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Causes of Back Injuries
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Most spinal disorders are known to result from soft tissue injury, structural injury, and degenerative, or congenital conditions. Injury, aging, general health, and lifestyle may influence the development of some conditions. A herniated disc can result from a simple activity such as sneezing, but usually is the result of heavy lifting, a car accident or some other traumatic activity. In Illinois work injury cases, if your work activities aggravate your pre-existing condition, you may still be entitled to workers compensation benefits.
Many orthopedic doctors will tell you that it's not uncommon to have a bulging or herniated disc in your back or signs of degenerative disc disease, especially as you get older. While pre-existing conditions can be a factor in pursuing lawsuits or workers' compensation claims, in most scenarios a pre-existing condition that hasn't caused any problems for some time will not rule out your ability to recover compensation if the other standards of proving your case are met.
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