Toronto Personal Injury Lawer Blog - Findlay Law

Paraplegia is medical terminology used to describe the paralysis that results from a spinal cord injury. Motor vehicle accidents are a major cause of spinal cord injury caused paraplegia. In a staggering statistic it is revealed that motor vehicle accidents cause over 55% of all spinal cord injuries. Paraplegia is a condition that causes loss of sensation and control of the extremities, and part of or the entire torso.

The spinal cord conveys information between the brain and the rest of the body. Therefore, when the spinal cord is injured, you lose the ability to control parts of your body and the ability to feel. The paralysis can be complete or incomplete depending on the severity of the damage to the spinal cord. Paraplegia is irreversible, and victims are left with life-altering challenges and permanent disabilities.

Victims of paraplegia experience various symptoms that result from partial or complete paralysis, such as extreme muscle flaccidity or limpness, the inability to move or feel anything below the level of the injury and the loss of bladder and bowel control.

An individual who has suffered an injury in a motor vehicle accident resulting in paraplegia is eligible for financial compensation for medical expenses, loss of present income and future earning potential and the catastrophic pain and suffering caused by the devastating injury.

If you or a loved one has suffered a devastating spinal cord injury in a motor vehicle accident, please contact the experienced motor vehicle accident lawyers at the Findlay Law Offices in Hamilton, Ontario today.