Alaska Back Injury Lawyers
Fighting to Protect Your Legal Rights

Back injuries are among the most difficult to deal with in the medical world.  There are many reasons for this reality, starting with the fact that the back is a complicated, intricate set of muscles, nerves and tissue that can create confusion in doctors and patients when something goes wrong.  One of the back injuries that can be especially difficult to manage is when someone suffers from protruding discs.

Back injuries are especially difficult to deal with in the legal context when someone suffers such an injury because of someone else's negligence.  Below you'll find information regarding the nature of protruding discs, one of the more common types of back injuries, as well as a description of the symptoms of protruding discs, common causes of this injury and finally how you should proceed if you or someone you love suffers from protruding discs because of the actions of someone else.

Protruding Discs - A Description

A protruding disc is a disc in the spine that is herniated, which means that the soft material that's normally on the inside of this disc has pushed its way through a weak point in the area that surrounds the disc.  The condition is also known as bulging discs, and patients will experience an actual bulge in the affected area if enough soft material leaks through the connective tissue.

Generally, the intense pain that patients with protruding discs experience is located in the lower back area.  Patients tend to describe the pain they experience as sharp or cutting in nature, and this pain obviously overtakes someone's consciousness as they struggle to sit, stand, walk or even breathe.  There are also cases where this lower back pain extends to other parts of the body.

Common Causes of Protruding Discs

The most common cause of protruding discs is physical trauma.  Physical trauma can occur in many different situations, but common examples of this sort of trauma include:

• Auto accidents
• Slips and falls
• Sporting injuries
• Blunt force
• Unnatural twisting of the trunk and body

There are other causes, but there are also cases where the patient has experienced wear and tear on the area that makes this condition more possible.  When physical trauma occurs, it develops the protruding disc problem and associated high level of pain.  

Alaska Back Injury Lawyers - How to Proceed

One of the complications that can arise if someone has been diagnosed with protruding discs as a result of someone else's negligence is the defense that the plaintiff's wear and tear is what caused the injury.  If you find yourself in this situation, you need the help of experienced Alaska back injury lawyers to give yourself the best chance of properly protecting and enforcing your legal rights.  Contact Barber & Sims today to schedule a free initial consultation.