Nerve Damage Claims

If you've suffered nerve damage due to mistakes made during surgery, our medical negligence solicitors can help you claim compensation.

Nerves are delicate and easily damaged during surgery. Medical staff have a duty to reduce the risk of nerve damage by checking the location of nearby nerves before operating.

Nerve damage is particularly common in certain operations such as back, hip or knee surgery or hernia repairs. You may have suffered nerve damage if you had an operation and experienced:

Paralysis and immobility
Altered sensations
Shooting pains
Tinging feelings
Feeling hot and cold
Muscle weakness.

These symptoms can be life-changing and you deserve compensation to help you cover any expenses you might face. We can help you access the best private treatment, therapy and rehabilitation so you make the quickest possible recovery.

Surgery is an anxious and stressful experience at the best of times and we understand how traumatic it can be when something goes wrong. We’ll make your nerve damage claim as easy as possible so you can focus on getting better.

Our team includes some of the leading medical negligence lawyers in the country and we have helped thousands of people who have suffered due to negligent surgery.

We also accept nerve damage claims on a No Win No Fee basis* which means that you won’t have to pay any legal fees, even if your case is unsuccessful.

Call us free today on 0808 301 1768 or contact us online for a free initial consultation about your nerve damage claim.

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What Is Nerve Damage?

Nerves are fibres that carry information around your body and are vital to everything that your body does. Damage to a nerve can interrupt this information and cause a variety of potentially life-changing symptoms.

This information includes your brain telling your body what to do and your body telling your brain what it senses, e.g. heat and pain. There are also nerves that control involuntary processes in your body such as digestion or heart rate.

Nerve damage can stop your brain’s orders from reaching certain body parts or interfere with the sensations that you feel. This can cause a range of symptoms, such as:

Paralysis and immobility
Altered sensations
Shooting pains
Tingling feelings
Feeling hot or cold
Muscle weakness.

These symptoms can have a huge impact on your quality of life and prevent you doing normal day-to-day activities. They can also affect your mental wellbeing and lead to psychological issues such as stress, anxiety or depression.

If you are experiencing any of these symptoms following surgery, you may be able to make a nerve damage compensation claim. Call us today on 0808 301 1768 for a free initial consultation.

How Does Nerve Damage Happen?

Nerves are delicate and can easily be damaged by surgical procedures. Surgical staff must take care to check the location of nearby nerves when operating anywhere in the body.

This helps them avoid damaging a nerve by cutting, burning, stretching or compressing it during the operation.

Medical staff can check where nerves are with radiology before the operation or visually during the procedure itself.

The most common forms of surgical nerve damage are:

Severance of the radial nerve
Nerve severance during hip replacement surgery
Nerve severance during knee replacement surgery
Spinal cord injury by epidural.

If you have been affected by one of these types of surgical nerve injury or any other, please contact us to find out how you can make a nerve damage claim.

How Much Nerve Damage Compensation Can I Expect?

Compensation can make a real difference to your life, helping you access the healthcare and support you need to make the best possible recovery. By making a nerve damage claim with us, we can get you funds which can help pay for:

Physiotherapy
Psychological therapy
Private surgery (where appropriate)
Expenses (such as travel costs to hospital appointments)
Loss of income
Household adaptations

The amount of compensation you get will depend on the severity of your injuries and the likelihood that you’ll make a full recovery. We’ll seek expert opinions on what care you’ll need and will make sure that your compensation can cover their suggestions.

If the medical professional or organisation that performed your negligent surgery accepts responsibility for your injuries, we can help you get early compensation payments. Often known as interim payments, these funds can help pay for ongoing care costs and expenses during your claim.

Contact our team on 0808 301 1768 for more information on making a nerve damage claim.

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