{"id":1240,"date":"2022-02-01T18:14:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T18:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/?page_id=1240"},"modified":"2025-06-05T13:29:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T20:29:52","slug":"lesiones-de-cuello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/es\/compensacion-de-trabajadores\/lesion-laboral\/lesiones-de-cuello\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesi\u00f3n cervical"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1240\" class=\"elementor elementor-1240\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca75b70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca75b70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a54fd2\" data-id=\"1a54fd2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ea11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33ea11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Workers Comp Settlements for Neck Injuries <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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Injuries<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32996e3 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"32996e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/workers-compensation\/occupational-injury\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Occupational Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-761b249 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"761b249\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:81,&quot;sticky_parent&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3ad312\" data-id=\"d3ad312\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee1eca9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee1eca9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT US<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd37ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bd37ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Speak to a representative at California Work Injury Law Center.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50953dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50953dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/cwilc.com\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">CONTACT US<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-daca05a\" data-id=\"daca05a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4539719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4539719\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n order to be eligible for workers compensation benefits, there are two basic criteria you need to meet in most states: (1) you must be an employee, and (2) you must have suffered your\u00a0neck injury on the job.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Neck pain can result from a variety of different causes. While neck pain can be a symptom of a minor specific injury in some cases, it can potentially be symptomatic of a more-serious injury or continuous trauma. Injured workers need to seek a workers compensation settlement for possible neck fusion surgery in order to avoid unnecessary long-term consequences.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five of the leading causes work-related neck pain include degenerative disc disease, herniated discs, osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis, sprains\/strains, and whiplash.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50cab27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50cab27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Results-Focused Representation  \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c1737 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6c1737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CWILC recently settled a case for a client involving a truck accident. This resulted in a head, neck and back injury that required surgery and on going medical treatment. Our client had an attorney at the time that was not helping him to his satisfaction, so our team at CWILC took over the case and got him the care he needed. With our team\u2019s diligence, we were able to get him a very good and equitable settlement of $202,400, allowing our client to move on with his life in a positive way.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14f27ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"14f27ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Most Common Causes of Work-Related Neck Injuries?  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fba1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0fba1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Degenerative Disc Disease<\/strong><\/p><p>In many cases, neck pain is the result of an injury to the spine. This includes the condition known as degenerative disc disease. While some people will experience degenerative disc disease simply as a result of aging, repetitive stress (or \u201cwear and tear\u201d) at work can speed up the degenerative process.<\/p><p><strong>Herniated Discs<\/strong><\/p><p>A herniated disc is another type of spine injury that can cause neck pain. These injuries can result from all types of work-related accidents\u2014from slips and fall to vehicle collisions. In many cases, workers who suffer herniated discs will suffer other neck injuries as well, and obtaining full workers\u2019 comp benefits will require a thorough diagnosis and experienced legal representation.<\/p><p><strong>Osteoarthritis<\/strong><\/p><p>Osteoarthritis, also simply known as arthritis, is another common type of work-related \u201cwear and tear\u201d injury. Many workers suffer from osteoarthritis as the result of repetitive stress\u2014such as working with hand tools, assembling products, operating heavy machinery, driving, and typing.<\/p><p><strong>Sprains and Strains<\/strong><\/p><p>Sprains and strains are injuries to the muscles, ligaments, and tendons in the neck. While these work-related neck injuries most often result from trauma (i.e. a vehicle collision or fall), they can also result from maintaining a bent or awkward neck position for an extended period of time.<\/p><p><strong>Whiplash<\/strong><\/p><p>Despite common misconceptions, whiplash is a serious neck injury that can put individuals out of work for an extended period of time. After a worker suffers whiplash, rest is critical, and it is extremely important that the worker not resume his or her job duties too soon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01f433b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01f433b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Qualifies as a Neck Injury? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89736f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89736f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9561f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9561f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>In order to be qualify for a neck workers compensation claim or injury, there are two basic criteria you need to meet in most states:<\/p><ol><li>You must be an employee, and<\/li><li>You must have suffered your neck injury on the job.