Ankle fractures are a common feature in motor-vehicle accidents. This is because drivers have their feet extended when the accident happens and they try to slam on the brakes or their feet are pressured between the pedals. Other passengers may sustain ankle fractures when the car is subject to extensive damage, in head-on and rear-end collisions, etc. The front portions of cars are designed to crumple on impact and spread the damage across a wider area. This helps to reduce the overall impact and force of the collision. However, drivers and passengers may sustain ankle-joint fractures as a result of reflexively trying to brake or extend their feet to brace themselves for the impact.

Broken bones are not only painful and immobilizing, they can also cause a variety of joint and muscle pains, deformity and open the body up to various infections. It’s important to get the fracture attended to immediately by a qualified physician. You may need painkillers, surgery, insertion of screws, plates, pins etc., putting on of a cast, physiotherapy and other types of therapy based on the nature and extent of damage. It takes at least six months for the fracture to heal.

If you or a dear one has suffered ankle-joint fractures in a motor-vehicle collision, contact an experienced car accident lawyer immediately. Ontario residents are entitled to statutory benefits payable by their own insurance companies. You may also be entitled to file a personal injury suit for compensation for loss of wages/income, medical and rehabilitation expenses, care-giver expenses, pain and suffering etc.

Broken bones in the ankle result in the condition termed “ankle fracture.” This results when one or more of the bones that comprise the ankle-joint are broken. Different types of damage can occur, ranging from a simple break in a single bone that will not restrict your mobility, to multiple fractures that could result in the patient having to avoid putting weight on the ankle for a long time.

Broken bones result in making the joint unstable and unable to bear weight. Usually, in ankle joint fractures, tendons, ligaments and surrounding muscles and soft tissues also suffer damage. This makes it a very painful condition. The victim is unable to move freely, continue their normal pattern or life, commute to work, play sports or enjoy life as before. It restricts them from moving freely and they may have to use crutches or walking sticks to help them move around the home and work-place. In many cases the pain is so severe that they have to take heavy doses of painkillers that make them drowsy and unable to work. Surgery may be needed to realign the bones properly and prevent further damage. You may also need bone grafting, implanting of plates, screws, pins etc. if the bone has been damaged beyond repair.

During this time, accident victims and their families suffer enormous physical, financial and emotional trauma. Car-accident victims are entitled under Ontario laws to seek statutory benefits and also file personal injury suits against those who were responsible for the accident for compensation. Contact an experienced car accident lawyer immediately.

Commonly termed as a “broken neck” cervical fractures are caused when any one of the seven cervical vertebrae in the neck are fractured. These fractures are caused by catastrophic accidents and can result in spinal cord injury, loss of sensation, paralysis or most commonly, instant death.

They usually occur in serious motor-vehicle accidents, contact sports like wrestling, football, hockey, rugby etc, some non-contact sports like gymnastics, diving, motor-racing, power-lifting and also penetrating neck injuries. Hanging is also a cause of cervical fracture.

The condition is suspected when there is a severe pain at the site, bruising, swelling, pain that travels down the neck, shoulders/arms. Diagnosis is made through X-rays, CT/MRI scans, etc. However, it’s crucial to make the diagnosis and start treatment as early as possible, hence physicians in ER rooms use a variety of tools like the Canadian C-Spine Rule and NEXUS criteria for swift evaluation of patients.

Treatments consist of immediate and complete immobilization of neck and head to prevent further spinal cord injury. Appropriate painkillers that don’t interfere with healing are prescribed. Cervical collars, traction, and surgery may be indicated based on the patient’s condition. Long-term physiotherapy may be needed. The victims may be disabled permanently or for a very long time.

Accidents are rarely accidental. They’re usually caused by someone’s fault or negligence. Victims and families suffer severe, long-term losses as a result of such accidents. If you or a dear one suffers a cervical fracture following a motor-vehicle accident, contact an experienced personal injury lawyer immediately. You may be entitled to compensation.

Following a motor vehicle accident, people suffer a variety of injuries. Not all of them appear to be serious in the immediate aftermath of the accident. Some injuries may cause delayed response pains that can become chronic and debilitating. Whatever the nature and extent of injury, it’s important to get yourself examined by a qualified doctor as soon as possible.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers understand the physical, financial and emotional burdens that are placed on injured victims and their families. Accidents are rarely accidental. They are caused by someone’s fault or negligence and victims are entitled to seek compensation. We offer an initial, free, no-obligations consultation to accident victims so they can understand their rights and entitlements. It also gives us an opportunity to offer a genuine assessment of the situation and suggest the various options open to them.

“Pain” is a wide spectrum of conditions including chronic, acute pains, those caused by diseases like cancer, or arising from surgery, injury, nerve damage, metabolic issues like diabetes, or it can be a condition in itself with no direct cause. Pain management specialists are doctors who are trained in diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of pain. They have an in-depth knowledge of the physiology of pain, skills in various methods of treatment and interventional techniques and use of drugs and techniques.

They can offer non-surgical solutions for whiplash, herniated discs, neck and shoulder pain, lower back and hip pains etc. We help you get the best possible treatment while fighting for the compensation you rightly deserve.

When car accidents occur, they can result in a variety of injuries. Whatever their nature and extent, they cause disruption in the lives of not just injured victims, but also in their families. Loss of income/wages, medical and rehabilitation expenses and pain and suffering are some of the consequences that victims and families have to bear.

Common injuries include: head, brain, neck and back injuries, burns, wounds, cuts and laceration, soft tissue injuries, fractures and broken bones, internal organ damage, amputation, loss of function, disfigurement and even death.

Emergency room physicians prescribe painkillers to injured victims immediately to relieve them of the pain. However, in many cases, pains persist long after the accident has occurred. This persistent pain has to be treated with various drugs and therapies. Drugs include opioids and NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) and in a recent study, researches have compared the two types for risk of persistent pain. Opioids are highly addictive and doctors tend to be conservative in prescribing them.

Researchers found that the risk of persistent pain remains the same regardless of the type of drug taken. However if opioids were taken initially, the risk of the pain remaining after 6 weeks was higher and patients were found to be still taking them. Hence, it’s important to prescribe these drugs only for those patients who really need them.

Our experienced personal injury lawyers can ensure that you get the best and most appropriate medical treatment while we help you get the compensation you deserve.