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What is Whiplash?
Whiplash
injuries usually result from rapid acceleration or
deceleration movements following accidents or
involuntary movement. The symptoms can be severe and
medical advice should always be sought.
These injuries
usually affect the neck (cervical) or mid back
(thoracic) areas of the spine. Car accidents are the
main cause of such injuries but in truth they can happen
in many different circumstances Most people experience
neck pain either immediately after an event or several
days later.
Delayed symptoms are not unusual when
dealing with these injuries. How do you treat the
condition? People often ask should they seek medical
attention when suffering from these injuries - the
answer is that you most definitely should. The best
place to seek advice would be the local hospital where
various tests can be carried out (if necessary) but GP's
are also well equipped to handle these injuries.
Symptoms may include the following:
Neck stiffness, injuries to the muscles and ligaments,
headache and dizziness, abnormal sensations such as
burning or prickling, shoulder pain etc.
Whiplash injuries can also cause back pain. If you
have suffered from whiplash then we can help you claim
compensation and at the same time explore what treatment
options may be available to you.
Your treatment is important because left unattended,
whiplash injuries can become chronic and the symptoms
possibly permanent. Many insurers will now pay for
treatment (physiotherapy etc) to help your recover -
assuming that you were not to blame for the accident
that caused the injury.
The insurer may have their own nationwide treatment
teams which will allow you to receive free therapy
rather than paying out of your own pocket.
Contact us today to start your claim. Our
whiplash claim solicitors have many years experience
of dealing with these injuries and we can assure you
that you will be in very safe hands. Visit
Northern Ireland injury claims for cases arising out
of the province.
Read some interesting facts
about compensation that you may not know
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Our site has more than 200 pages of
useful information discussing many different types of
compensation and personal injury claims.
We deal with: [click on the links to
read more]:
Claims for
road accident injury including,
passenger compensation. We also deal with personal
injury arising out of a
pedal bike accident, injuries suffered by
pedestrians and
motorcyclists. We can help you to make a
claim against an uninsured driver or if you have
been injured in a
hit and run or untraced driver accident. We can
assist you if you have suffered a
personal injury in the workplace as a result of the
negligence of another employee or your employer.
Or if you have been involved in a
tripping or slipping accident on the street or other
public place.
You may have suffered injury as a result of medical
negligence - we can help you with clinical
negligence enquiries.
LEARN MORE ABOUT WHIPLASH INJURIES:
UK legal service - offering advice Nationwide:
London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle,
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Here are some links to related pages that provide more
information on the subject:
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*ALWAYS SEEK MEDICAL ADVICE BEFORE
UNDERTAKING ANY TREATMENT SUCH AS PHYSIOTHERAPY
OR MEDICATION*
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPINE
The spine is divided up into 5 distinct categories.
These are known as the Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar,
Sacral and Coccygeal areas of the spine.
Any area of this spine may be affected by a whiplash
injury. Such an injury is usually characterized by
symptoms that occur following sudden extension and
flexion.
It is not the case that the neck and only the neck
has a vulnerability to this kind of problem. It is more
common to sustain injury in the upper neck (cervical
region) or the mid back (thoracic region). However the
whole spine can be affected by the wrenching or
straining that is associated with an accident related
injury.
Read more about how to treat and diagnose neck or
back injuries by clicking
here. You can also read about the
different forms of physiotherapy that may assist your
recovery.
Sci-Info-Pages
is another very useful website dealing with spinal
injuries and treatment.
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Contact us today and let us deal with your
compensation claim. Remember, if your claim is accepted,
we do not charge you for our
legal fees nor do you pay
for medical reports to assess your symptoms and help
support the claim.
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More links:
General
Chiropractic Council -
back pain org -
neck pain advice -
chartered physiotherapy society -
new
theories on whiplash problems -
findlaw.com -
bbc health -
Dept of Health
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Legal Guide -
backpainrelief.com
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