Personal Injury

What is a personal injury?

A personal injury is a type of injury that results from an accident that was not the fault of the individual who has been hurt. The term is most often used in legal cases, where a personal injury victim seeks compensation for the pain and suffering experienced as a result of the incident. Oftentimes, the injuries sustained in these types of cases are life-altering and can result in debilitating and chronic pain in the absence of effective treatment.

What are some of the most common causes of personal injury?

Personal injuries can happen anywhere at any time. These injuries most commonly occur as a result of the following incidents:

• Any traffic collision (e.g., accidents involving cars, pedestrians, bicycles, etc.)
• Slipping and falling
• Workplace accidents

What types of pain and injuries result from a personal injury?

Although some injuries can be treated initially at the hospital, many others can turn into lifelong problems. Some of the more common issues that need a long-term care plan include the following:

• Neck injuries
• Whiplash injuries
• Back injuries
• Injuries to the joints
• Hip injuries
• Herniated discs
• Pinched nerve/nerve damage

Why seek treatment for your personal injury?

When an individual experiences a personal injury, the initial trauma is often severe enough to require hospitalization, physical therapy, crutches, and/or casts. Another common component of conventional treatment is medication. Unfortunately, when pain from an injury becomes chronic, so can the usage of habit-forming pain relievers.

While the initial treatment for an injury is effective and necessary, there are often limited options provided for safe, long-term healing and recovery of damage sustained to the spine, nerves and soft tissue (muscles, ligaments and nerves).

Chicago Pain Relief offers a wide range of treatments that can benefit patients with personal injuries. For example, some injured patients may benefit from PRP, an innovative treatment that promotes healing by bringing more platelets to the site of the injury.

Patients with personal injuries may also benefit from deep tissue massage to loosen tight muscles, physical therapy to improve mobility, or medication to deal with pain. Other treatments, such as steroid or nerve-blocking injections, may be useful in some cases as well.

The treatments Dr. Chadha uses to help a personal injury patient will depend on the specifics of the injury. In some cases, she may recommend a combination of therapies to maximize the patient's recovery.

After receiving a thorough assessment, Dr. Chadha creates a thorough treatment plan that addresses your specific needs.

Call Chicago Pain Relief to book a personal injury consultation or request one online today.