A catastrophic injury or illness usually occurs suddenly and without warning. Injuries may be considered catastrophic when they disrupt a person's life and livelihood, or ability to earn a living. Management of catastrophic injuries is complex and may require the expertise of a team of health care professionals as the injured person moves from hospital to rehabilitation, and return to home and community.
Because of the financial burden of a catastrophic injury, it is nearly always required that the injured have an experienced injury attorney to investigate the claim. These attorneys work with several other specialists and with rehabilitation medication.
The goal of an attorney handling these matters is simple: to secure for the client the Best Possible Future.
Paralysis: Catastrophic Injury One.
Definition: "Total loss of strength to the affected muscle area or limb."
Normal muscle function requires unbroken nerve connection from the brain to a particular muscle. Damage at any point along this path reduces the brain's ability to move a muscle and may cause muscle weakness. Complete loss of the nerve prevents movement and is called paralysis.
Initial slight weak can sometimes lead to paralysis. And, sometimes totally paralyzed limbs can regain complete strength.
It is possble for a single muscle to become paralyzed but it is much more common for an entire body region to become paralyzed.
Quadriplegia is where the legs, arms, and the chest become paralyzed.
Paraplegia occurs when both legs but not the arms are paralyzed, sometime affecting the chest also.
Hemiplegia is the paralysis of only half the body. Right or Left.
Paralysis may be caused by damage to the spinal cord or brain.
Brain damage can be caused by a number of things. Such causes could be a stroke or a disease or a tumor. Spinal cord damage is a little different and is usually caused by some sort or trauma like a car accident. Damage to the lower portion of the spinal cord can lead to paraplegia while damage to the upper portion can eventually lead to quadriplegia.
Some paralysis is treatable but not all. The only way known to treat paralysis is repairing the underlying nerves. This is done through the rehabilitation process which includes, physical therapy for rebuilding muscles, occupational therapy to help develop the skills again to perform everyday tasks such as bathing or getting clothed. Also included is respiratory therapy to help with breathing.
Legally, there are many consequences to a paralysis injury. An injury attorney that consults with doctors, specialists, and experts to determine causes will always be necessary. The job of an injury attorney is to indemnify a client, meaning either fixing the problem by getting medical help for the client or compensation for the injury.
If the injury causes the injury to be unable to earn a living, then Medicare or Medecaid come into play. Most times, private insurance or Workers Comp will take care of this. - 26706
Because of the financial burden of a catastrophic injury, it is nearly always required that the injured have an experienced injury attorney to investigate the claim. These attorneys work with several other specialists and with rehabilitation medication.
The goal of an attorney handling these matters is simple: to secure for the client the Best Possible Future.
Paralysis: Catastrophic Injury One.
Definition: "Total loss of strength to the affected muscle area or limb."
Normal muscle function requires unbroken nerve connection from the brain to a particular muscle. Damage at any point along this path reduces the brain's ability to move a muscle and may cause muscle weakness. Complete loss of the nerve prevents movement and is called paralysis.
Initial slight weak can sometimes lead to paralysis. And, sometimes totally paralyzed limbs can regain complete strength.
It is possble for a single muscle to become paralyzed but it is much more common for an entire body region to become paralyzed.
Quadriplegia is where the legs, arms, and the chest become paralyzed.
Paraplegia occurs when both legs but not the arms are paralyzed, sometime affecting the chest also.
Hemiplegia is the paralysis of only half the body. Right or Left.
Paralysis may be caused by damage to the spinal cord or brain.
Brain damage can be caused by a number of things. Such causes could be a stroke or a disease or a tumor. Spinal cord damage is a little different and is usually caused by some sort or trauma like a car accident. Damage to the lower portion of the spinal cord can lead to paraplegia while damage to the upper portion can eventually lead to quadriplegia.
Some paralysis is treatable but not all. The only way known to treat paralysis is repairing the underlying nerves. This is done through the rehabilitation process which includes, physical therapy for rebuilding muscles, occupational therapy to help develop the skills again to perform everyday tasks such as bathing or getting clothed. Also included is respiratory therapy to help with breathing.
Legally, there are many consequences to a paralysis injury. An injury attorney that consults with doctors, specialists, and experts to determine causes will always be necessary. The job of an injury attorney is to indemnify a client, meaning either fixing the problem by getting medical help for the client or compensation for the injury.
If the injury causes the injury to be unable to earn a living, then Medicare or Medecaid come into play. Most times, private insurance or Workers Comp will take care of this. - 26706
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