Phantom limb pain is a condition where someone feels pain in a limb that is no longer there. After an arm or leg is amputated, the brain and nerves can still send signals that make it feel like the limb is present. These signals can be mild or very intense, and they...
Personal Injury
Can a broken arm have long-term health implications?
One common injury seen in road traffic collisions is broken arms. These injuries occur suddenly and can be very painful. Not only is a broken arm painful, but it can have lasting impacts, particularly when there are several fractures, nerve damage and soft tissue...
Do e-bike riders have a greater risk of severe accidents?
It’s hard to ignore the fact that the use of e-bikes has exploded in recent years. In 2022, over 1.1 million e-bikes were sold, quadrupling sales in just three years. However, with the spike in e-bikes on the road comes an increased risk of accidents, some of which...
Catastrophic injuries could change your earning capacity
If you suffer catastrophic injuries, such as a spinal cord injury (SCI), a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or another major head injury, you certainly may need compensation for the related medical bills and lost wages. If someone else caused that injury – a driver who...
Could you get sepsis from an injury?
One of the top reasons why Americans die in the hospital is from sepsis. Some reports claim it is the number one leading cause of death in these settings. But even if it’s simply somewhere in the top 10, that’s still surprising because 40% of Americans haven’t heard...
Why a TBI can cause mental health issues
Most people don’t realize just how much the brain does until they suffer a brain injury. Just what kind of symptoms and changes a person experiences after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) depends on what part(s) of the brain have been injured. People who suffer a TBI...
Are escalators dangerous?
Escalators have been around since the late 1800s, and they’re not really considered very dangerous – but they probably should be. Even though escalators are pretty ubiquitous in shopping malls, office buildings, airports and more, they’re actually a lot riskier to...
How personality changes caused by TBI can affect a person’s life
We’ve all read and heard tragic stories of professional football players and others with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) caused by multiple traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) who became angry, violent, unstable people as the result of all this trauma to their...
Why are brain injuries different from one person to the next?
Two people can suffer brain injuries and have vastly different symptoms moving forward. A traumatic brain injury is always something that should be taken seriously, but this does make it more complicated. The type of treatment that is necessary may be much different,...
3 mistakes to avoid when filing a wrongful death claim
Losing a loved one due to an avoidable cause can be devastating. If another party's negligent actions caused an accident that severely injured your loved one, leading to their death, you may be eligible to file a wrongful death claim. However, you should be careful...