{"id":8160,"date":"2011-08-03T09:55:15","date_gmt":"2011-08-03T08:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8160"},"modified":"2011-08-03T09:55:15","modified_gmt":"2011-08-03T08:55:15","slug":"whiplash-claims-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/03\/whiplash-claims-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"At The Injury Lawyers<\/a> we are experts in the field of personal injury<\/a> as this is the only type of law we deal with.\u00a0 Importantly, we have vast experience in dealing with claims for compensation<\/a> for whiplash injuries.\u00a0 When we receive a whiplash claims we give it our utmost attention because we know how serious a whiplash injury can be – as many of my colleagues can testify.\u00a0 This blog gives a brief outline of a whiplash injury and how to make a claim for compensation for your whiplash injury<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Causes:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most of our whiplash claims<\/a> arise from road traffic accidents<\/a> – typically where our client has been correctly proceeding in their vehicle and a negligent third party has collided with the rear of their vehicle.\u00a0 What this means is that our clients head and neck area is suddenly jolted and a whiplash injury ensues<\/strong>.\u00a0 That said, whiplash injuries occur in other types of road traffic accidents and we have also come across them in sporting accidents where again the person\u2019s neck is suddenly jerked.
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\nSymptoms:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not necessarily straight after your accident that you will notice your whiplash injuries; it can come some hours after the accident.\u00a0 Interestingly, no one person necessarily has the same symptoms as another, and the severity can differ from victim to victim.\u00a0 Here are a few symptoms which you may be suffering in different severities:<\/p>\n