Car accidents may yield an unfortunate range of injuries—and in many cases not just one. You may feel lucky to have escaped with your life after a car wreck or motorcycle crash, but the repercussions may still be debilitating. While fatalities are sometimes the tragic result of motor vehicle accidents, a wide range of injuries can occur. You may sustain minor wounds such as bruises and contusions or sprains, or more serious issues like broken bones, spinal issues or even paralysis, concussion or traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, amputation, or harm to the soft tissue.

Even if injuries are minor, however, and even if they have healed, you could be in for more pain later due to nerve issues or even serious damage. Complex regional pain syndrome only affects about 200,000 individuals in the US, and while for some patients it is only mild or temporary, for others it can be extremely painful, debilitating, and chronic. Car accidents may be the cause of CRPS in some cases because of the amount of trauma experienced. An arm or leg may have been sprained or broken but assumed to be resolved after a suitable amount of time for healing.

CRPS may not only be extremely surprising to the patient, but doctors may be hard pressed to diagnose it at first, being required to rule out other diseases and conditions since there is no specific test for CRPS. Treatment can be hit and miss too at first, depending on the severity of the pain. The patient may be prescribed something as simple as over-the-counter medications, or they may require opioids, corticosteroids, or numerous other types of treatment. Therapy is often required too, and there is a list of options with CRPS, beginning with conventional physical therapy to help improve mobility.

Along with more alternative therapies like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) or biofeedback, mirror therapy may be helpful to patients with CRPS. Often effective because it fools the brain into believing the limb is healthy, mirror therapy involves the patient sitting in front of a mirror but moving the opposite limb. Functionality may be improved in some cases, and pain reduced.

Were you in an accident due to the negligence of others that triggered CRPS? If so, please call Heintz Law today to consult with a skilled CRPS lawyer. Our attorneys have helped victims from Bradenton, Sarasota, and all over Florida get compensation for their damages and medical expenses. Call us for a free consultation now at 941-748-2916 or contact us online. We are here to help, and if you cannot come to us, we will come to you.

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