When you are involved in an accident, the injuries you’ve endured may heal with time, but the emotional damage of these traumatic events can remain. This is especially true if you are left suffering chronic pain as a result of the injuries you suffered. Unfortunately, many are unaware of their legal rights when suffering chronic pain, and the compensation they can recover. If this reflects your circumstances, you’ll want to keep reading to learn more about how chronic pain occurs and the compensation you can fight for with the assistance of a Broward County personal injury attorney.

What Causes Chronic Pain?

After an accident, you can suffer a number of complications that can cause you to endure chronic pain as a result. In many instances, you’ll find that some injuries may not heal correctly, and as a result, you can endure continued pain. This is common in soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains, and fractures.

Another reason you may endure continued pain following an accident is because of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), which can develop following an injury and causes disproportional, continued pain after the injury heals. You could also suffer from central sensitization, in which your nervous system becomes heightened, and pain becomes more intense and constant as a result.

Unfortunately, some individuals are just more prone to pain than others, often without a cause. As such, you may find that following an injury, you can simply feel pain at an increased level.

Common injuries that can lead to chronic pain include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Nerve damage
  • Slipped disks
  • Neck and joint pain
  • Spinal injuries
  • Traumatic brain injuries

How Can I Recover Compensation?

Recovering compensation for the pain and suffering you’ve endured from an injury can be incredibly difficult. While fighting for justice for the medical bills or property damage you’ve incurred can be simpler due to the fact that these have an attached value, the same cannot be said for pain. This is because pain is entirely subjective, and what may be excruciating for one person can be a minor ache for another. As such, this is considered a non-economic damage as there is no automatic value for the pain endured.

As such, one of the most effective ways to fight for the compensation you deserve is to seek medical attention. Not only can this help ensure you receive adequate care, but it also documents your injuries while preventing the defendant from claiming you failed to mitigate damages by skipping medical care. Your medical records can then be used to explore the complications you may experience, and a medical expert witness can testify to the pain someone might experience following the kinds of injuries you’ve endured.

Fighting for compensation in these matters can be incredibly difficult. As such, it is in your best interest to connect with an experienced attorney with the Finzio Law Group to explore your legal options. Our team will do everything in our power to assist you through these matters to recover the justice you deserve. Contact us today to learn more