Auto Accident

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome And Motor Vehicle Accidents Many people are familiar with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) as a condition caused by repetitive stress injuries such…

Managing pain after orthopedic surgery is vitally important to successful rehabilitation and recovery.   Proper pain management after surgery allows the patient to begin movement that…

I’m Ed Smith, a Sacramento personal injury attorney since 1982. Many people over the years have asked me what a “personal injury” actually is. Legally,…

In car accidents, there can be many cases of blunt abdominal trauma. One study looked at an isolated jejunal tear in a 24 year old…

Personal injury attorneys have the best job in the world for many many reasons. Please note though that when I say personal injury lawyers, I…

Whenever there is a defect in the skin or a non-vital section of skin, such as from burns or other damage resulting in scars, it…

Fingertip accidents are commonplace amputations at home or on the job. Fingertips can slam in doors, in car doors, while chopping food or when clearing…

Gallbladder Injuries in Traffic Accidents Blunt trauma to the abdomen is not uncommon in traffic accidents. This type of blunt trauma can lead to injuries…

Pelvic fractures are not uncommon in motor vehicle accidents. Because of the size and nature of these fractures, hemorrhages are likely to happen and these…

Spinal cord stimulation is used to manage chronic pain. Doctors implant a pulse generator that delivers an electrical pulse to the spinal cord. The electricity…

There are two facet joints at either end of a vertebral segment in the spine. In the lumbar spine, these joints help give stability to…

Thoracic discography is done at a lesser rate than cervical or lumbar discography because the thoracic spine is relatively stable and disc problems are much…

An intrathecal pump is one-way doctors can provide pain medication directly to the spinal cord. The pump is placed beneath the skin of the abdomen…

The cervical facet joints are important for cervical spinal stability and for providing motion of the neck. Unfortunately, they can easily become injured or arthritic,…

Cervical pain rivals low back pain as the number one type of spinal pain injured people can have. It is a particularly annoying pain as…