What Are Some Common Types of Motorcycle Accident Injuries?

Even if you wear a helmet along with other appropriate riding gear and act as carefully as possible while riding your motorcycle, you still may wind up getting severely hurt in a crash that was entirely someone else’s fault. In this situation, you may be able to get paid for your crash-related losses through your motorcycle insurance, the insurance held by the negligent driver who hit you, a civil lawsuit filed directly against that at-fault driver, or a combination of all three.

However, the process of obtaining that money can change a lot depending on the circumstances leading up to your wreck, as well as what specific physical trauma that wreck has caused you to sustain. Here are some of the more common types of motorcycle accident injuries that our seasoned attorneys can help you demand fair financial recovery for.

Road Rash

Far from being just an enormous scrape or bruise, road rash is an excruciating and deceptively serious injury that many motorcycle accident victims end up sustaining, especially those who are not wearing leather riding pants and/or jackets. Abrasions over large parts of your body caused by an unexpected slide over bare asphalt or concrete can take months to fully heal, interfere with your ability to work and enjoy hobbies, and even lead to permanent scarring in some situations.

Ligament Strains and Tears

Soft-tissue injuries, a blanket term for things like pulled muscles, twisted knees, and dislocated shoulders, are another common outcome of motorcycle accidents. While these kinds of injuries generally heal completely with time and proper medical care, they can be debilitating for months after they initially occur and require inconvenient, not to mention expensive, physical therapy sessions to recover from fully.

Broken Bones

Depending on where your motorcycle was hit and what speed you were traveling at when the impact occurred, a motorcycle accident can lead to bones being cracked, broken, or even crushed in your legs, pelvis, ribs, arms, and face. In the worst-case scenario, severe fractures may take years to recover from rather than months completely, and they can interfere with your personal and professional life no matter what you do for a living or what you like to do outside of work.

A Skilled Attorney Can Help You Recover Compensation For Your Catastrophic Injuries from Your Motorcycle Crash Today

By far, the most severe type of injury that commonly occurs in motorcycle crashes, though, is traumatic damage to either the spinal cord or the brain. Both these injuries often cause permanent and debilitating losses of bodily function, to the point that you may never be able to ride a motorcycle, hold gainful employment, or even care for yourself ever again.

Regardless of what injuries you have sustained or what losses you need to recover, guidance from one of our respected lawyers will be vital to getting the most money possible in the wake of a high-speed wreck. Call today to learn more.