Back Pain After a Car Accident

Back pain is one of the most common consequences of car accidents. The forces of an automobile collision can cause herniated discs and damage tissues in the neck and back, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, vertebrae, spinal discs, and nerves. 

Even if you had a prior back condition or claim before the accident, that’s not a valid reason for the insurance company to deny your claim. The same goes for degenerative conditions like a degenerative disc disease that develops with age. A negligent driver is not entitled to make your back pain worse. You are still entitled to file a lawsuit that proves that a car accident caused new injuries or made your pre-existing injuries worse.

If someone else caused your car accident, you may be able to seek compensation from them to help with your back pain injuries. Contact us today to learn more. 

Common Back Injuries from Car Accidents

Car accidents can cause vehicle occupants to suffer various neck and back injuries, including:

• Whiplash
• Lumbar strains and sprains
• Herniated spinal discs
• Bulging discs
• Spinal stenosis
• Pinched nerves
• Misalignment of vertebrae
• Fractured vertebrae
• Spinal cord injuries and paralysis

We know from our decades of experience that whiplash from a car accident is a very serious injury. Whiplash affects the soft tissues, and it can have permanent effects. You need an attorney who believes you when you say that whiplash has severely affected your life. Our car accident attorneys have been representing people with neck and back pain caused by soft tissue injuries for over 45 years.

Diagnosing and Treatment for Back Pain

Diagnosis and treatment of back pain after a car accident may begin immediately after the crash when a car occupant goes to the emergency room, where staff may diagnose and treat acute injuries sustained in the accident.

However, back pain frequently takes days, weeks, or even months to manifest after a car accident. Doctors may conduct diagnostics scans such as X-rays or MRIs to identify damage or degenerative changes to tissues in the neck or back. A person suffering from chronic back pain or spinal cord injury may undergo physical therapy and pain management care, which can range from taking over-the-counter or prescription pain relievers to receiving trigger point injections for severe, disabling back pain. 

People with neck and back injuries usually require treatment from medical specialists such as orthopedic surgeons, chiropractors, physical therapists, pain management doctors, physiatrists, and neurologists. Guidance from an experienced attorney in choosing the right medical professional will provide pain relief, aid in healing, and provide the necessary documentation required by the courts. 

Can You Sue for Back Pain?

When you develop back pain due to injuries you suffered in a car crash, you may have the right to file a personal injury lawsuit against the driver or other responsible parties. With the help of an experienced personal injury lawyer, You can pursue financial recovery for expenses or losses from your back pain, including medical treatment and rehabilitation expenses, lost income, lost earning capacity, physical pain, and emotional distress. 

How to Prove Your Back Pain Injury Claim

Unfortunately, recovering compensation for neck and back pain from a car accident can prove challenging for car accident victims. Insurance companies frequently deny liability for post-accident back injuries and pain by arguing that a crash victim’s back symptoms result from a pre-existing injury or degenerative changes rather than from any acute injury suffered in the crash. The insurance company may dig through an accident victim’s medical history for prior diagnoses of degenerative disc disease, previous complaints of back pain, prior back injuries, or lifestyle factors that increase the risk of degenerative disc disease. 

A New Jersey car accident attorney can help you prove your sore back car accident claims by preparing a compelling personal injury claim demonstrating how the car accident directly and proximately caused your back pain. A lawyer can work with accident reconstruction and medical experts to show how the crash caused acute trauma to your neck and back and how those injuries are the primary contributor to your back pain. 

Contact Our New Jersey Car Accident Attorneys for Help

If you’re looking for answers about what to do when a car accident causes severe back pain, you’ve come to the right place. Our winning track record of success speaks for itself when it comes to representing injured victims of negligence. For more than 40 years, our New Jersey car accident attorneys have helped our clients obtain more than $1 billion in successful results. We have helped over 35,000 families in New York and New Jersey achieve justice, and we would be honored to speak to you about your rights.

Contact Davis, Saperstein & Salomon, P.C., today for a free, no-obligation consultation with a New Jersey car accident lawyer to discuss your legal options. We are happy to meet with you in person, over the phone, or virtually via FaceTime, Zoom, or Skype. We offer translation services in many languages so we can better assist you.