{"id":8134,"date":"2011-08-02T09:19:15","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8134"},"modified":"2011-08-02T09:19:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T08:19:15","slug":"whiplash-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/02\/whiplash-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/whiplash-injury-300x211.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"whiplash-injury\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8158\" \/><strong>How is whiplash caused?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/\">The Injury Lawyers<\/a> we tend to see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/whiplash_claims.php\">whiplash<\/a> most commonly caused by a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/road_traffic_accidents.php\">road traffic accident<\/a> &#8211; the reason for this being that the injury is caused through a jolt to the head \/ neck area. \u00a0This in turn damages muscles and tendons around the area, causing the symptoms of whiplash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you got whiplash?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The symptoms of whiplash usually come on a few hours after your accident, or even in the following few days. The symptoms experienced depend on the person and on the severity of the accident; I have listed some of the more common types of symptoms below:<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain, tenderness and \/ or stiffness in the neck<\/li>\n<li>Pain radiating down the shoulders and \/ or into the back<\/li>\n<li>Pins and needles type sensations in the arms<\/li>\n<li>Severe, recurrent headaches<\/li>\n<li>Reduced or even no mobility in the neck and affected areas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How long will I suffer from whiplash?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With regards to recovery from the condition, whiplash can be an extremely unpredictable condition. Often doctors may predict that you will recover in, for example, <strong>3 months<\/strong>, when you are still suffering <strong>6 months to a year down the line<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do I have a claim for compensation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you have been in an accident, which was due to another person\u2019s negligence and you have been injured as a result, you may have a strong <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/100-percent-compensation-4u.php\">claim for compensation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you do next?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the first actions you should take, if you have not already done so, is to visit your General Practitioner a walk in centre \/ medical facility. <strong>Your GP will give you a diagnosis and advice as to any potential treatment you may need<\/strong>. It is then advisable to contact a <strong>specialist personal injury lawyer directly<\/strong>. \u00a0Many law firms such as <strong>The Injury Lawyers offer free claims assessments<\/strong>, so you have nothing to lose by simply getting some free legal advice and assessing your options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are your treatment options?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you choose a law firm carefully you may have the added benefit of them arranging <strong>private medical treatment at no cost to you right from the start of the claim<\/strong>. At The Injury Lawyers we can arrange treatment such as <strong>physiotherapy<\/strong>, <strong>osteopathy<\/strong>, and <strong>chiropractic assistance at the early stages of our client\u2019s claim<\/strong>. This means that you will not have to wait on what can be lengthy NHS waiting lists, and you will get your treatment at a time and location convenient for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How is whiplash caused? At The Injury Lawyers we tend to see whiplash most commonly caused by a road traffic accident &#8211; the reason for this being that the injury is caused through a jolt to the head \/ neck area. \u00a0This in turn damages muscles and tendons around the area, causing the symptoms of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/02\/whiplash-guide\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Whiplash Guide<\/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":[7,21,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-claims","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 Guide<\/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\/08\/02\/whiplash-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whiplash Guide\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How is whiplash caused? 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