Injury Types After an Accident
Brain, spine, neck, back, bones, burns, scarring, and mental health
Call (800) 884-9600Last Updated September 19, 2026
Short answer
The same crash can cause more than one injury. Medical records describe the diagnosis. A claim looks at how the injury affects work, daily life, and future care. These pages explain injuries in plain language. They are not a diagnosis.
After a crash, fall, or other incident, people search for the injury they were told they have. These guides describe common injury types using public medical sources. They do not estimate a dollar figure and they are not medical advice. For how a claim is built, see how personal injury claims work.
How these pages are written
Injury descriptions come from federal consumer sources such as MedlinePlus and NINDS. We do not post settlement ranges or tell you that a diagnosis guarantees a claim.
In this section
- Back Injuries After an Accident — Back Injuries After an Accident
Back pain after a crash or lift can be a strain, a disc problem, or something else. Only a clinician can tell. A claim looks at the mechanism, prior history, and how the injury changed work and daily life.
- Broken Bones and Fractures After an Accident — Broken Bones and Fractures After an Accident
A fracture is a break in a bone. Some heal in a cast. Some need surgery and hardware. Complications like nonunion or infection can extend care. A claim still has to show that someone else’s negligence caused the break.
- Burn Injuries — Burn Injuries
Burns are classified by depth and how much of the body is involved. They can come from fire, hot liquids, chemicals, or electricity. Treatment can include hospital burns units, grafting, and long rehabilitation. This is not medical advice.
- Neck Injuries and Whiplash — Neck Injuries and Whiplash
Whiplash is a common name for a neck injury from a sudden back-and-forth motion. Insurers sometimes treat it as minor because X-rays can look normal. Soft-tissue injury is still an injury. A clinician has to evaluate you.
- Psychological Effects After an Injury — Psychological Effects After an Injury
A traumatic event can be followed by anxiety, depression, sleep problems, or post-traumatic stress. Those conditions are diagnosed by clinicians, not by a law-firm website. When they are documented, they can be part of damages. They are not automatic.
- Scarring and Disfigurement — Scarring and Disfigurement
Scarring is a medical outcome. In a claim it is documented with photos, specialist notes, and sometimes future revision opinions. There is no public formula that turns a scar into a dollar figure, and this site will not invent one.
- Spinal Cord and Disc Injuries — Spinal Cord and Disc Injuries
A spinal cord injury can change movement, sensation, and organ function. Disc injuries are more common and still serious. Both need medical diagnosis. A claim looks at mechanism, imaging, and how function changed.
- Traumatic Brain Injury After an Accident — Traumatic Brain Injury After an Accident
A traumatic brain injury is caused by a bump, blow, jolt, or penetrating injury. Symptoms can show up later. This page summarizes public medical information. It is not a diagnosis and it does not estimate a case value.
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This page is general educational information about personal injury claims as of the date shown. It is not legal advice, does not create an attorney-client relationship, and does not guarantee a result. Facts, insurance coverage, and state law vary. Do not use this website to calculate a filing deadline. Personal Injury Knowledge Center


