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Your seven vertebrae at the top of your spinal cord in your neck area comprise the cervical spine. Individuals who hurt one of these vertebrae are at a significantly higher risk for spinal cord injuries such as quadriplegia. This may affect a patient's ability to move their limbs or feel anything before their neck or shoulder area. This has to do in large part with the proximity of a patient's injury to their brain.

Any type of cervical neck injury can result in the victim experiencing either partial or complete permanent loss of their sensory functions and collateral consequences. Those cervical neck injuries that are higher up along the spine tend to result in the most severe complications and even death.

In Michigan, victims of serious or catastrophic vehicle accidents feel confident that no-fault insurance claims will cover their medical expenses. Most people don't give the matter much thought. Instead, they assume that insurance carriers always operate in good faith.

Unfortunately, this is not typically the case. In truth, most no-fault insurance carriers will do everything they can to delay or avoid paying accident claims. Our team of injury attorneys has seen this happen on many occasions.

Here in Michigan, serious car accidents are very common, and often more difficult to resolve than accidents in other states. Among other reasons, this is because our state laws do not place limits on the amount of money a court may award a victim in a no-fault collision. To put it simply, insurers operating in Michigan tend to fight hard against paying out compensation.

After you experience any car accident, it is wise to make sure that you receive a complete medical examination, including examining your head for injuries. Head injuries can cause intense complications for a victim, but these symptoms may not show themselves for several days or even weeks after the injury occurs. Without clear medical documentation indicating a head injury after your accident, you may have a much more difficult time seeking fair compensation for your suffering and losses.

Many people would do just about anything to avoid having to undergo surgery -- even live with chronic pain. The idea of being placed under general anesthesia and cut open is frightening. Most everyone knows first- or second-hand of a case where something has gone wrong during surgery.

The evidence is more than anecdotal. According to a new study by Coverys (a medical liability insurer), more medical malpractice claims involve surgery than any other issue, with the exception of diagnostic errors. General surgery was the most common type, followed by orthopedic and neurosurgery.