Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
Hugs are important, even as an element of therapy
Just a day after blue Monday, we all need a reason to be cheerful which is why I’m smiling at National Hug Day.
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Positive treatment: the benefits of core stability and strengthening in Erb’s palsy
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
Erb’s palsy injuries cause weakness or paralysis of the affected arm, resulting in varying degrees of impairment. However, there are ways in which this can be treated through therapeutic exercises.
The effects of Erb’s palsy: part compensation, part inspiration
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
In honour of Erb’s Palsy Awareness Week, Lucy Norton from our specialist compensation team talks here about the two aspects of her job as an Erb’s palsy solicitor – part compensation, part inspiration.
Meningitis – living with the injuries caused by the infection
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
What is it like to live with the complications of meningitis infection? Specialist solicitor Lucy Norton takes a look at how the infection causes disability and what it’s like to live with.
What issues can Erb’s Palsy cause in adolescence?
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
Erb’s Palsy is a birth injury with largely physical symptoms, but because the visible injury to the arm may demand focus, it could be hiding subtle injuries which are yet to become apparent. Here we look at the invisible injuries that can follow a diagnosis of Erb’s Palsy
We need to stop treating maternal injuries as ‘just a part’ of shoulder dystocia
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
Adjusting to life after a birth injury is a difficult process for any family, and any birth injury is a permanent reminder of a potentially traumatic event. But if we are ever going to confront Erb’s Palsy, we need to change the way that we talk about it and some of the complications it can involve.
Why are there still too many cases of pressure sores in our hospitals and care homes?
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
As a clinical negligence solicitor I am often asked to investigate and bring claims for people who have developed pressure sores. These have often occurred in hospital but are then treated in the community. They can be disproportionately painful from the small blister or sore they may start with as they get worse or become infected. Unfortunately, there have also been a lot of cases reported in the media recently relating to pressure sores developed by the elderly whilst being looked after in care homes and nursing homes.
Medical negligence specialist joins our team in Oxford
Posted by Lucy Norton, Associate
Lucy Norton, a solicitor with over 12 years’ experience in injury litigation, has joined our Medical Negligence team in Oxford. Lucy, who specialises in cases involving birth-related injuries to mothers and babies, fatalities and stillbirths, spinal injuries, cardiac and orthopaedic …