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Nerve injuries range from temporary numbness to life-altering paralysis in Durant, OK. When an accident leaves you with nerve injuries, you may be entitled to substantial damages. McKay Law advocates for nerve damage injury victims throughout OK. Nerves transmit signals between the brain, spinal cord, and the rest of the body—when nerves are injured, the resulting dysfunction can be permanent. Types of nerve injuries we handle include peripheral nerve damage in the arms and legs, brachial plexus injuries affecting the shoulder and arm, sciatic nerve damage causing leg pain and weakness, ulnar and median nerve injuries in the hands, facial nerve damage causing paralysis, spinal nerve injuries, cranial nerve damage, and complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) or reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD). Nerve damage typically causes numbness, tingling, burning pain, electric shock sensations, muscle weakness, paralysis, loss of coordination, sensitivity to touch, chronic pain, muscle atrophy, twitching, and loss of fine motor control. Nerve damage is often caused by car accidents, motorcycle crashes, truck wrecks, slip-and-falls, workplace accidents, surgical errors, defective products, sports collisions, and crush injuries. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a particularly devastating nerve condition—that can spread throughout the body. Care for nerve injuries can be complex, expensive, and sometimes ineffective—including nerve repair surgery, nerve grafts, nerve transfers, pain management injections, medication therapy, physical and occupational therapy, electrical stimulation devices, and in some cases, amputation. Despite excellent treatment, some patients face lifelong limitations—requiring careful planning for ongoing care needs. Our Durant nerve injury lawyers know the full impact of nerve injuries—with attention to the often-invisible nature of nerve damage. We work with neurologists, neurosurgeons, pain management specialists, physical therapists, and life care planners to document the full extent of your injury. Diagnostic testing is critical—documenting the physical reality of your injury. We pursue full compensation including emergency care, long-term medical needs, lost earnings, and full compensation for chronic pain and disability. Nerve injuries often end careers in physical occupations—requiring lifetime income loss calculations. Insurance companies often try to minimize nerve damage claims—labeling pain “exaggerated” or symptoms “psychological”. We push back with hard evidence. Every nerve damage injury case is handled on a contingency basis—zero upfront cost. Don’t sign anything without understanding the lifetime cost of your injury—nerve damage often has consequences that emerge over time. Call McKay Law now for a no-cost case review with a Durant, OK personal injury attorney who will pursue every dollar your case is worth.
Nerve damage produces some of the most devastating long-term consequences. Nerves are essential for movement and sensation, so injury can produce severe long-term consequences. Unlike many types of injuries, nerve injuries are often permanent. Many nerve injuries result in lifetime disability. Our firm fights for nerve damage injury victims in Durant and in surrounding communities.
There are two parts to the nervous system:
Nerve damage can occur multiple ways:
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), also called reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) is one of the worst nerve conditions that follows trauma. CRPS produces:
CRPS cases have major case value.
Oklahoma generally gives two years from the date of the incident to file (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Some nerve damage develops over time, so discovery rule may apply.
We partner with medical specialists to build a complete medical record, secure objective testing, defeat “prior injury” defenses, account for the lasting damage, build evidence of pain and CRPS, coordinate with mental health providers for pain-related psychological damage, and treat each matter as trial-ready.
A: Substantial. Permanent nerve damage produces substantial case values.
A: Zero upfront. No recovery, no fee.
A: Major damages. CRPS cases involve major medical bills, lifetime treatment, lost earning capacity, and significant pain and suffering damages.
A: Absolutely. Progressive nerve injuries are recoverable.
A: Yes, in many cases. Workplace nerve damage is recoverable through workers’ comp; third-party claims may also apply.
A: Don’t accept that. Objective testing like EMG and nerve conduction studies, along with treating doctor opinions, establish real nerve damage.
A: Don’t. Refer them to your attorney.
A: Two years from the date of the incident (Okla. Stat. tit. 12, § 95). Move quickly — early diagnosis and treatment matter.
A: Possibly. Case valuation must include possible future surgery.
Nerve damage occupies a particularly contested space in personal injury law. Nerve damage often produces symptoms without visible objective findings. Numbness can’t be measured with a scan. Weakness varies in ways that defy easy quantification. This makes building these cases distinctively challenging despite their potential severity. A Durant nerve damage attorney builds these cases around the actual neurological evidence.
Nerve symptoms are typically subjective. Pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, burning sensations are reported by the patient.
Without visible damage, insurers challenge symptom reports.
Standard diagnostic imaging frequently miss nerve damage.
Advanced nerve testing provides objective nerve damage evidence. Not every case includes specialized testing.
Symptoms often emerge over time.
This creates temporal causation challenges.
Following nerve injury, return to baseline is rare.
Nerves regenerate slowly when they regenerate at all.
