Spinal Cord Injuries.

Few injuries change a life as completely as damage to the spinal cord. The case has to see the whole life ahead, not just the hospital bill on the desk.

A spinal cord injury can mean partial or complete loss of movement and sensation, and a future reorganized around medical care, equipment, and adaptation. The immediate costs are only the beginning. The real measure of the harm is the decades that follow: attendant care, repeated procedures, home and vehicle modification, and the earning power the injury took away.

Proving that future is the work. It draws on treating physicians, life-care planners who map the cost of care across a lifetime, and economists who bring it to present value. Done right, it ensures a recovery that actually lasts as long as the injury does, rather than one that runs out while the need remains.