Signs of Soft Tissue Injuries After a Motorcycle Accident

Suffering soft tissue injuries is incredibly common in motorcycle accidents. While these injuries often heal with the right medical care, the costs and lingering issues can leave you with significant expenses that our attorney can help you file a claim for damages.

There are several signs that you might have sustained a soft tissue injury in your motorcycle accident. However, they might not be immediately apparent since some of these injuries can take days to appear and affect internal body parts, like muscles and tendons. Perhaps you have swelling, tingling, or bruising in a particular area. Limited range of motion and radiating pain is also a common sign you have a soft tissue injury. Fortunately, our lawyer, Jerry, can help you get compensation for your economic losses, like medical bills and lost income, by filing a lawsuit against the negligent driver. He can also help you recover damages for the pain and suffering soft tissue injuries inevitably cause.

For a free review of your case, call our New Jersey motorcycle accident lawyer, Jerry Friedman, today at 1-800-529-4464.

What Are Common Signs I Have Suffered Soft Tissue Injuries from a Motorcycle Accident?

Motorcycle accidents are known for resulting in serious injuries, but many victims also suffer soft tissue injuries. A common sign of soft tissue injuries is a notable delay in the onset of the symptoms, which can manifest anywhere from a day after the accident to possibly a week. It is not unusual for people involved in motorcycle accidents to feel fine right after the crash, especially with adrenaline coursing through them.

This phenomenon is known as “delayed symptomatology,” which can make pursuing compensation in a legal claim challenging. The fact that most soft tissue injuries cannot be visibly observed without medical examinations does not make it easier. As such, it is important to recognize the signs of soft tissue damage and get medical care to determine the underlying issue.

Common signs of underlying soft tissue injuries include swelling, stiffness, bruises, and tenderness near the injury site. You might also notice increasing pain, weakness, tingling, or numbness radiating from where the injury is. Another typical sign is reduced or no range of motion is the limb affected by the soft tissue injury.

Documenting these signs early and having your soft tissue injuries diagnosed through medical evaluations is critical to recovering compensation for the damage you suffered in your motorcycle accident. Jerry, our motorcycle accident attorney, can help by getting your medical records and other evidence to show the other driver should compensate you. The more evidence you have of your treatment for soft tissue injuries, the stronger your case will be.

What Types of Soft Tissue Injuries Do Motorcycle Accident Victims Typically Suffer?

The signs of soft tissue damage typically point to more serious injuries. While they can usually heal with the right treatment, the costs can still be extensive.

Sprains, Strains, and Tears

Sprains and strains are one of the most common types of soft tissue injuries. Typical signs of these injuries include instant pain, tenderness, and swelling around the sprained joint. You will likely also have limited movement in the joint or spasms in your muscles.

Muscle and ligament tears can also be incredibly painful. Along with many of the signs mentioned above, you might have heard a popping sound when the injury occurred.

Whiplash

Whiplash is another common soft tissue injury when a motorcycle is hit. Victims often have stiffness and immobility in the neck. The pain can also radiate out through the body since whiplash injuries often damage nerves in the spinal cord and back.

Contusions

Contusions are bruises on the skin, muscles, bones, or other affected areas on the injury sight. While bruising might not be too bad of an injury, contusions to bones and muscles tend to be incredibly painful. The tenderness and swelling can make it difficult to move or even go to work.

Tendinitis

Tendinitis is an inflammation in a tendon injured in a motorcycle accident. Tendinitis might set in with a dull pain and increase the more you move the affected limb. Sometimes, it is accompanied by tenderness and swelling around the injured tendon. Another common sign of tendinitis is stiffness in the morning after waking up.

Can I Recover Compensation for Soft Tissue Injuries in a Legal Claim for a Motorcycle Accident

Fortunately, motorcycle accident victims can recover compensation for the damages caused by their soft tissue injuries. If you are injured in an at-fault state, you can do this by filing a third-party claim against the negligent driver’s insurance. You can also file a lawsuit immediately after the crash in an at-fault state or when the insurance company refuses to pay what you deserve.

Some states use no-fault insurance rules, which generally require vehicle accident victims to use their own insurance to recover compensation. However, these regulations typically do not apply to motorcycle accidents, so injured riders will still need to file a claim with the other driver’s insurance or a lawsuit if they do not want to pay out of pocket for their soft tissue injuries.

Our team can help assess the soft tissue injury damages that the defendant caused so you do not lose out on compensation. We can gather medical records and expert witness reports to determine your current and future medical expenses.

You can also recover lost wages for soft tissue injuries from your motorcycle accident. These injuries can keep you out of work for days, weeks, or even months. In some cases, soft tissue injuries can be debilitating enough to affect your long-term employment. Our lawyers can help recover future work losses like reduced earning potential in a legal claim.

You can also recover compensation for the pain and suffering your injuries have caused. The physical pain is often severe and can linger long after your injuries have healed. You can also be compensated for the emotional suffering brought on by your injuries.

Call Motorcycle Accident Attorney Jerry Friedman Today for Help

To schedule a free, private case review, contact our Trenton motorcycle accident lawyer, Jerry Friedman, today at 1-800-529-4464.