Tips To Manage Your Pain After a Spinal Cord Injury

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How To Manage Your Pain After a Spinal Cord Injury

• The legal team at the Law Offices of Samer Habbas
  is dedicated to helping our injured clients reach
  the best monetary settlement when they are
  involved in any type of accidents.

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Most common causes of spinal cord injury include
Vehicular 38
Slip and falls 30
Violence 14
Sports/Recreation Activities 9
Medical/Surgical 5
Other 4
There are approximately 337,000 people currently
living in the United States with a spinal cord
injury, with their average age being only 29
years. Almost half (47) of these injured victims
are considered quadriplegic.
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Some tips that may help you or your loved one to
manage your pain after a spinal cord injury
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1. Note any and all activities that cause you
   additional pain or fatigue.
2. Keep a log of the length of time it takes to
   experience an increase in your level of pain for
   the activities you listed in the tip above.

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3. When engaging in the activities noted above,
keep a log of the time limit that is below the
time you recorded in step 2. Once you have
reached this time limit, you should immediately
stop the activity and rest. 4. Make sure you get
sufficient rest before you continue to your next
activity. The amount of time that you need to
rest may vary depending on the specific
activities you are engaging in.
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• In order to ensure the success of your personally
  tailored spinal cord injury pain management
  program, you need to

• Be patient and flexible with your plan
• Keep all of your doctor appointments and follow
  your doctors instructions closely
• Take an active role in your treatment process

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Spinal Cord Injury Compensation

• Past and future medical expenses
• Loss of wages
• Loss of potential future income

• Emotional pain and suffering
• Loss of consortium
• Any other out of pocket expenses related to the
  accident

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