{"id":16754,"date":"2014-09-30T13:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=16754"},"modified":"2014-09-30T13:19:41","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T12:19:41","slug":"soft-tissue-injuries-sprains-twists-and-bruising-to-the-foot-and-ankle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2014\/09\/30\/soft-tissue-injuries-sprains-twists-and-bruising-to-the-foot-and-ankle\/","title":{"rendered":"Soft tissue injuries, sprains, twists, and bruising to the foot and ankle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people think that you need to have broken something to make a claim for personal injury compensation, but this isn&#8217;t true. Soft tissue damage, which usually categorises for any bruising, sprains, or twisting type injuries to the muscles and ligaments in the area, is a claimable injury.<\/p>\n<p>Many are worried whether it&#8217;s even worth claiming for &#8211; but there&#8217;s a lot more to claiming than you might think, so read on for some useful advice about what you can claim for and how much you could be entitled to.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What can be claimed for?<\/h2>\n<p>Your claim will be formed in to two parts &#8211; one is for <strong>General Damages<\/strong>, and the other is for <strong>Special Damages<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>General Damages is for the pain, suffering, and loss of amenity caused<\/em><\/strong>. This can cover the affect the injury has had on your own life at work, socially, domestically, etc. For this part the general rule is this &#8211; the more you suffer, the more we get for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you couldn&#8217;t play sports or go to the gym, which is something you normally do, then this can be factored in to the claim. The bigger the impact, the more a claim can be worth. We do look closely at anything that has been affected by the injury so we can take this in to account.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Special Damages is for losses and expenses<\/em><\/strong>, such as lost earnings from time off work; pain medication costs, both for over the counter and prescription items; private physiotherapy costs, of which you are entitled to seek recovery of; and any other reasonable associated loss or cost to you.<\/p>\n<p>Keep receipts or invoices for absolutely anything related so we can use this as evidence for the claim.<\/p>\n<h3>How much can a claim be worth?<\/h3>\n<p>If you suffering for a minimum of four weeks or so then the claim should be worth at least \u00a31,000 &#8211; which is worth pursuing in my opinion. For most straightforward soft tissue, sprain, and ligament injuries that recover within a year, you&#8217;re looking at a top end bracket of around \u00a35,000 according to official guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>But as I said earlier it all depends on the impact it has personally had on you and your lifestyle, so payouts can vary depending on how badly you have been affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people think that you need to have broken something to make a claim for personal injury compensation, but this isn&#8217;t true. Soft tissue damage, which usually categorises for any bruising, sprains, or twisting type injuries to the muscles and ligaments in the area, is a claimable injury. 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