How do you recover from a whiplash injury? What’s the best course of treatment to aid you with a faster recovery? What do you do!?
If you are currently suffering from whiplash, I have some potentially bad news for you:
- Whiplash is a much more complicated injury than most people think
- Whiplash recovery is difficult to predict; most victims’ suffering gets worse before it gets better
- Whiplash can not only cause pain and stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and back: it can also cause headaches, dizziness, pins and needles, and even sickness and vertigo in some cases.
- There is no magic cure for whiplash!
So – what can you do? You can aid your recovery by firstly seeking advice from your GP, a walk in centre, or a hospital, and you can help to speed up your recovery by getting treatment from a physiotherapist, or chiropractor, or an osteopathic expert if your symptoms warrant their intervention.
But – before you go and sit on the waiting list for the NHS – which might I add can be rather long! – There is another way you know!
If the accident was not your fault, you should always instruct your own independent personal injury lawyer to deal with the claim on your behalf.
TIP: Avoid getting a lawyer through insurers (Legal Expense Insurance / Motor Legal Protection) as your claim will likely be passed over for a referral fee of anywhere up to £800 which will either be deducted from your payout or will be taken from your service level budget, leaving you with a potentially rubbish service!
Avoid getting a lawyer through a claims management company as well; they are not lawyers, and will do exactly the same as the above!
But – before you instruct your independent lawyer, ask them a few simple questions to find out what you can benefit from their service. I digress a little from the subject of Whiplash Treatment for the first couple; but they are important to ask:
- Will I keep 100% of my compensation guaranteed? Is this guarantee in writing?
- If I lose my case, I will not have to pay anything at all – not a penny – is that correct?
- Can you help me out with treatment right from the start of the claim?
- Even if my case loses, I don’t pay for any treatment at all – is this correct?
The answer to all four questions should be a confident YES!
With a proper good personal injury lawyer, private medical care will be organised right from the start of the claim at absolutely no cost to you at all. This helps you with your recovery, and assists you with getting back to your normal daily routine.
So – you don’t have to wait on those lengthy NHS waiting lists – your personal injury lawyer can sort out the private stuff for you at absolutely no cost.
- If the claim wins, treatment fees are recovered from the other side
- If the claim loses, they are recovered from insurance.
- They are NEVER recovered from you.
It’s always best to get treatment as soon as possible to help you get back on the road to recovery. With an injury lawyer offering private medical care at no cost to you, it’s easy to do, there are no waiting lists, and it doesn’t cost you a penny!
