Injuries

According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center, the leading causes of spinal cord injury are traffic crashes, falls, and violence. Car wrecks are often due to someone’s negligence. Injuries suffered in a car accident that was caused by the negligence or recklessness of someone else can be compensated.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that falls injure more workers than anything else. Also, many employees use products made by other companies to perform their work duties. If these products cause the employee’s injury, the injured employee may be able to seek a defective product claim against the manufacturer.

Call Anoka’s Trusted Personal Injury Team

If you or a loved one has suffered a spinal cord injury due to the recklessness or carelessness of another person, contact Bolt Law Firm. Our Anoka spinal cord injury attorneys have been ranked top in the state by multiple organizations and publications. We have the knowledge and skill to resolve your case with the compensation you deserve.

Find out more. Call (763) 292-2102.

Car Accident $1.9 Million
For a car accident which caused a disabling brain injury.
Burn Injury $1.6 Million
For burn injuries caused by gas explosion and fire at a rented lake cabin.
Motor Vehicle Accident $1.3 Million
Motorcycle vs. car accident. Client sustained multiple orthopedic injuries and fractures requiring several surgeries.
Drunk Driver Accident $1.2 Million
Dram shop case in North Dakota. The drunk driver went to four bars by late afternoon, passed out leaving the fourth, and drove into the gas station across the street, where he struck our client, pinning her leg against the gas pump. Her leg subsequently had to be amputated. Able to recover $1,200,000 despite the bars only having a combined $1,000,000 in insurance coverage.
Drunk Driving Accident $1.1 Million
Liquor liability case involving four bars, a drunk driver, and an innocent client who ultimately had her leg amputated.
Wrongful Death $1 Million
Construction site accident, resulting in wrongful death, in addition to workers comp benefits paid to family members.
Traumatic Brain Injury $1 Million
Car Accident $1 Million
Bicyclist suffered spinal injuries after being struck by a truck.

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