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Herniated disc, slipped disc, pinched nerve and personal injury cases

Kenneth Vercammen & Associates Law Office helps people injured due to the negligence of others. We provide representation throughout New Jersey. The insurance companies will not help. Don’t give up! Our Law Office can provide experienced attorney representation if you are injured. Our website www.njlaws.com provides information on civil cases we can be retained to represent people.

What’s a herniated disc, pinched nerve, bulging disc?

According to www.spine-health.com, there are many different terms to describe spinal disc pathology, and all are used differently by different healthcare practitioners. Some examples of terms used to describe spinal disc abnormalities include:

*Pinched nerve
*Sciatica
*herniated disc (or herniated disk)
*Bulging disc, ruptured disc, or slipped disc
*Disc protrusion
*Disc degeneration (or degenerative disc disease)
*Disc disease

There is no agreement in the medical field as to the precise definition of any of these terms. Often the patient hears his or her diagnosis referred to in different terms by different practitioners and is left wondering if there is any consensus on what is wrong.
see http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/d_difference/diff01.html

Rather than focus on the terminology referring to spinal anatomy, it’s most helpful for patients to focus on understanding the clinical diagnosis. It should be kept in mind that all the terms herniated disc, pinched nerve, bulging disc, slipped disc, ruptured disc, etc. refer to radiographic findings seen on a CT scan or MRI scan (x-rays can indicate disc degeneration but cannot actually image the disc itself). While radiographic findings are important, they are not as meaningful in determining the source of the pain (the clinical diagnosis) as the patient’s specific symptoms and the spine specialist’s findings on physical exam.

Clinical diagnosis
The key factor in the clinical diagnosis is to determine if the patient has pinched nerve or if the disc space itself is generating the pain.

1.Pinched nerve. A pinched nerve will generate radicular pain (nerve root pain or sciatica).
2.disc pain. If the disc itself is painful, then this will generate either referred pain or axial pain.

The follow happens in accident cases, both car accidents and fall downs.

Financial Recovery for persons seriously injured in accidents

1. Kenneth Vercammen Helps Injured persons
A person who is injured as a result of the negligence of another person is what we in the legal profession refer to as a personal injury claimant. In other words, they have been injured as a result of an accident, and you now wish to prosecute a claim against an opposing party. As the attorney of record, I can bring an action for the injured person. Therefore, I request that all clients do as much as possible to cooperate and help in every way. The purpose of this article is to describe the procedure that we may follow and give you sufficient instructions to enable you to assist us in this undertaking. Needless to say, helping us is just another way of helping yourself.

2. Clients should provide my office with the following
1. Any bills
2. All Hospital or doctor records in your possession
3. Car Insurance Declaration Sheet if you were in a car accident
4. Car Insurance Policy
5. Photos of damage to any property
6. Photos of accident site
7. Major Medical Insurance Card
8. Paystub if lost time from work

3. Attorney- Client Confidential Relationship
First, I want to thank our clients for giving me the opportunity to assist them in their case. I am a legal professional and I have great pride and confidence in the legal services that I perform for clients during our relationship as attorney-client. If you have concerns about your case, please call my office at (732) 572-0500.
We feel that this case is extremely important-not only to you, but to this office as well. This is not simply a matter of obtaining just compensation for you, although that is very important. We take professional pride in guiding our clients carefully through difficult times to a satisfactory conclusion of their cases.

4. Submission of Bills to Car Insurance and Major Medical
If you are in a car accident, you should submit your medical bills to your own car insurance company first. Your car insurance is required by New Jersey law to provide PIP (Personal Injury Protection) benefits under the No Fault Law.

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