A back injury can result from a number of different activities, including car accidents, an accident at work, pulling, lifting, sports injury, housework and gardening. The most common site of back injuries is the lower back, and back injuries in general are one of the most common reasons for absence from work.
Accidents that can cause back injuries:
- Road traffic accidents such as car crashes and motorbike collisions
- Slipping and/or tripping accidents
- Accidents in the workplace including heavy objects falling or chemicals
- Sporting accidents and collisions
Common back injuries and symptoms include lower or upper back pain, limited back movement, numbness in lower areas, sleepless nights, loss of feeling in arms and legs. Sprains, strains, soft tissue injuries. Disturbance of ligaments and muscles. More severe back injuries can lesions or fractures of spinal discs, paralysis and incontinence.
Back injury compensation amounts:
- Minor back injury: up to £8,250 back injury compensation.
- Moderate back injury: up to £25,500 back injury compensation.
- Severe back injury: up to £111,000 back injury compensation.
Compensation for back injury claims can also be awarded for loss of earnings, both past and future if the injury is serious enough to prevent the injured party working again and for associated losses such as medication, and treatments like physiotherapy or psychological help.
If you have a back injury claim you could be entitled to compensation. Antony Hodari can assess your case and determine if there is a back accident compensation claim to be made.







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