Injured in an Accident? How Orthopedic Care Supports Personal Injury Recovery

Accidents happen frequently, resulting in nearly 25 million trips to your doctor and just over 26 million visits to the emergency room annually. Most of this damage falls under the term 'personal injury,' a legal term that describes the forms of bodily (or non-bodily) harm that are caused by another individual, resulting from negligence, purposeful intent, or strict liability.

Many accidents result in damage to multiple areas of the body, including soft tissue and joints. When it comes to managing musculoskeletal issues, our orthopedic services offer a comprehensive range of treatments and support for recovery. 

Dr. Joseph Daniels and the Southwest Orthopedic Associates team serve the Fort Worth, Texas, area, offering a range of treatments to help you navigate the medical issues that often accompany personal injuries.

Common types of personal injury

Accidents often affect the soft tissue and joints, leading to specific types of damage:

Soft tissue injury

Harm to your muscles, ligaments, tendons, and other connective tissues can cause problems such as tearing and pulling (sprains and strains), inflammation (tendonitis), and bruises from blunt force (contusions). After getting injured, you can expect to feel swelling, bruising, weakness, limited range of motion, and pain.

Bone and joint injury

Bones and joints often encounter problems such as fractures, which can range from minor cracks to major breaks, depending on the severity of the issue. Damage varies by the body part, break pattern, and cause, with impacts from accidents leading to stress, impacted, or avulsion fractures.

If the bones in a joint are fractured, it compromises how well the joint moves, and if the damage is severe enough, you may not be able to sustain weight on it in the case of the lower body, or use it for any kind of support without significant pain. 

The services orthopedic care offers to help

Whether you’re injuries are minor or severe, to treat them, we can use multiple options:

Joint replacement

Severe enough damage to the joints can be repaired by replacing them, and new ones can be created from materials such as metal, plastic, or ceramic.

Sports medicine

Despite the name, this is a branch of orthopedic care that can help anyone with mild to moderate muscle and tissue injuries, which covers regenerative medicine, pain relief, and activity modifications.

Rehabilitation

Techniques such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, heat and cold therapy, hydrotherapy, massage, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), stretching, exercises, and strength training are all methods to restore full mobility and stability in joints.

Urgent care

Dislocations, major fractures, and significant soft tissue damage require immediate care, and our facilities can take care of your emergency needs.

We also offer assistance with legal issues that may arise from personal injuries, including collaborating with lawyers, providing medical records that detail the extent of injuries, arranging depositions and court testimony when necessary, and maintaining up-to-date communication with your team on critical medical matters.

If you’re struggling with the effects of a personal injury and need medical help, contact Dr. Daniels and the Southwest Orthopedic Associates team today to heal.