<\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35307de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35307de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much a Neck Injury in the Workplace Can Cost You<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2deac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2deac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9561f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9561f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699cfac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"699cfac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p><strong>Financial repercussions<\/strong><\/p><p>The total cost of work injuries in 2019 was $171.0 billion. This figure includes wage and productivity losses of $53.9 billion,\u00a0medical expenses of $35.5 billion, and administrative expenses of $59.7 billion. The total also includes damage to motor vehicles in work-related injuries of $5.0 billion and\u00a0fire losses of $3.7 billion.<\/p><p>\u00a0The cost per worker in 2019 was $1,100. This includes the value of goods or services each worker must produce to offset the cost of work injuries. It is\u00a0<i>not\u00a0<\/i>the average cost of a work-related injury.<\/p><p><strong>Medical bills<\/strong><\/p><p>Injured workers may need extensive trauma care or emergency transportation after a neck injury. Injured workers could spend several days in the hospital and may need specialized equipment during your recovery. California Work Injury Law Center will assist you in seeking reimbursement by the insurance carrier and\/or obtaining future medical care.\u00a0<\/p><p>In reference to medical bills or care, there may be physical therapy expenses to help you regain full function, especially if you suffered some kind of nerve damage. Workers\u2019 compensation can help you by covering 100% of those potentially significant medical costs.<\/p><p><strong>Time off work<\/strong><\/p><p>When you sustain a work-related neck injury, you may be eligible for paid time off of work. Once you know you will need to miss a week or more of work, you may qualify for short-term disability benefits while you undergo treatment. If you have a denied neck claim, you can apply for State Disability Insurance. If you have an accepted neck work injury and your primary treating physician has deemed your temporary total disabled, you are eligible for benefits from the workers\u2019 compensation carrier.\u00a0<\/p><p>Workers who will never be able to go back to work may qualify for permanent total disability benefits. Many times, neck injuries will result in job limitations. A worker may be able to go back to work but not to the same profession. Permanent partial disability benefits can help workers with long-term symptoms from a neck injury continue meeting their financial obligations.<\/p><p><strong>Treatments<\/strong><\/p><p>The most common types of mild to moderate neck pain usually respond well to self-care within two or three weeks. If neck pain persists, your doctor might recommend other treatments.<\/p><p><b>Medications<\/b><\/p><p>Your doctor might prescribe stronger pain medicine than what you can get over-the-counter, as well as muscle relaxants and tricyclic antidepressants for pain relief.<\/p><p><b>Therapy<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Physical therapy.<\/b>\u00a0A physical therapist can teach you correct posture, alignment and neck-strengthening exercises, and can use heat, ice, electrical stimulation and other measures to help ease your pain and prevent a recurrence.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS).<\/b>\u00a0Electrodes placed on your skin near the painful areas deliver tiny electrical impulses that may relieve pain.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Traction.<\/b>\u00a0Traction uses weights, pulleys or an air bladder to gently stretch your neck. This therapy, under supervision of a medical professional and physical therapist, may provide relief of some neck pain, especially pain related to nerve root irritation.<\/li><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Short-term immobilization.<\/b>\u00a0A soft collar that supports your neck may help relieve pain by taking pressure off the structures in your neck. However, if used for more than three hours at a time or for more than one to two weeks, a collar might do more harm than good.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Surgical and other procedures<\/b><\/p><ul><li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Steroid injections.<\/b>\u00a0Your doctor might inject corticosteroid medications near the nerve roots, into the small facet joints in the bones of the cervical spine or into the muscles in your neck to help with pain. Numbing medications, such as lidocaine, also can be injected to relieve your neck pain.<\/li><\/ul><p><b>Surgery.<\/b> Rarely needed for neck pain, surgery might be an option for relieving nerve root or spinal cord compression.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-647a7f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"647a7f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hire an Injury Lawyer to Handle Your Neck Injury Workers\u2019 Comp Claim<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aacec7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8aacec7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9561f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9561f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><p>Although most workers with neck injuries eventually receive compensation, many initially have their claims denied and need to litigate the claim. It is important to hire California Work Injury Law Center to help you through the process so you can receive more compensation than employees who don\u2019t hire a lawyer.<\/p><p>California Work Injury Law Center charges what\u2019s known as a \u201ccontingency fee,\u201d which is a 15% of your overall settlement or award. This means that you do not have to pay anything up front, and if you do not recover a settlement you do not pay anything. Injured workers who have a lawyer to guide them through the workers\u2019 comp process still generally take home more in compensation than those who do not hire a lawyer.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b97bb9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b97bb9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hire an Injury Lawyer to Handle Your Neck Injury Workers\u2019 Comp Claim<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c44cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5c44cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Workers\u2019 compensation insurance carriers deny most claims and claim that your neck pain is not work-related, but is instead the result of a pre-existing condition. For example, they may point to a car accident that happened while you were off duty, an old sports injury, or simply the effects of aging on the cervical spine or neck.<\/p><p>It is imperative that you call California Work Injury Law Center to advocate on your behalf. Even if you have a prior injury, your new injury may still be covered by workers\u2019 compensation if it is aggravated by the old one (but you might not receive as much compensation). In the case of other claimed pre-existing conditions, such as the effects of aging, you may be able to demonstrate that it was performing your job duties\u2014not getting older\u2014that actually caused your neck pain.<\/p><p>To increase your odds of recovering workers\u2019 compensation benefits, make sure to contact California Work Injury Law Center so that we can navigate on how to discuss your injury with medical providers and whether it is an aggravation or exacerbation of your prior injury.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Suffered a neck injury at work? Learn how California workers compensation can help cover medical expenses and lost wages. 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