Neck and back injuries can cause chronic pain, limited movement, missed work, and long term medical treatment. VanWa Legal PLLC helps accident victims in Vancouver and Clark County pursue compensation for herniated discs, bulging discs, spinal pain, and other neck and back injuries.
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Some neck and back injuries make themselves known immediately. Others build slowly, with pain and stiffness that worsen over the days and weeks following a crash, long after the adrenaline has worn off.
Insurance companies often look for a reason to attribute your pain to something other than the accident, pointing to age, prior injuries, or normal spinal degeneration instead. Detailed medical records and diagnostic imaging are what stand between that argument and a fair claim, especially when pain is affecting your ability to work, sleep, or simply move through your day without discomfort.
VanWa Legal PLLC represents injured people across Vancouver and Clark County, and we build these cases around the medical evidence that actually connects your injury to the accident.
Common Injuries
A disc that ruptures and presses on nearby nerves, often causing pain that radiates beyond the neck or back itself.
A disc that presses outward without fully rupturing, still capable of causing significant pain and nerve irritation.
Nerve compression that can cause pain, numbness, or weakness that travels into the arms or legs.
A soft tissue neck injury caused by sudden, forceful movement, most common in rear end crashes.
A strain to the muscles and ligaments of the lower back, often causing pain that worsens with movement.
A strain to the muscles and ligaments of the neck, frequently accompanying whiplash injuries.
Fractures to the bones of the spine, ranging from stable injuries to ones requiring surgical stabilization.
Ongoing pain that persists well beyond the typical recovery window, sometimes requiring long term pain management.
The most serious neck and back injuries, capable of causing partial or complete paralysis depending on where the injury occurs.
Common Accidents
Symptoms
The sudden force of a car accident can cause a disc to herniate, or aggravate an existing disc problem to the point of real symptoms. Insurance companies frequently argue the opposite, pointing to normal age related degeneration as the real cause rather than the crash.
This is exactly why medical records from before and after the accident matter so much, they allow a direct comparison of what changed and when. MRI imaging and a specialist's report can help confirm the herniation itself, while your symptoms, radiating pain, numbness, or weakness extending into an arm or leg, help tell the story imaging alone cannot.
A prior back or neck condition does not automatically disqualify your claim. Washington law recognizes that an accident can aggravate an existing condition, and that aggravation is itself a compensable injury.
The key is comparison, showing what your condition looked like before the crash versus how it changed after. Do not let an insurance company dismiss new or worsening symptoms simply because a prior issue exists in your medical history. Every case has its own specific facts, and an attorney can review yours directly to explain how they apply.
Compensation
*The compensation available depends on the facts of your case,
FAQ
Yes. The sudden force of a crash can cause a disc to herniate or aggravate an existing disc problem into a symptomatic injury.
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If you're dealing with neck or back pain after an accident, you do not have to let an insurer blame it on something else. Talk to an attorney about your case at no cost, and pay nothing unless we win.
