Being in a car accident in South Florida can result in many serious injuries, including spinal cord trauma, head injuries, broken bones, and more. One of the dangers of these injuries is that you can develop serious complications, such as deep vein thrombosis. The risk of complications is serious, because…
Car crashes in South Florida result in serious injuries all the time, including internal injuries. An especially painful and challenging internal injury that’s common in traffic accident is a collapsed lung. If you’ve suffered a collapsed lung or any serious injury in a car accident, contact Flaxman Law Group for…
You probably don’t think about your temporomandibular joints (TMJ) very often, but they’re among the hardest-working joints in your body. They connect your skull and lower jaw and they’re what allow you to easily talk, yawn, eat, and drink. Unfortunately, each year some South Florida residents first learn about TMJs…
Shoulder impingement is a painful condition that can happen in a car collision, when your shoulder bones pinch your rotator cuff or grind against it. Since the rotator cuff is responsible for shoulder movement, an injury to this part of your body can affect your mobility significantly. If you’ve suffered…
Whiplash is one of the most common injuries suffered in many South Florida car accidents, especially rear-end shunt collisions. The sudden force of an impact can throw your head around in a way that causes soft tissue injuries to the neck area. Since whiplash can be painful and can result…
When you’re in a car accident in South Florida, you may be tossed forward by the impact, and this can cause your chest to collide with the airbag or the steering wheel. This impact can cause broken or bruised ribs, painful conditions that can affect your ability to move easily…
Car accidents happen across South Florida every day and they can cause injuries in many ways. The impact that happens in a crash can cause broken bones, head trauma, and other serious injury. One serious harm that can happen is internal bleeding, a situation that can be fatal. If you’ve…
If you’re in a car collision in South Florida, you may need emergency medical help right away. Even if you don’t, you may want a medical evaluation and you may need different kinds of therapy in the weeks and months after the crash, as you’re healing. The costs of this…
Foot injuries are a common but also commonly overlooked injury in car accidents. These injuries happen because your body may be thrown forward in a car crash, so your feet impact the gas and brake pedals or other hard surfaces in your car. In addition, front impact car accidents can…
Back injuries, ranging from lower back pain and strains all the way to spinal cord trauma that causes paraplegia, are a major risk of car accidents. These injuries can be surprisingly hard to diagnose and treat, which is why many car crash survivors in Colorado and South Florida turn to…