Unfortunately, accidents are a common occurrence in everyone’s lives. We trip on our own shoelaces when they have come undone, we drop things on our feet, and sometimes accidentally walk into walls when we’re distracted. These are simple errors that generally cause more harm to our dignity than anything else. However, severe accidents such as car collisions, burns, or head…
Our brains our essential to living a normal life since the brain acts as the command center over our cognition, physical abilities, and emotional and psychological functions. When the brain suffers an injury, a person may suffer from serious impairments that may affect her for the rest of her life. This is why it is such a tragedy when someone suffers…
Whether mild, moderate, or severe, the results of a brain injury are never good. Some brain injuries are due to being struck in a car accident or the result of a slip and fall incident. However, certain brain injuries can occur due to a lack of oxygen to the brain. When the brain is prevented from receiving the oxygen it…
No two brain injuries are the same, which is why it stands to reason that no two brain injury cases would have identical financial recoveries. For this reason, it is best that those who have suffered brain injuries and their families understand the types of damages that can be recovered through a brain injury lawsuit. When pursuing financial compensation for…
When someone sustains a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the survivor isn’t the only one affected—the family of the survivor is also impacted. According to Headway, The Brain Injury Association, families are often underprepared to deal with the effects of a TBI. What Families Should Know Immediately After a Brain Injury During the immediate aftermath of a brain injury, it can be overwhelming and…
Pregnancy is an extremely emotional and stressful period. Every cold, every twinge, and every visit to Inova can cause a surge of panic over whether or not your child is healthy. You tell yourself that as long as you follow the books, eat well, and stay healthy, your baby will grow healthy and active within you. However, your baby may…
Like most victims, you are scared, angry, and overwhelmed after suffering a spinal cord injury in Virginia. The reality is that you will have to adjust to a completely different way of life—and when an insurance company offers you a settlement, you think it may be the perfect way to set up a new beginning. However, this may not be…
It’s Sunday afternoon and you and your family have been stuck inside most of the weekend due to continuous thunderstorms. However, the clouds seemed to have miraculously disappeared, so your children are begging you to take them swimming. You check the weather and sure enough, it’s going to be 85 degrees and sunny for the rest of the day. Since…
It doesn’t matter how it happened: one minute you were able to move your legs, and the next minute you weren’t. You lie in bed, hoping, waiting for the use of your limbs, knowing deep down that it may not happen at all. Your family is caring and supportive, but it’s impossible not to feel hopeless.While nobody can know how…
Were you involved in an accident that resulted in a catastrophic personal injury? Were you left with broken bones or intense pain? While many assume that once bones heal, the pain disappears, unfortunately, the truth is that pain can persist for much longer. A recent study found that over 70 percent of people dealing with chronic pain had been involved…