Neck Injuries
Michigan Neck Injury Claims
Neck injuries are among the most common and most life-disrupting consequences of car accidents, falls, and other traumatic events. The cervical spine — the seven vertebrae supporting your head and protecting the spinal cord — is uniquely vulnerable to injury from sudden impact forces. From cervical disc herniations to fractured vertebrae, neck injuries can cause chronic pain, nerve damage, limited mobility, and in severe cases, paralysis. Koussan Law fights for Michigan neck injury victims.
Types of Neck Injuries
Accident-related neck injuries include cervical disc herniations and bulging discs, cervical radiculopathy (pinched nerves causing pain, numbness, and weakness in the arms and hands), cervical fractures, cervical spinal cord injuries, cervical sprain and strain, facet joint injuries, and degenerative disc disease accelerated by trauma. Rear-end collisions are the most common cause of cervical injuries, but they also result from side-impact crashes, falls, sports injuries, and workplace accidents.
Treatment and Prognosis
Neck injury treatment ranges from conservative care (physical therapy, pain management, epidural injections) to surgical intervention including anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), artificial disc replacement, and posterior cervical fusion. Many patients require long-term or permanent pain management. The costs of neck injury treatment can be substantial — a single cervical fusion surgery can cost $50,000 to $100,000 or more, plus months of post-surgical rehabilitation.
Michigan Law and Neck Injuries
Under Michigan's no-fault system, PIP benefits cover your medical expenses and wage loss under MCL § 500.3107. For third-party pain and suffering claims, neck injuries that require surgery or cause chronic functional limitations typically satisfy the "serious impairment of body function" threshold under MCL § 500.3135. We present detailed medical evidence — MRI findings, surgical reports, and functional capacity evaluations — to prove the severity and permanence of neck injuries.
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