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If you have suffered a spinal cord injury, and have discovered over time that you have difficulty urinating and that your sexual function is impaired, there may very well be a connection between the two.

With the help of a legal medical opinion, you can claim compensation from the private insurance or disability percentages from the National Insurance Institute.

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Prof. Ilan Greenold, in collaboration with zap doctors

Wednesday, 03 February 2021, 08:35

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What is the connection between the spine and impotence?

Spine (Photo: ShutterStock)

Many men who suffer from a spinal cord injury, whether it is due to a work accident or another accident, later discover that they have difficulty urinating and suffer from impotence.

In many cases, they are afraid to deal with the problems because of shame and fear of exposure, and avoid sharing with the attending physician.

In such a situation, they are not aware that there is a direct link between the routine pillar injury and the urological damage that causes difficulty urinating and impotence, but such a link is known and recognized, and disability or monetary compensation percentages can be claimed following the functional impairment.

Why is it important to consult a doctor?

Consulting a physician will help diagnose the problem, or refer you to a suitable specialist physician such as a urologist.

Spinal cord injuries are treated by an orthopedist, so you should share the problem with him.

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How does spinal cord injury cause urological and sexual damage?

Urological damage can be caused by damage to other organs.

This type of damage is called indirect damage, for example damage to the spine can cause nerve damage to the bladder and sphincters.

Those who suffer from back pain or herniated disc following an accident, the injury can cause pressure on nerves that regulate the function of the lower urinary tract, bladder or sphincters.

This creates a situation of a significant increase in the frequency of frequent walks to the toilet, difficulty in holding back until urinary incontinence or vice versa, difficulty in emptying until stopping urine.

Another damage is damage to the erection mechanism, following nerve damage to the genital system that causes severe disruption of the erection mechanism to the point of impotence.

Additional damages are the direct damages.

An example of this type of damage is kidney damage, which can manifest itself in a wide range of injuries.

Partial rupture of the kidney, partial impairment of kidney function to kidney resection.

Nerve damage in the urinary system and genital system.

Bladder (Photo: ShutterStock)

Is filing a lawsuit following these vulnerabilities limited in time?

Filing a claim following these claims is not limited in time.

Even if a claim has been filed following spinal cord injury, a claim may be filed following urological injury or sexual dysfunction.

These vulnerabilities can develop over time, and are often discovered only after a long process of rehabilitation, return to routine and return to sexual activity.

This period can be long, so the victim may find that his function is impaired only after a long time.

In addition, many victims are afraid and ashamed to share and seek treatment after the problem is discovered, and this situation may extend the time span from the moment of injury to the filing of the claim.

How do you file a claim for compensation for these injuries?

In order to file a claim from various parties such as private health insurance, social security or the employer, one should consult a specialist doctor who will formulate a professional opinion and a specialist doctor is needed after performing an assessment.

The specialist should show the connection between the damage caused to the patient following the accident and the urological or sexual injury.

The expert must formulate an assessment of the extent of the damage or disability from which the plaintiff suffers.

A person suffering from bladder damage may, for example, suffer from impaired function in his workplace and social life due to urgent walking to the bathroom or difficulty controlling braces, a person suffering from impotence may suffer from damage to his relationship and family life.

When is a legal opinion required by an expert?

When a person decides to file a claim following bodily injury or has contracted a urological illness, the claim for monetary compensation will usually be made in a legal proceeding directly with the defendant.

In order to prove the connection between the damage caused and the accident and to substantiate the claim, the lawyer will in most cases turn to a urological legal opinion.

The opinion of a urologist is required.

A man talks to the clinic doctor (Photo: ShutterStock)

The quality of the opinion and its professionalism have a decisive influence on the acceptance of the claim, as it indicates the extent of the urological damage and the extent of its impact on daily life and the medical connection between the injury in the accident and the urological damage.

In the opinion, the expert recommends the amount of the disability rate for the damage in question or the monetary compensation due to the plaintiff.

The opinion has great weight in the final decision of the medical committee, the defendant's representatives or the judge.

Why is the weight of the urological opinion so significant?

The legal authorities are not familiar with the medical aspect of physical injuries, they are not authorized to determine what damage was caused to the plaintiff and to what extent, exactly where the defendant was injured and how this injury affects his day-to-day functioning.

They can translate the opinion into the economic aspect, and determine economic compensation in the form of disability percentages, one-time monetary compensation (usually a high amount) or compensation as a fixed monthly annuity for life.

When it comes to urological damage or physical damage to the urinary tract and sex, Depending on the degree and extent of the injury, an expert who is familiar with these injuries can explain the extent of their impact, determine the degree of disability and convince the medical committee or the judge hearing compensation for the injured.

In conclusion, injury to the spine can cause damage to the urinary and genital systems. these injuries. opinion law Medicine specialist skilled and experienced can significantly raise the likelihood of a claim being accepted, and increase the amount of compensation or disability rate determined by you.

Prof. Ilan Gruenwald is a surgeon urologist, expert opinion of forensic medicine.

assisted in preparing this article: Renee Moore, Zap Doctors Reporter.

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