Whiplash Compensation

Whiplash is a form of personal injury that is commonly associated with road traffic accidents, such as a car or motorcycle crash. When a sudden movement/jolt to the body or head occurs, damage is caused to ligaments, tendons and tissue that connect the bones and muscles in your neck.

Whiplash can happen if your head is thrown sideways, forwards or backwards. Although road traffic accidents are the most common cause of whiplash; factors such as a blow to the head from a sports injury or a falling object can also cause whiplash. Also long term repetitive damage to your neck and everyday activities that could contribute to a slip/fall could be the cause of whiplash.

The common symptoms of whiplash are pain, stiffness, loss of movement in neck, headaches, muscle spasms, numbness in arms/hands, dizziness, tiredness, difficulty swallowing, blurred vision and ringing in ears. Symptoms of whiplash normally take 6-12 hours to develop and may get worse after a few days. It may even take a few days before you realise you are suffering from whiplash. Symptoms normally start to improve after a few days and usually completely disappear after about four weeks.

Whiplash is normally diagnosed through either an X-ray, CT scan or MRI scan. By using these methods to diagnose whiplash it means the structure of your bones are looked at in your neck/back.

Whiplash in itself cannot be treated; the pain that whiplash causes however can be treated with standard painkillers and any swelling from whiplash is taken care of through an ice-pack.

Preventing whiplash is hard to do, as it preventing any personal injury that is caused through no fault of your own. You cannot stop the negligence of others. If you are involved in an accident that leaves you with whiplash you could be entitled to compensation. In order to claim for whiplash compensation after an accident that wasn’t your fault it is important to get a medical record of your whiplash injury.

When claiming compensation after an accident that has left you with whiplash you need to enlist the help of professional. Accident Consultant are experts in whiplash compensation claims. We specialise in no win no fee claims, meaning that in a successful claim you keep all of the money that you are awarded with your fees being paid by the other side.

Accident Consultant can offer you all the advice and help that you need throughout your compensation claim. If you have any queries or concerns about claiming after an accident that wasn’t your fault that has left you with whiplash then get in touch with Accident Consultant today on 08081 68 69 70 or by visiting our main site; Accident Consult.