A Los Angeles injury lawyer can lay out your options after a soft tissue injury.
The human body is an amazing thing. It has so many parts working together to let you experience life. From bones, muscles, organs, and tendons, the body has an amazing capacity to recover from injury. If you find yourself the victim of a car accident, you may walk away without a scratch . Even if you do not feel pain at the scene, you may feel soreness, stiffness, muscle weakness, and bruising days later. These are signs of injury to the “soft tissues” of your body. At California Injury Attorneys, we have a friendly Los Angeles injury lawyer with advice on how to navigate the confusing world of ‘soft tissue injuries.”
What are Soft Tissue Injuries?
Soft tissue injuries occur when the“soft” areas of your body, specifically the muscles, ligaments, and tendons suffer damage caused by trauma or overuse. These injuries can manifest in the form of stiffness, pain, cramping, swelling, bruising, muscle weakness, and further discomfort.
Soft-tissue injuries will usually fall into one of two categories:
- Acute injuries are the result of an abrupt trauma to the body. They are usually the result of a fall or collision.
- Chronic injuries have long lasting effects on your daily life.
- Overuse injuries occur when a strenuous activity is repeated without proper time for healing in between minuscule traumas.
Types of Soft Tissue Injuries
There are various types of injuries that can affect the soft tissues of the human body. Soft tissue injuries can usually take the form of:
- Contusions: also known as bruising, occur from direct impact to the tissue that does not break the skin, but still results in pooling blood beneath the skin.
- Sprains: trauma caused by tearing or overstretching of ligaments, which are the bands of tissue that connect bones to each other.
- Strains: in contrast, trauma from overstretching or tearing the tendons, which attach muscles to bones.
STIs from Car Accidents
Whiplash is the most common complaint from victims of car accidents. Whiplash is a type of injury to the muscles, tendons, and joints in the neck. It is the result of the sudden, rapid forward and backward jerking of the head and neck that often takes place in a vehicular collision. According to WebMD, “In whiplash, the intervertebral joints (located between vertebrae), discs, and ligaments, cervical muscles, and nerve roots may become damaged.”
Other common soft tissue injuries following a car crash can include:
- Sprains to the wrists, knees, ankles, or back.
- Contusions from slamming into the steering wheel, console or other parts of the car.
- Also, contusions to the upper body from the seatbelt.
- Concussion from impacting with the dashboard or other car interior
- Lastly, sprains or strains to the fingers and toes
Contact a Los Angeles Injury Lawyer
Soft tissue injuries are often difficult to diagnose and can be even harder to prove. They are not easy to identify up on X-rays, CT scans, or other imaging equipment. Therefore, insurance adjusters often argue that soft tissue injuries are not as serious as claimed, or, even worse, fabricated.
As with any injury claim, the key to gaining compensation is being able to confirm that the injury was the result of the negligence or the intent to harm of another party. If you experience delayed pain or other symptoms associated with soft tissue injuries after an accident, contact a Los Angeles injury lawyer to discuss your options.
The team at California Injury Attorneys is standing by ready to help you. The initial consultation to discuss your case and representation in court is free. We don’t get paid until you do! Our Los Angeles office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. We are also available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to take your call at (323) 999-HELP.