Spinal cord injuries can be life altering and devastating. Spinal cord injuries can occur as the result of a motor vehicle accident or other compensable accident, and may not always be apparent immediately following injury.
Traumatic spinal cord damage (damage caused by injury), can occur instantly or it can develop over time. A spinal cord injury typically results in full or partial loss of sensation and bodily function below the site of the injury. Some spinal cord injuries are obvious, as in paraplegia (loss of function involving the upper limbs) and quadriplegia (loss of function involving all four limbs), and some might be less obvious, at least initially, and may progress over time. A traumatic spinal cord injury might even be diagnosed as whiplash or other soft tissue injury early on. Damage to the spinal cord can be caused by compression, bruising, tearing or severing of the spinal cord, all of which can result from the forces involved in a motor vehicle accident, including whiplash injuries and air bag impact. Approximately half of all spinal cord injuries occur as the result of motor vehicle accidents.
Symptoms of spinal cord injury depend on the location and severity of the spinal cord injury. While a completely severed cord causes paralysis and loss of sensation below the severed section of cord, a partially severed or damaged cord might result in symptoms such as involuntary movements or muscle spasms, weakness or decreased motor control involving one or more limbs, loss or altered sensation in certain parts of the body, impaired bowel or bladder function, and other nervous system dysfunction. Symptoms may be progressive, and can eventually lead to some degree of paralysis over the course of months or years. Spinal cord damage is not reversible, but a progressive condition can be slowed with appropriate treatment or surgery.
Whether you’ve suffered a severe or partial spinal cord injury, the effects on your life can be devastating and permanent. Any compensation you receive for your injuries should include not only money to compensate for your pain and loss of enjoyment of life, but also money for future losses, including loss of income and money to cover your future costs of medical treatment, rehabilitation, therapy and care. MacIsaac & Company’s lawyers have access to excellent medical and rehabilitation specialists who can identify the nature and severity of spinal cord injuries, including less obvious spinal cord injuries, and provide a prognosis and other recommendations upon which compensation for future losses is based. Our goal is to ensure you receive sufficient compensation to provide the best quality of life possible going forward.
115 – 19 Dallas Road
Victoria, BC - V8V 5A6
(Shoal Point at Fisherman’s Wharf)
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Duncan, BC - V9L 1P1
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LARRY MCCREA LAW CORPORATION
Address
#3 – 95B Highway 97
100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0
Phone 250-395-1151 / Fax 250-395-1153
office@lmccrea.com
www.lmccrea.com
MACISAAC & COMPANY
Address
By appointment only
Courtenay, BC
Phone (250) 334-3110 / Fax (250) 334-3108
courtenay@macisaacandcompany.com
STASIUK & COMPANY
Address
201 – 10300 – 10th Street
Dawson Creek, B.C. V1G 3T6
Phone 250-782-5297 / Fax 250-782-7746
stasiukreception@neonet.bc.ca
Address
200 – 190 Ingram Street
Duncan, B.C. V9L 1P1
Phone (250) 746-4422 / Fax (250) 746-1811
macduncan@macisaacgroup.com
BUCKLEY & COMPANY
Address
5 – 219 Victoria Street
Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2A1
Phone 250-372-1404 / Fax 250-434-0232
shawn@buckleyandco.ca
buckley-law-office.com
KIMMITT WRZESNIEWSKI
Address
202 – 1433 St. Paul Street
Kelowna, B.C. V1Y 2E4
Phone (250) 763-6441 / Fax (250) 763-1633
info@kimmitt.ca
kimmitt.ca
CHRISTOPHER H. JOHNSTON LAW CORPORATION
Address
208 Broadway
Nakusp, B.C. V0G 1R0
Phone (250) 265-0108 / Fax (250) 837-7194
info@nakusplawyer.com
www.nakusplawyer.com
NOWOSAD & COMPANY
Address
8700 Market Street
PO Box 1289
Port Hardy, BC, V0N 2P0
Phone (250) 949-6031 / Fax (250) 949-2633
nowosad1@telus.net
NOWOSAD & COMPANY
Address
Box 308, 1750 Campbell Way
Port McNeill, B.C. V0N 2R0
Phone (250) 956-3228 / Fax (250) 949-2633
nowosad1@telus.net
BVD LAW CORPORATION
Address
450 Vancouver Street Prince George, BC V2L 5N2
Phone (250) 614-1283 / Fax (250) 614-1284
bvdlaw@telus.net
RODWAY & PERRY
Address
1 – 699 Beach Road
P.O. Box 138, Station Main
Qualicum Beach, B.C. V9K 1S7
Phone (250) 752-9526 / Fax (250) 752-9521
rodwayandperry@shaw.ca
GARY LILIENWEISS
Address
342 Kinchant Street
Quesnel, BC V2J 2R4
Phone 250.992.9090 / Fax 250.992.9779
garyjl@telus.net
ARROW LAW CORPORATION
Address
202 First Street East (beside The Cabin)
P.O. Box 2639
Revelstoke, B.C. V0E 2S0
Phone (250) 837-6171 / Fax (250) 837-7194
info@revelstokelawyer.com
www.revelstokelawyer.com
VERDURMEN AND COMPANY
Address
450 Lakeshore Drive
P.O. Box 826
Salmon Arm, BC, V1E 4N9
Phone (250) 833-0914 / Fax (250) 833-0924
vlex@telus.net
RALSTON AND ASSOCIATES
Address
606 – 15216 North Bluff Road
White Rock, BC, V4B 0A9
Phone 604-581-0807 / Fax 604-581-0809
stephen.h@ralstonandassociates.ca
ralstonandassociates.ca
RAINCOAST LAW
Address
1566 Peninsula Road
PO Box 909
Ucluelet, BC, V0R 2A0
Phone (250) 726-4307 / Fax (250) 726-2180
info@raincoastlaw.com
raincoastlaw.com
RAINCOAST LAW
Address
1566 Peninsula Road
Ucluelet, B.C. V0R 3A0
Phone (250) 726-4307 / Fax (250) 726-2180
info@raincoastlaw.com
raincoastlaw.com
BUCKLEY AND COMPANY
Phone 250-372-1404 / Fax 250-314-1609
Toll Free 1-800-440-1404
Address
115 – 19 Dallas Road
Victoria, BC, V8V 5A6
Phone (250) 381-5353 / Fax (250) 380-7272
victoria@macisaacandcompany.com
BUCKLEY AND COMPANY
Phone 250-372-1404 / Fax 250-314-1609
Toll Free 1-800-440-1404
SIRRS LLP
Address
PO Box 6060, 5220 51st Avenue
Wetaskiwin, Alberta T9A 2G3
Phone (780) 352-3301 / Fax (780) 352-5976
mail@sirrsllp.com
sirrsllp.com
SIRRS LLP
Address
5034 – 49 Avenue
PO Box 4546
Ponoka, Alberta T4J 1E1
Phone (403) 783-6021 / Fax (403) 783-8363
mail@sirrsllp.com
www.sirrsllp.com
SIRRS LLP
Address
4714 – 50 Avenue
Rimbey, Alberta
Phone (403) 843-6986 / Fax (403) 843-3799
mail@sirrsllp.com
www.sirrsllp.com