{"id":6728,"date":"2011-04-05T08:00:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T07:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=6728"},"modified":"2011-04-05T08:03:17","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T07:03:17","slug":"whiplash-symptoms-and-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/04\/05\/whiplash-symptoms-and-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Symptoms and Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6734\" title=\"whiplash-claims\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/whiplash-claims-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>Whiplash is not a nice injury to suffer from. It generally occurs after a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/road_traffic_accidents.php\">road accident<\/a>, but can also occur after a <strong>slip<\/strong> or a <strong>fall<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">Whiplash<\/a> is caused by the sudden jolting of your neck beyond its normal range of movement \u2013 this effectively stretches the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and can result in anything from minor neck pain for a few days, to months and months of agony and pain.<\/p>\n<p>The more common symptoms of whiplash:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pain and stiffness in the neck \u2013 often radiating down in the shoulders, back, and arms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Reduced or no movement in the affected areas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headaches, nausea, and sometimes blurred vision.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Pins and needles\u00a0 &#8211; normally in the arms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You can claim for all of the above<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The symptoms often don\u2019t become apparent until sometime after the accident \u2013 perhaps 6 \u2013 12 hours, or even a couple of days. A few days after the accident, if you wake up in pain and feeling any of the symptoms above, you have likely started the painful and inconvenient journey of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>symptoms normally get progressively worse over time<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 so treatment is normally recommended to help you get back to normal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Whiplash Claims<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If the accident you were involved in was not your fault, you are entitled to <strong><em>make a claim for your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash injury<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, and further injuries sustained, and any losses you have incurred as a result of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>Whiplash is a more complicated injury than most people think \u2013 it\u2019s difficult to predict how long you may be suffering for; especially in the early stages. <strong>There is no real \u2018cure\u2019 so to speak for whiplash<\/strong>; the best thing you can do (according to the medical authorities nowadays) is keep active and moving (yes, I know this is easier said than done!), and get some physiotherapy or similar treatment to assist with speeding up the recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Ideally, you should instruct an independent specialist firm of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">personal injury lawyers<\/a> to deal with your claim on a Genuine <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/no_win_no_fee.php\">No Win No Fee<\/a> basis.<\/p>\n<p>With a <strong>Genuine No Win No Fee<\/strong> and a proper personal injury lawyer, you enjoy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">100% compensation<\/span><\/strong><strong> \u2013 no deductions, no hidden charges. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">You pay nothing<\/span><\/strong><strong> if the case loses \u2013 we take on the risk of your claim based on how confident we are that we can win \u2013 i.e. we only ever take on a claim if we think we will win it, so we don\u2019t expect to lose, and can offer the No Win No Fee to safeguard you from any costs in the event this happens.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Private Medical Care<\/span><\/strong><strong> \u2013 at no cost to you, regardless of whether the case wins or not (although not all firms will do this).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For further advice contact our Whiplash Team to discuss the prospects of your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash claim<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whiplash is not a nice injury to suffer from. It generally occurs after a road accident, but can also occur after a slip or a fall. Whiplash is caused by the sudden jolting of your neck beyond its normal range of movement \u2013 this effectively stretches the muscles, ligaments, and tendons, and can result in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/04\/05\/whiplash-symptoms-and-claims\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Whiplash Symptoms and Claims<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-compensation-advice"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Whiplash Symptoms and Claims<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/04\/05\/whiplash-symptoms-and-claims\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whiplash Symptoms and Claims\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whiplash is not a nice injury to suffer from. 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