Serious brain injury isn’t as rare as you might think. It is estimated that as many as 500,000 people of working age in the UK are living with long-term disability as a result of trauma, for example from a fall or a car accident or motor cycle accident. Whilst a large proportion of victims might […]
The most common causes of spinal injuries include road traffic and motorcycle accidents, pedestrian accidents, work and sports accidents as well as assaults and, on occasion, medical negligence. Whatever the actual cause of an injury the effect can be traumatic, not only to the sufferer but also to their friends and family. Time, Patience and […]
The spinal cord makes up part of the nervous system and runs the length of your neck and back. It cord has two main functions within the body, which are to communicate and co-ordinate. It is the nerves contained in the spinal cord that transmit the messages between your brain and body through nerve impulses. […]
Motorcyclists are the most vulnerable vehicle users on the road today, which is in part due to the lack of protection a motorcycle offers its driver compared to a car. It is 25 times more likely that a motorcyclist will be killed in a road accident compared to the risk factor to a car driver. […]
Serious injuries are categorised as disastrous grievances that dramatically affect a person physically or mentally, such as amputations, spinal cord injuries, brain injuries or cerebral palsy. All of these will leave the victim with life changing affects. Immediate medical care following an accident or injury is obviously the primary course of action to stabilise and […]
Serious brain injury is a catastrophic condition that leaves the victim struggling to cope with life changing effects. However, brain injuries differ in that they affect life on multiple levels. Victims of brain injury are not only physically affected but also psychologically scarred and often socially isolated. Brain injury affects the ability to think, to […]
A simple road traffic accident, a bit of whiplash, a few dents in the car – most claims solicitors can handle that sort of claim all day long. But what if your situation is a little more serious? What if, instead of a little bit of whiplash, you’ve suffered a more serious injury? Can your […]
Coping with a spinal injury is often a case of ensuring the patient has both immediate care for the initial injury, and then a more long-term plan of rehabilitation, treatment and therapy to cope with the ongoing effects. Any impact violent enough to cause damage to the spinal cord will inevitably result in spinal cord […]
The long-term effects of a traumatic brain injury can be almost impossible to predict. Neuroscience is only just beginning to learn about the complexities of the human brain and how damage to certain parts of it can effect a patient’s long term health. Both physical and psychological symptoms can arise, sometimes years after the initial […]
Alan – Finding Justice Alan had a good business as a window cleaner. At 53, he was at an age where finding another job would be difficult at best, so his livelihood depended on his ability to carry out his job on a regular basis. While cleaning windows at a shopping centre, Alan fell 30 […]
