Serious Injuries

The force generated in a car crash can easily damage the spine. The spine consists of numerous small bones or vertebrae which have a pad of cushioning in between them. The vertebral disks between the bones allow the spine to move freely without causing pain or damage....

Motor vehicle accidents are a harsh reality on U.S. roads. In 2022, there were 42,514 fatalities from car accidents nationwide. Additionally, 1,664,598 accidents resulted in injuries, and 4,226,677 caused property damage, bringing the total number of police-reported...

Motor vehicle collisions can inspire a variety of life-altering injuries. Spinal cord injuries are among the most dramatized and feared of all traumatic car crash injuries. Most people have seen a movie or read a book with a character who has paraplegia or tetraplegia...

Catastrophic car crash injuries can affect someone's finances and quality of life forever. Spinal cord injuries typically cause permanent functional limitations and therefore quickly become very expensive for the injured person and their immediate family members. Some...

There’s a long-standing myth that people should not go to sleep if they have a concussion or another type of brain injury. In fact, many people over the years have been forced to stay awake, as family members or caregivers were worried that they could develop serious...

When someone suffers a serious injury that involves a significant amount of physical trauma, they can sometimes develop a condition known as compartment syndrome. It is often a medical emergency and can even be fatal. It is known as acute compartment syndrome when it...

People frequently believe that a spinal cord injury is easy to self-diagnose. They expect to become unable to walk or feel pain in the event that such an injury occurs. Such symptoms do occur when someone has a complete spinal cord injury. A complete injury involves...

If a loved one has suffered one or more severe injuries in a car crash, catastrophic accident or an act of violence, you may have heard a doctor say that they’ve suffered “orthopedic trauma.” Just what does that mean? An orthopedic injury is one that involves the...

The human brain is an incredibly powerful organ that is capable of regulating bodily functions without someone's conscious awareness and processing vast amounts of information. The brain controls everything from someone's memory and personality to their muscular...

When people think about “car wreck injuries,” the stereotypical thing that usually comes to mind is a neck injury or back injury from the jolt of the crash itself and a sudden stop. People usually don’t think about facial injuries – like broken jaws, shattered eye...