Joint Injury Lawyer
Serving West Virginia and Ohio
Frequently Asked Questions
What does a joint consist of?
A joint is a connection between two bones. Joints give us flexibility, the ability to bend and perform a myriad of complex movements. Between the bones is always a pad of cartilage that keeps the bones from grinding against each other, thus preventing pain in a normal joint movement. Each bone has muscles attached to it by means of tendons, which are fibrous bands. The most delicate and complex joint in the body is the jaw joint, which can move in three directions: up and down, sideways, and forward and back. All other joints move only in one or two directions. The human body has 147 joints.
What kinds of injury happen to joints?
A joint can be injured suddenly, as in a sports or auto accident or fall, or gradually, from chronic stress. Professional sports people are at great risk for both types of joint injury. They do ongoing training as well as engage in their competitive sport. If a joint is injured by a strong sudden impact, it’s an obvious injury like a sprain or break. That can be mended and life continues as before. If a joint is injured gradually by repeated stress and strain, the cartilage pad which protects the bones from each other can become worn or displaced. Then it hurts to move that joint. Painkillers are a temporary solution and surgery will eventually be required.
Is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome a kind of joint injury?
Yes. The carpal tunnel is a space inside the wrist which is surrounded by fibrous connective tissue on one side and bones on the other three sides. Through this tunnel run the tendons which flex the fingers, and the median nerve, running down from the shoulder area.
If the wrist is kept tense for long periods, as it can be (but doesn’t have to be) in computer work, inflammation and swelling start to take up some space inside the carpal tunnel. This compresses the median nerve. Being compressed, the nerve doesn’t function fully, so numbness and tingling will be felt in the fingers, and weakness in the grip. Carpal tunnel syndrome appears to be related to repetitive actions of the hands, and occurs in such jobs as assembly line workers, food processors and meat packers.
I was told I have Tennis Elbow but I don’t play tennis. How could I have got it?
What they call Tennis Elbow is a gradual injury caused by repeated stress on the elbow joint, or overuse of it. The muscles and tendons are torn by the repeated strain. . Tendons are the fibrous tissue which connect muscles to bones. Playing tennis a lot is not the only way you can hurt the elbow joint. For instance, a carpenter or handyman might do it by repeatedly using a manual screwdriver. Tennis Elbow gives you pain in the elbow and in the wrist and there is no cure, although the pain can be relieved.
If you have incurred a severe joint injury, and feel that somebody’s negligence or carelessness caused it, or partly caused it, please contact our joint injury lawyer. We can give you a free consultation, to listen and assess your situation legally. A joint injury may not seem as severe as it is, because as time passes, invisible deterioration can be occurring which will one day give you pain. An experienced joint injury lawyer like Jim Leach and his associates in West Virginia and Ohio can gather information and determine whether you have a valid legal claim for compensation. Call or email us today.
Our joint injury lawyer represent joint injury victims throughout West Virginia and Southern Ohio including the communities of Belpre, Marietta, Parkersburg, Wheeling, Athens, Jackson, Vienna, Morgantown, Charleston, Huntington, Ravenswood and Ripley.
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