If you or a loved one has sustained a herniated disk injury from an accident, contact America’s Consumer Lawyer for a free consultation so we can help you recover from this experience and get fairly compensated.
A herniated disk is the result of a high-energy impact that injures the spine, such as a fall or a motor vehicle collision. This causes one or more of the disks to crack on the outside, tough cartilage part and allow the softer inner cartilage to protrude out of the disk’s perimeter.
There is a way to tell the age of a herniated disk by examining an MRI scan. Specifically, a stress test MRI shows images of the herniated disk. These injuries do start with the soft, gelatinous inner cartilage protruding out of the tough outer casing of the disk. However, with time, these soft inner materials dry out and harden the longer that they remain outside of the disk.
The stress test MRI takes an image of the spine while it is upright and another image of the spine while the person is lying down. The doctor can compare these two images by looking at how much of the inner gel is protruding to determine the age of the injury. When the upright position shows that the gel is protruding even more due to the pressure that the spine is bearing, it shows that the injury is more recent. In this case, the lying down position should show some of the gel go back into the disk. If the injury is older, then the gel will not be able to squeeze out as much since it is hardened and cannot move as much as the soft gel from a recent injury can. The images of older injuries will not differ as much.
This test would come in handy when proving to an insurance company that your claim is valid, as the injury resulted from a recent accident rather than what they try to prove against you. Your attorney will help you navigate this process with the insurance company as well to make sure that you receive the monetary damages that you deserve for going through this injury.
If another person caused your injuries, you can file a claim against them for monetary damages. Medical care for a herniated disk is not cheap, and it certainly is not cheap when it involves surgery or potential complications that you may have had to deal with. With our help, we can help you recover the costs of your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages that resulted from another person’s actions.
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