Any type of accident can cause a whiplash injury, however most whiplash injuries are caused in car accidents. Anything that forces the neck to jilt forwards, backwards or sideways can cause such an injury. It injures the muscles and ligaments in the neck, it can have an affect on surrounding areas in the body causing suffering such as back problems.
In most cases a whiplash injury will take a few hours of even days to make itself noticed. You may begin to feel aches and pains around the neck. After any accident you should seek medical attention, they will then be able to assess your injuries. There is no special cure for a whiplash injury. Your GP may prescribe you pain killers to take away the pain, but it normally just requires you to rest to recover.
If you’ve suffered a whiplash injury that wasn’t your fault then you may be able to make a claim for compensation. With all whiplash injuries you have three years from the diagnosis of the injury and the date it was linked to the accident.
With all injury compensation claims it is best that you don’t go through your insurance company, but choose to use an independent law firm such as the Injury Lawyers. The minimum settlement for whiplash claims is usually around £2000 and that’s for a minor injury.
If you would like more information on whiplash injuries or if you have a claim you would like to put forward but aren’t sure how to go about it, the Injury Lawyers will be able to help. We will give you free legal advice about your claim, and tell you everything you need to know about the process of an injury claim.
If you choose us to act on your behalf we will do everything in our power to get you the compensation you deserve.