If I had a pound for every time I have used the phrase “whiplash is normally a lot more complicated than most people think” then I’d be a rich man indeed! I’ve said it many times in my articles on the subject, and I normally say it to anyone who asks me for advice about whiplash claims and personal injury compensation.
Whiplash can cause a number of associated side effects, and headaches are one of them.
So most people simply write off whiplash as a tiny bit of neck and back pain – but if you are suffering from it, or if you have suffered from it in the past, then chances are you’ll know that it is not that simple. There is a negative stigma attached to a whiplash injury, and most of it is nothing more than media-fuelled myths that are started by the insurance industry to put people off claiming.
As with many things in life that involve money, there are those who can try and ‘milk’ the system or are not honest in their claims. But this is a small minority and most of them are caught out – so don’t ever feel that your symptoms are not claim-worthy because news presenters and articles in the papers aim to try and make you feel guilty about making a whiplash compensation claim.
To safeguard their massive profits, the insurers don’t want you to claim – it’s as simple as that!
One of the side effects of whiplash that many people suffer with is headaches. I have had whiplash before and I never had any headaches myself, but I have spoken to plenty of people who have had whiplash and suffered with headaches for a number of days or weeks. It’s a known side effect and it can be taken in to account as part of your whiplash compensation claim.
There are many other side effects that are often seen as ‘unusual’ as well – pins and needles in the arms, sickness, dizziness, and vertigo are some of the other commonly named few; but headaches is probably the most common side effect that people find unusual.
Sadly there isn’t a great deal that can be done about many of the pains and problems associated with a whiplash type injury. Some physiotherapy can help – but in a lot of cases you can do nothing more than manage the pain and stiffness with pain killers and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs, and just wait it out.