Peripheral neuropathy is the typical nerve injury type.
Brachial plexus can be injured by significant trauma.
Brachial plexus injuries can range from mild stretching to complete avulsion.
Carpal tunnel syndrome develops from various causes.
Cubital tunnel syndrome.
Tarsal tunnel syndrome.
Sciatica commonly results from spinal injuries.
Damage to nerve roots frequently accompanies spinal injuries.
Nerve root compression causes radiating pain, numbness, and weakness.
Cranial nerve injury can occur with head trauma.
Common cranial nerve damage involves:
Damage to autonomic nerves. Autonomic nerve damage impacts bladder and bowel function.
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy is a particularly devastating chronic pain condition.
CRPS can develop after injuries and creates:
CRPS causes extreme pain.
Motor vehicle crashes commonly cause nerve damage.
Lifting injuries, falls at work, repetitive strain generate nerve cases.
Falls generate nerve cases.
Healthcare-related nerve damage drives many nerve injury cases.
Healthcare-related nerve damage involves:
Product defects causing nerve damage.
Cumulative nerve damage generate cumulative nerve damage.
Comprehensive neurological assessment by specialty providers.
Electromyography (EMG) tests electrical activity in muscles.
NCS testing test nerve signal transmission.
MRI scans document underlying causes of nerve injury.
Computed tomography document structural problems.
Treating physicians support the case medically.
Independent expert testimony establishes causation.
Real-world impact documentation matters significantly.
Symptom journals provide compelling evidence.
Chronic pain affects mental health. Psychological care records matter for damages.
Recoverable losses can include include:
Nerve damage often eliminates the ability to perform certain types of work. Wage loss claims are significant.
Nerve pain damages support significant compensation.
Long-term pain damages generate major damages.
Quality of life damages.
Psychological consequences are typical.
Relationship effects.
Where nerve damage contributes to death.
In cases involving egregious conduct may apply.
Nerve damage is often permanent. Even when treatment provides some improvement, permanent symptoms are common.
Many nerve damage patients require lifetime medical care.
Long-term care may include:
Many patients can’t return to their pre-injury careers, especially physical work.
Living with nerve damage generates major quality of life damages.
Symptom exaggeration challenges.
The response involves comprehensive medical documentation.
Pre-existing condition defenses. The aggravation rule applies.
“Something else caused this”.
Defense argues plaintiff is receiving excessive treatment.
Defense argues the nerve damage will heal.
Comparative fault arguments.
Neurological consultation matters significantly.
EMG, NCS, MRI, or other specialized testing provides documentation.
Track all symptoms contemporaneously.
Track functional changes.
Pain has psychological consequences. Mental health support matters significantly.
Future damages are typically significant. Early settlement typically substantially undervalues these cases.
Lawyers experienced with nerve damage claims work on contingency. Specialty expertise is essential and expensive reimbursed from the recovery.
These cases need early documentation.
Contemporaneous documentation builds the case.
Diagnostic studies provides documentation.
Future medical care projections develop over time.
Filing deadlines sets a hard cutoff.
Engaging counsel right away protects every aspect of the claim while long-term consequences become clear.
Nerves are the signal pathways that join every part of your body to your brain — and when that wiring is stretched in an accident, the consequences are far from minor. Nerve injuries follow car crashes, falls, workplace accidents, dog bites, surgical errors, crush injuries, and any traumatic event that involves sudden force or compression to the spine, limbs, or extremities. The symptoms range from agonizing: burning pain that refuses to let up, numbness and tingling that disrupts sleep, muscle weakness that affects basic tasks like gripping a pen or buttoning a shirt, loss of sensation in hands and feet, paralysis of specific muscle groups, and complex regional pain syndrome that can haunt a victim for years. At McKay Law, we manage nerve damage cases by working alongside neurologists, pain management specialists, electromyography experts, and occupational therapists who can establish the precise nerves involved, the extent of the damage, and what daily life now looks like for our client.
Insurance carriers often try to reduce nerve injury claims because the damage is invisible on most basic imaging studies — but EMG and nerve conduction studies, MRI imaging, and the consistent testimony of treating physicians can demonstrate the harm in ways adjusters can’t talk their way out of. When you join the McKay Law family, we won’t allow those tactics. We fight for full compensation for diagnostic testing, neurological treatment, surgical nerve repair when possible, pain management procedures, ongoing physical and occupational therapy, prescription medications and pain pumps, adaptive equipment, future medical needs, lost income, diminished earning ability for clients whose careers depend on fine motor control or physical capability, the loss of activities and independence your condition has destroyed, and the profound pain and suffering that accompanies a nerve injury. Contact us now at (866) 679-9651 or contact us online to book your free consultation and place a firm that takes nerve damage as seriously as you do behind you.
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