Whiplash is an extremely commonly occurring injury following road traffic accidents. However, individuals must be aware that it can also follow other accidents such as sports injuries or even activities such as bungee jumping. It can be very painful and in serious cases can be quite disabling to the sufferer.
Whiplash Symptoms
Whiplash symptoms are fairly easy to spot, but once spotted you should immediately visit a doctor to get a professional diagnosis and to get treatment to remedy the issues you are suffering from without them worsening and you becoming even more uncomfortable. Whiplash can cause long lasting problems if you do not deal with it properly. Common symptoms are:
– Stiff neck
– Pain in the neck and back
– Swelling of the neck
– Tenderness
– Headaches
– Dizziness
– Lower back pain
– Vertigo
– Tinnitus
Symptoms of whiplash can take up to 24 hours from the incident to become apparent. A standard timescale for symptoms to appear is 6-12 hours from the accident, and then the symptoms will typically worsen for a few days following their initial presentation. This time lapse between accident and symptoms is generally due to the adrenaline an individual will have in their system following a collision which numbs the body to the pain they are feeling.
Whiplash Treatment
If you are suffering with any of the above symptoms makes sure you get yourself to a physician rapidly. A treatment appropriate to the level of seriousness of your injury will be prescribed to you. For mild whiplash rest and painkillers may be the order of the day but more serious whiplash may require a series of physiotherapy sessions to the get the sufferer moving normally again.
Whiplash Claim
After you have visited a doctor and feel well enough to do so, you should consider entering a whiplash claim. Although you have three years within which to make a claim, this is a definite case of “sooner rather than later” being more effective. If the accident which caused your injury was not your fault, you should be entitled to financial compensation to make up for the unnecessary pain and suffering the third party’s negligence has caused you. Whiplash claims are personal injury claims, and you will be glad to know you have a broad range of specialist whiplash solicitors and specialist personal injury solicitors on the market for you to choose from. Most of these firms will also offer you a no win no fee service, so you have absolutely nothing to lose by entering into the claiming process.
Contact Freeman Harris to make a completely free, no obligation enquiry about your whiplash claim. Call 020 7231 7150 or fill in an online enquiry.