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Nerve Damage (Part B)

Imagine that each one of your nerves is a long rubber tube. This will help to illustrate the 3 ways that your nerves can be damaged.

• Stretching - If the nerve is pulled or elongated, it reduces the amount of signal that can pass through the affected area.
• Pressure - If weight or force pushes on the outside of the nerve, it could block the path of the signal partially or completely.
• Cutting - If the nerve is severed entirely, the signal cannot reach areas of the body beyond the affected area.

While stretching and pressure can cause serious symptoms, it is easy to see that cutting is the most serious type of nerve damage. If the source of the stretching or pressure can be removed, the injury will usually heal completely. But a cut nerve often must be repaired surgically, because the nerve cannot heal itself.

Complications From Nerve Damage

You may not know it, but you have probably experienced the effects of nerve damage. When pressure is applied to nerves in your arm or leg, the brain's signals cannot reach that limb. This is more commonly known by the term "falling asleep," when you feel tingling and numbness in your extremity. But when you remove the pressure by changing the position of your arm or leg, the feeling to that area returns.

However, when you suffer from nerve damage as a result of an accident, the symptoms may not recede for a long period of time. If the nerve damage is permanent, it could result in paralysis, which occurs when a part of your body can't function because the brain's signals cannot reach it. In the majority of cases, paralysis occurs when nerves in the spinal cord or brain itself are damaged.

If you have been involved in any type of accident in which you suffer nerve damage, you should contact a Chicago nerve damage attorney. They may be able to file an Illinois personal injury lawsuit on your behalf against the person or entity responsible for your accident. A successful personal injury claim may allow you to recover reimbursement for medical costs, lost wages from missed work, and compensation for your pain and suffering as well as any other accident-related or future expenses tied to your nerve damage.

Hiring a Chicago Nerve Damage Attorney

With serious medical issues such as nerve damage, it's always best to consult a medical professional to help with diagnosis and treatment. During this time, recovering from your injuries should be your main focus, not dealing with insurance adjusters and escalating medical bills. Retaining the legal services of a Chicago nerve damage attorney can help you focus on getting better while your attorney deals with the insurance companies on your behalf.

The Chicago nerve damage attorneys at the Law Offices of Barry G. Doyle, P.C. will help you monitor your medical expenses and work toward a settlement to cover all of the treatments you need to get your life back on track. Contact us today for a free case evaluation - (312) 263-1080.

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