WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FOR NECK INJURIES IN PA & NJ

Fighting for your Rights

Think for a moment how difficult doing simple tasks, such as tying a shoe or putting on a watch, would be if you had a neck injury. A neck injury does happen on the job and can cause walking and swallowing issues and cause permanent paralysis. The neck spans from the skull base and into the shoulders and is made up of bones and joints, discs, muscles, and ligaments. Each has a part to play in providing movement as well as holds the cervical spine together. Neck injuries can be caused by:

• Poor neck posture (i.e., computer work or using the phone)
• Lack of motion throughout the workday (i.e., bus driver)
• Car accidents
• Slip & falls
• Falling objects
• Stress
• A pinched nerve
• Fracture or dislocation of the spine
• Torn or ruptured disc

Neck and back injuries from car accidents will not appear right away, making them hard to prove in court. However, that does not make them any less painful or debilitating. The most common neck injuries are whiplash, pinched nerves, and herniated discs.

1. Whiplash: when the neck is jerked forward or backward from a car accident, causing the neck muscles and tendons to stretch and tear. The symptoms of whiplash include pain, decreased motion, stiffness, and headaches (start at the base of the skull). Often, these symptoms show up after the accident.
2. Pinched Nerves (nerve root compression): when the nerves in the neck are pinched, causing pain, numbness and weakness. The compression is caused by a herniated disk, narrowing of spinal space, degeneration of disks, and bony growths.
3. Herniated Disks: when the material in the disk between vertebrae pushes out through a tear affecting nerves. They can occur in the neck and the back.

Tests ordered for neck injuries include an x-ray, CT scan, and an MRI. The treatment for a neck injury ranges from over-the-counter medication to surgery. It can also require physical therapy and hydrotherapy. If you have suffered a neck injury, you should immediately report the accident to your employer and seek medical treatment. Remember, the insurance company does not want to pay more than what they deem necessary, so you should consult a neck-injury lawyer for legal guidance. Our legal team is ready to get you the benefits you need to pay your medical bills, recoup lost wages as well as pay for out-of-pocket expenses. We want to get you back on your feet and to fully recover without hardship.

The Workers’ Compensation Lawyers at Saffren & Weinberg Can Help

If you have suffered a neck injury due to a work injury, you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Following a workplace injury, you may have medical expenses for the medical care received. The workers’ compensation attorneys at Saffren & Weinberg have years of experience helping injured workers with their compensation claims and injury settlements. Our comp attorneys will fight for the workers’ compensation insurance and disability benefits that you deserve. 

Whether it is a sprain, spinal cord injury, neck pain from repetitive motion, brain injury, or if you need to undergo neck surgery because of your workplace injury, injury attorneys at our law firm can help you with your workers’ compensation case. If you have questions about your workers’ comp claim, workers’ compensation settlement, or insurance carrier, contact our law office for a free consultation or visit our site to start a chat!