The Difficulty of Getting a Soft Tissue Injury Settlement
Soft tissue injuries are common as the result of many different types of accidents, from motor vehicle accidents to slip and fall accidents. Unfortunately, soft tissue injuries, although painful and debilitating, can be difficult to prove when seeking insurance benefits.
Minor Injuries?
Are soft tissue injuries minor? Tell that to someone who is suffering from one. The pain can be disabling and can even be enough to prevent an injury victim from leading a normal life. Getting back to work may be impossible. There are options available to a soft tissue injury victim but getting those medical options can be costly to an individual without insurance benefits to offset those costs.
Proving Soft Tissue Injuries
Unfortunately, proving soft tissue injuries to insurance companies often relies on imaging techniques to show the physical effects of those injuries. Simple imaging such as a common x-ray will not show soft tissue injuries. Imaging techniques such as an MRI are far more conclusive with regard to these injuries.
MRI scan availability differs, however, from an emergency that should be seen immediately to an elective MRI which can take up to 98 days. If you are experiencing pain, you may feel it is an emergency but the system may not agree. And with further reduction in services due to our current COVID-19 crisis, these wait times have been impacted significantly.
Pain Management and Soft Tissue Injury
Coping with pain can be overwhelming and can lead to physical and even mental and emotional issues. Pain management takes the skill of a medical doctor who can approach it with medications, surgery, or other disciplines, but these can be costly. And although pain may be managed short-term, getting the benefits you need to make a significant impact on your soft tissue injuries is crucial to your health and emotional welfare going forward.
If you are struggling with severe pain from an accident, you may be entitled to a soft tissue injury settlement in Ontario. Call the personal injury team at Hilborn and Konduros at (519) 658-6341 to get important legal advice about your options.
