{"id":8317,"date":"2011-08-22T08:17:52","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T07:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=8317"},"modified":"2011-08-22T08:17:52","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T07:17:52","slug":"whiplash-claims-guide-and-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2011\/08\/22\/whiplash-claims-guide-and-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash Claims – Guide and Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Our clients come to us on a daily basis seeking compensation<\/a> for their whiplash injuries.\u00a0 Some are even unsure if the pain and suffering they have can be classed as whiplash.\u00a0 I have therefore prepared a short guide to whiplash claims.<\/p>\n

What is whiplash?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whiplash is a soft tissue injury that is typically sustained when your head and neck area is suddenly jolted.
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\nCauses:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A high percentage of the whiplash injuries<\/a> that we seek compensation for arise from road traffic accidents<\/a>.\u00a0 In particular, it is often the case that our client has been in their motor vehicle when a negligent third party driver has collided into the rear of their vehicle<\/strong>.\u00a0 That said, there are plenty of other road accident circumstances which our clients have sustained whiplash symptoms from.\u00a0 Indeed, whiplash injuries are not confined to road traffic accidents and can occur when people are playing sports, for example.<\/p>\n

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

At The Injury Lawyers we are well aware that our clients have varying symptoms of whiplash and some do not surface straightaway.\u00a0 One person\u2019s whiplash injury is never the same as the next, but that is not to say that they cannot be similar.
\nHere are a few common symptoms of whiplash<\/strong>:<\/p>\n