Charlotte Back Injury Attorney
I Understand the Long-Term Effects of a Life-Altering Back Injury
When sharp back pain sets in, you may think it will go away after a few days or weeks. You might try physical therapy, pain medication and other medical treatments to alleviate the pain. However, for many people with work-related back pain, surgery is required and often, the pain doesn't go away afterward. Continuing to work with unmanageable pain is out of the question. But, so is paying your medical bills and routine expenses without your normal income.
At the Charlotte law office of William D. Acton, Jr., I understand that the severity of a back injury can cause physical, emotional and financial pain. A promising career can end in an instant. Workers' compensation benefits can alleviate the financial stress caused by a work-related back injury and enable you to get the medical attention you need.
I help clients with work-related back injuries obtain medical attention and disability benefits. Contact me at 704.837.0240.
Your Back Injury Is Never Minor
Clients come to me suffering from damage to their upper backs or necks (cervical back or neck injuries) or their lower backs (lumbar back injuries). Disc material between the vertebrae becomes twisted, injured and inflamed. Swelling pinches nerves, resulting in pain and numbness. I am available to handle work injury claims involving all types of back and neck injuries:
- Cervical back injuries (upper back and neck injuries)
- Lumbar back injuries (lower back and spine injuries)
- Ruptured disc, herniated disc or slipped disc injuries
- Temporary or permanent nerve damage
- Other spine injuries
Many back injuries – such as a lower back strain – will heal within eight weeks, but the back pain can remain severe during recovery. More serious back injuries can require surgery, leaving clients with permanent pain and restrictions in their lives. In some cases, clients are left with permanent disabilities and also suffer depression from chronic back pain.
Regardless of the severity of your back injury, I will seek the workers' compensation benefits you are entitled to receive for your injuries, including benefits for lost wages, medical expenses and, depending on the extent of the back damage, potentially permanent disability compensation.
Workers' Compensation Back Injury Claims
Most work injury claims require proof of a workplace accident that specifically caused the on-the-job injury. However, workers' compensation laws attempt to address the issue of constant strain that can be placed on a worker's back when repetitively doing heavy lifting, loading trucks, bending or twisting and other stressful maneuvers. Workers making workers' comp claims related to their back injury claims are not required to prove specific workplace accidents caused the injuries.
When pursuing workers' comp benefits for your work-related back injury, it is only necessary to prove that you suffered a sudden onset of back pain when performing your work in the normal manner.
Learn More About Work-Related Back Injury Claims:
- Denied Workers' Comp Benefits?
- Workers' Compensation Appeals
- Am I Entitled to Additional Compensation?
- Work-Related Car and Truck Accidents
- Mediation and Settlements
Contact Me in Charlotte, North Carolina
I have represented personal injury and workers' compensation clients with diligence and care for over 32 years. For more information or to schedule a free initial consultation to discuss your back injury with an experienced workers' compensation lawyer, please contact me.
