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‘How much compensation will I get?’ This is a phrase that is known all too well here at The Injury Lawyers. And so it should be; it is important to determine a rough amount of how much compensation you are likely to receive. After all, you deserve the compensation and are entitled to it as you have sustained injuries in an accident that was not your fault. But often it can be difficult to determine how much your claim is worth from the outset. Calculating how much compensation you are entitled to involves a number of different factors. 

So, how do we determine the amount of compensation that you deserve? 

The law is clear – if you have sustained injuries because of a negligent third party you are entitled to compensation in order to put you back in the position you would have been if the accident had not occurred. You can receive compensation for not only your injuries but also for any other losses you have incurred directly as a result of the accident and your injuries – placing you back in the position you would have been in financially.
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Whiplash is the most common type of road traffic accident injury. That’s why we here at The Injury Lawyers are specialists in whiplash injury claims.

Not only are we experts in obtaining you the maximum amount of compensation, but we understand the importance of getting you feeling fit and healthy again as quickly as possible. We appreciate that everyone has busy lives and we can’t afford to be unwell – that’s why we take your whiplash recovery very seriously.

Often after your road accident you will start to feel the effects of your injuries maybe 6 – 12 hours after your accident; however, this can vary. Some symptoms may include neck, back and shoulder pain, stiffness and aches, headaches, dizziness, a shooting pins and needles sensation down your arms, jaw pains, or even fatigue. Upon feeling these symptoms of whiplash, you should visit your GP who should help you out with some medical advice. They will often advise you to take pain killers and recommend that you may benefit from a course of specialist treatment, such as physiotherapy.
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I don’t think I am making any ground shaking revelations when I tell you that Christmas is quite possibly the most stressful period of the year. There just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day! We appear to spend most of our time between work and trawling through endless shops looking for gifts for our family members and friends. With the weather worsening over the colder seasons, road accidents increase; and with the increase in road accidents comes the increase in people needing to make claims for whiplash over the festive period. Suffering from whiplash is a further stress during this busy time!

So, what is it that causes whiplash?

Whiplash occurs as a result of being jolted forward from the impact; however as you are wearing your seatbelt, the jolt from the impact in most circumstances is on the neck. The full extent of your whiplash injuries does often not become apparent until sometime after the accident.
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Whiplash injuries are the most common type of injury you can get as a result of a road traffic accident; and its one of the most frequent types of injuries we deal with here at The Injury Lawyers.  But what exactly is whiplash? What are the symptoms of whiplash? How can you recover from it?

As we are specialists in personal injury law, we know a lot about whiplash injuries. Here is a quick guide of the ins and outs of whiplash:

What is Whiplash – The Definition
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What’s the amount you get for a whiplash injury?

This is one of the most common questions I am asked when I am advising people about what they can expect from a Whiplash Claim with a firm of specialist injury lawyers like us. It’s a question that almost all whiplash sufferers want the answer to.

Unfortunately, there is no way I can tell you personally as a reader of this blog how much your whiplash claim is worth. There’s too much I don’t know about you that needs to be taken in to account. I can however guide you as to what you could expect based on statistics, averages, and official guidelines we here use to value Whiplash Claims.
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• Who do you turn to?
• What will eventually happen?

Whiplash Claims Today

The process and understanding of whiplash claims has changed so much over recent years. Whiplash claims are naturally one of the most common personal injury claims as it’s the standard injury you end up with in the vast majority of road accidents. The motion of your neck being jerked thanks to a collision or a sudden stop damages the muscles and tendons in the neck, shoulders, and back area, causing this extremely common injury.
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Whiplash is a pretty painful injury to suffer with. I’m recovering from it myself – and if you are reading this as a whiplash sufferer, or if you have recovered from a whiplash injury, you will know where I am coming from!

The symptoms can actually be a lot more complicated and a lot more varied than most people think. The symptoms that are generally associated with whiplash are:

• Pain in the neck, and / or back, and / or shoulder areas. Affected areas can be sore, stiff, or ache.
• Reduced movement in the affected areas
• Headaches, and sometimes dizziness and sickness
• Pins and needs in the arms
• Tingling sensations in affected areas

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Here at The Injury Lawyers we deal with whiplash injuries on a daily basis. In fact, we would describe ourselves as whiplash injury experts because we have dealt with hundreds of claims for compensation for whiplash injuries. We are therefore well aware that, although many people do encounter whiplash symptoms, the suffering that follows differs from person to person. 

No one whiplash injury is the same as the next; although it may be very similar. These whiplash injuries generally tend to arise from road traffic accidents, but could equally occur from playing sport; for example rugby.
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If you are reading this blog you may have just been diagnosed with whiplash and you may be wondering how much your claim may be worth, and if it’s worthwhile claiming at all. I’m here to give you an idea of how claims for whiplash are valued by a solicitor, and also to run you through some of the additional benefits you may receive by claiming:
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Whiplash is a far from straightforward injury. The amount of suffering and the length of recovery can vary from victim to victim.  In fact, it is likely that if you are suffering whiplash, your pain will get worse before it gets better. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news!

Whiplash will likely affect your back, neck, and shoulders, causing stiffness in the affected areas. You may also suffer headaches, pins and needles, and/or feel light-headed. If you have these symptoms and they seem to be getting worse, and you would like this ordeal over and done with, you may be reading this blog to find out the best way to treat your whiplash and how to overcome it. Unfortunately, there is not a definite cure or remedy – but there are a few things that you can do to help yourself which I will now outline…
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