You Deserve an Experienced Attorney
A spinal cord injury that results in paralysis will almost always require a lifetime of extensive medical care and rehabilitative services. Faced with this overwhelming prospect, victims and families who want to obtain maximum compensation need to have an experienced attorney representing them at all times.
In fact, they deserve no less.
At the Law Offices of Renee J. Nordstand, each of our clients works with and is personally represented by an experienced attorney from start to finish — a benefit that larger and more high volume law firms can rarely guarantee. Our practice focuses on the Los Angeles and Santa Barbara areas of Southern California. Our attorneys and staff stay focused on achieving results that will meet your needs for dignity and quality of life.
Different Degrees of Paralysis
Depending on the vertebrae injured, spinal cord damage can result in the complete or "incomplete" paralysis of different areas of the body. Brief descriptions of these various types are provided below.
- Paraplegia: This type of paralysis generally affects only the lower half of the body but may also affect part of the torso as well, including the stomach and chest areas. In most cases, victims retain sensory feeling and functional use of their arms and hands.
- Quadriplegia (Tetraplegia): Quadriplegia and tetraplegia are two different words used to refer to the same medical condition — paralysis of all four limbs. In the most severe cases, there is a complete loss of motor and sensory function from the neck down.
- Incomplete types of paralysis: Hemiplegia (paralysis affecting one side of the body), hemiparesis (weakness affecting one side of the body) and paraparesis (weakness of the lower extremities) are the least severe types of paralysis.
Our lawyers work with respected physicians, neurologists, economists, Life Care planners and other top experts to ensure that clients receive the compensation they deserve not just for their injuries — but for all of the other losses they've suffered or will suffer as well. As an established personal injury firm, we have the financial resources and other assets required to do this.
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