Lancaster PA Shoulder Injury Attorneys
Shoulder injuries can be permanent injuries that may result in lifelong disability and even a temporary shoulder injury can severely disable you, impacting your ability to work, to lift, to drive, and to carry out your day to day activities. Getting justice from a shoulder injury caused by another's negligence or carelessness requires aggressive Philadelphia personal injury lawyers. We fight for the victim of shoulder injuries and are motivated and aggressive in getting the personal injury settlement that you and your family needs. Contact Ciccarelli Law Offices if a loved one is the victim of a shoulder injury in Philadelphia or it suburbs by email or call 24/7 toll free (877) 846-1529.
Fighting for our Injured Clients
Even the mildest of accidents can result in a trauma to the shoulder. A shoulder injury can result in pain, loss or restricted use of your arm, your ability to lift, or reach. Ciccarelli Lawyers help people throughout the state of Pennsylvania deal with the rehabilitation and recovery they face and fight to ensure that they receive the compensation needed to get there.
Sudden (acute) injury
Injuries are the most common cause of shoulder pain.
A sudden (acute) injury may occur from a fall on an outstretched arm, a direct blow to the shoulder, or abnormal twisting or bending of the shoulder. Pain may be sudden and severe. Bruising and swelling may develop soon after the injury. If nerves or blood vessels have been injured or pinched during the injury, the shoulder, arm, or hand may feel numb, tingly, weak, or cold, or may look pale or blue. Acute injuries include:
- Bruises (contusions), which occur when small blood vessels under the skin tear or rupture, often from a twist, bump, or fall. Blood leaks into tissues under the skin and causes a black-and-blue color that often turns purple, red, yellow, and green as the bruise heals.
- Injuries to the tough, ropelike fibers (ligaments) that connect bone to bone and help stabilize the shoulder joints (sprains).
- Injuries to the tough, ropelike fibers that connect muscle to bone (tendons).
- Pulled muscles (strains).
- Injuries to nerves, such as brachial plexus neuropathy.
- Separation of the shoulder, which occurs when the outer end of the collarbone (clavicle) separates from the end (acromion) of the shoulder blade because of torn ligaments. This injury occurs most often from a blow to a shoulder or a fall onto a shoulder or outstretched hand or arm.
- Damage to one or more of the four tendons that cover the shoulder joint (torn rotator cuff), which may occur from a direct blow to or overstretching of the tendon.
- Broken bones (fractures). A break may occur when a bone is twisted, struck directly, or used to brace against a fall.
- Pulling or pushing bones out of their normal relationship to the other bones that make up the shoulder joint (subluxation or dislocation).
Overuse injuries
You may not recall having a specific injury, especially if symptoms began gradually or during everyday activities. Overuse injuries occur when too much stress is placed on a joint or other tissue, often by overdoing an activity or through repetition of an activity. Overuse injuries include:
- Inflammation of the sac of fluid that cushions and lubricates the joint area between one bone and another bone, a tendon, or the skin (bursitis).
- Inflammation of the tough, ropelike fibers that connect muscles to bones (tendinitis). Bicipital tendinitis is an inflammation of one of the tendons that attach the muscle (biceps) on the front of the upper arm bone (humerus) to the shoulder joint. The inflammation usually occurs along the groove (bicipital groove) where the tendon passes over the humerus to attach just above the shoulder joint.
- Muscle strain.
- A frozen shoulder, which is a condition that limits shoulder movement and may follow an injury.
- Overhead arm movements, which may cause tendons to rub or scrape against a part of the shoulder blade called the acromion. This rubbing or scraping may lead to abrasion or inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons (also called impingement syndrome).
In all of our major personal injury cases, proper treatment planning is a critical concern. As a firm, we work with medical professionals and others to analyze and accurately assess the full extent of your rehabilitative, medical, and other needs in dealing with these neck and whiplash injuries.
Our Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorneys are experienced at handling personal injury cases involving many types of shoulder injuries and treatment including but not limited to: rotator cuff injuries, muscle tears, separated shoulder, broken collarbone, fractured scapula, bursitis, impingement syndrome, tendonitis, dislocated shoulder, rotator cuff tear surgery, and arthroscopic surgery.
In addition to a free initial consultation, we also offer off-site, hospital and in-home visits, evening and weekend appointments and 24 hour telephone service. Contact our experienced team of Pennsylvania personal injury lawyers, with over 30 years of combined experience for your injury claim, including but not limited to:
Our promise: You need Philadelphia personal injury lawyers ready to fight for justice for your family after a shoulder injury. You do not expect guarantees but you need a Philadelphia personal injury lawyer that you can trust to fight for you and your family to the fullest extent of the law. Our legal team promises to work for you; be thorough and aggressive in setting out the best strategies for you and your loved ones.
A Team that Fights For Results
At Ciccarelli Lawyers, our team of Philadelphia Personal Injury lawyers are working on your shoulder injury case so that you have the benefit of several attorneys including Lee and using their combined efforts and experience to get you the justice you and your family need. We represent injured clients throughout Pennsylvania including the Philadelphia metropolitan area of Bucks County, Berks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Lancaster County, Lehigh County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia. Get Justice.
You Don't Owe Attorney Fees Unless We Recover For You
We accept Pennsylvania personal injury cases such as a shoulder injury on a contingency fee basis; which means that we do not require an advance fee, retainer or hourly rate but base our fee on a percentage of the monetary settlement we earn for you. Call Us 24/7 toll free at (877) 846-1529. Learn how we will work toward the results you need.
When your family has been victimized by a shoulder injury Philadelphia, you need justice; and you need a top Philadelphia personal injury lawyer with years of experience winning the tough cases: contact Lee Ciccarelli and our Philadelphia Personal Injury team today. Call 24/7 at (877) 846-1529.
