Whiplash is caused as a result of the head being thrown back and forth beyond its normal confines, due to a sudden collision. Therefore, incurring a whiplash injury as a result of a Road Traffic Accident is extremely common. The neck becomes injured as a result of the impact felt by the accident and can result in long term suffering and injury such as; back ache, neck pain, shoulder pain, headache, dizziness, pains in your legs and arms and nausea.
With a whiplash injury, the symptoms may not become apparent immediately and can emerge some time after the event. Therefore, the value of your whiplash claim cannot be decided immediately after the accident.
The worth of your whiplash claim depends on the degree of the injuries you have sustained. Injuries can range from minor through to serious. In a minor case of whiplash, the symptoms will subside within a few days of the accident. However, if you have sustained a serious case of whiplash, the injuries can impact on your daily life massively and interfere with your ability to continue with your daily activities for a prolonged period. The seriousness of the injuries you have incurred is the deciding issue.
To get an idea as to what your whiplash claim might be worth, try out the whiplash claims calculator which gives you an approximate idea as to what your claim may be worth. The calculator is based on the Judges Guidelines but you should note that it’s a very broad approach to valuing your claim as the Judges have very wide brackets in valuing whiplash injuries.