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If you need immediate representation for your herniated disc, do you want a firm that strives to settle as quickly as possible, or do you want a firm willing to fight for everything owed to you? Our firm is experienced in handling matters relating to herniated discs or bulging discs that require significant treatment. As an example, we recently represented a Raleigh resident who had suffered a herniated cervical disc after being rear-ended in an automobile accident. We resolved her case for the maximum available insurance coverage of $50,000.00. We have helped past clients with lumbar and cervical ruptured discs and can help you with your case as well.
A herniated intervertebral disc can cause excruciating pain and severely limit a person’s activities. If you have sustained a herniated disc because of another person’s negligence, whether in operating their motor vehicle or otherwise, you have the right to recover fair compensation for your injuries. Fair compensation includes money damages for, among other things, medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering.
Common causes of herniated discs (also known as ruptured or slipped discs) are car and truck accidents, slip-and-falls, and other incidents causing trauma. A ruptured disc may also be the result of a workplace occurrence. In those situations, you may need to seek workers’ compensation counsel.
An intervertebral disc acts as a cushion between two vertebrae in your spine. A disc herniation occurs when the disc’s interior erupts from its outer boundaries into the spinal canal. After it erupts, the disc material may impinge upon your spinal cord or a nerve root. If this occurs in your lumbar spine (lower back), it may cause pain down one or both legs. If it happens in your cervical spine (upper back/neck), it may cause pain down one or both arms. The pain is often intense and unrelenting. You may also experience axial pain around the disc itself.
Treatment of a ruptured disc can range from physical therapy and pharmaceuticals to steroid injections, all the way to surgery. For a herniated lumbar disc, a discectomy is the most common surgery. For a herniated cervical disc, you may need surgery known as an Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). This involves removing the herniated disc material and fusing the two vertebrae the disc was intended to cushion such that you will have one vertebra rather than two. Both a discectomy and ACDF are serious surgeries that can result in a physician giving a permanent impairment rating.
Maginnis Howard handles serious personal injury claims throughout the state of North Carolina and can even arrange to meet you at your home. We have offices across the state in Charlotte, Fayetteville, and Raleigh. Our firm offers a contingency fee arrangement to all personal injury clients. This fee structure requires you to pay no attorneys’ fees unless we make a monetary recovery on your behalf. Visit our contact page or our results page to learn more.
Every personal injury case is different. A final recovery can change based on the severity of the injury, circumstances of the traumatic event, and insurance coverages. Our attorneys fight to get every cent you are owed.
