{"id":6922,"date":"2011-04-20T09:36:46","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T08:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=6922"},"modified":"2011-04-20T09:37:34","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T08:37:34","slug":"whiplash-symptoms-and-valuations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/04\/20\/whiplash-symptoms-and-valuations\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Symptoms and Valuations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/whiplash-injury1-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"whiplash-injury\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6935\" \/>Whiplash is one of those conditions that is not so plain to see but can cause the sufferer severe pain for lengthy periods of time. It is a common misconception that the condition is based solely in the neck area; in reality, this can be very different as I will explain below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Symptoms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The symptoms of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash<\/a> can vary greatly from person to person:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain, stiffness, swelling around the neck, back, and shoulders.<\/li>\n<li>Pain may radiate to the shoulders or down the back<\/li>\n<li>Headaches which can be severe and recurrent<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nSome suffers of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash<\/a> can also experience shooting pains down the arms, and even numbness \/ pins and needle type sensations down the arms and the fingers. <strong>Whiplash can be an unpredictable injury<\/strong>, which is why lawyers, on the whole, would advise to wait until you have recovered (or have recovered as much as you are likely to) before settling your claim. If you settle your claim based on the doctor giving you a recovery period of 6 months, then 2 years down the line you are still suffering, <strong>you may have greatly undervalued your claim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Valuations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When placing a value on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">claim for whiplash<\/a>, many solicitors will use the <strong>Judicial Studies Board Guidelines<\/strong>. These guidelines set out bands for which whiplash injuries can fall into. I have set out these bands below:<\/p>\n<p>Minor whiplash can be worth <strong>\u00a31,000 to \u00a35,000<\/strong><br \/>\nModerate whiplash can be worth <strong>\u00a35,000 to 15,000<\/strong><br \/>\nSevere whiplash can be worth <strong>\u00a315,000 and over<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On average, it has been calculated that a minor whiplash claim is normally settled at around \u00a32,500<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The band which your whiplash claim falls into can depend on a number of factors. These factors can include the severity of the injury, the effect the injury has had on your domestic, professional, and social life, and if you have had any psychological effects as a result of the accident and subsequent injury. \u00a0Many of the items are included as part of your medical report \u2013 it is evidence such as medical reports that can determine the valuation of your injury. This is why our lawyers here at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">The Injury Lawyers<\/a> we fully advise on the importance of informing your medic, when attending your medical examination, of the <strong>full effects your injury has had on your life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need any further information regarding your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash claim<\/a> please feel free to give us a call.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whiplash is one of those conditions that is not so plain to see but can cause the sufferer severe pain for lengthy periods of time. It is a common misconception that the condition is based solely in the neck area; in reality, this can be very different as I will explain below. Symptoms The symptoms &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/04\/20\/whiplash-symptoms-and-valuations\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Whiplash Symptoms and Valuations<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","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 Valuations<\/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\/20\/whiplash-symptoms-and-valuations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whiplash Symptoms and Valuations\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whiplash is one of those conditions that is not so plain to see but can cause the sufferer severe pain for lengthy periods of time. 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