When the pain and soreness from a car accident have still not gone away after a week, many people become concerned. Certain injuries might induce chronic back pain that lasts several weeks, months, or years. Figuring out the cause of your back pain could help you potentially sue for additional compensation. Explain your situation to a New York City automobile accident lawyer to see if you could qualify.

Causes of Back Pain After a Car Accident

The violent forces and impacts of a car accident can inflict various types of damage to the back. Finding the precise cause of your back pain often requires a visit to your doctor or a specialist. Some of the most common causes of back pain after a car accident include:

• Strains
  
• Ruptured disks
• Spinal cord injuries
• Spine fractures

Strains involve stretched or torn muscles and ligaments that make up the back and spine. This can happen in the upper, middle, or lower back. Torn muscle and ligaments may require surgery to reattach tissues for proper healing. Some strains may involve pain and soreness that persists after the injury or surgery.

Ruptured disks involve ruptures of the discs between each vertebra that serve as cushions. Without these cushions, the nerves around the spine can become compressed which results in pain. This might be managed with surgery and prescription medications.

Spinal cord injuries represent the most severe type of back injury because this injury can cause lifelong paralysis. Severe back pain right after a car accident could indicate a spinal cord injury. Some spinal cord injuries can result in chronic pain depending on whether the nerves and spinal cord were damaged.

Spine fractures, otherwise known as fractures to the vertebrae that make up the spine, can cause spinal cord injuries. These fractures may also result in pain if nerves are damaged.

Can I Sue for Back Pain?

You might be wondering if you can sue for chronic back pain. If the other driver was partially at fault and your injuries are severe, you could sue for additional compensation. Increase your chances by documenting medical evidence tied to the car accident and your back pain.

Keep a written log with dates and times of your back pain, daily struggles, symptoms, and treatments. Detail doctor's appointments, medical expenses, and medications. Talk with your doctor about how the pain started right after the car accident. This is essential for tying your injury to the accident.

Consider contacting a New York City accident lawyer about how to file a car accident claim for compensation. This compensation could cover your pain and suffering.

New York City Personal Injury Lawyer

Dealing with chronic back pain can be exhausting. Call the Sullivan and Brill Law Firm at (212) 566-1000 to talk to a New York car accident attorney for a free consultation today. Our Puerto Rico lawyers are prepared to increase your chances of compensation for lost income, pain and suffering, and medical costs. We are located in New York City, Long Island, Kings, Bronx, Queens, Richmond, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland Counties, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.