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Deceleration and Whiplash

Whiplash injuries usually occur on the neck or the cervical vertebrae and are also called as the Acute Soft Tissue Neck Sprain. Whenever these injuries take place, the muscles, the tendons and the ligaments, which are the really soft tissues of the body, get stretched beyond their normal range of natural torn and motion.

The muscles and the ligaments of the neck and the cervical vertebrae contract in order to prevent the extra motion thereby actually protecting the victim or the patient from any further possible harm. These harms may be the neck fractures or the severe spinal cord injuries. It is not necessary that the whiplash injury surfaces at the very point of the accident. That is, in most of the cases, the whiplash injuries appear after sometime has lapsed. Generally, it takes a couple of days for the whiplash symptoms to arise in the victim. The pain and the suffering from that incurred injury starts taking place in the days that follow and the inflammation and the bruising of the area of the neck tissues takes some time to develop fully.

Recovering from deceleration and whiplash injuries can be much aided by using the medication prescribed by the physician, cold compress and the mobility exercises. As per the thorough observation of most of the physicians and medical practitioners, most of these injuries are not very severe and thus can be easily dealt with if the victim performs the mobility exercises, takes proper medicines and gets the treatment of cold compress well in time. These not -so -severe deceleration and whiplash injuries certainly do cause discomfort to the victims, though for a shorter duration. The injuries incurred on the facet joints or on the cervical disks are usually quite serious and need immense attention.

Most commonly, the deceleration and whiplash injuries are caused due to the very impulsive movement of the head or the neck of the victim. This sudden impulsive movement of the head results in to rebounding or instant forceful jerk and happens most of the times in case of the road accidents that end up in collisions. These road accidents of deceleration and whiplash injuries can be of considerable damage to little infants who can face traumas, haemorrhages, impairments and contusions on the cervical cord or neurological seizures due to the sudden jerks. Adults can face chronic problems like the tingling of the arms, headaches, fatigue, reduced libido movement and insomniac difficulties. At times, these problems may develop for the entire lifetime of the victim.

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Miss H was knocked off her bicycle when her front tyre struck a loose paving stone jutting into the road. She sustained a head injury causing severe short term memory loss and mood swings. After 2 years her original Solicitors withdrew from the case as they believed her claim had less than a 50% chance of succeeding. Miss H contacted Excalibur who agreed to represent her on a No win No fee basis.

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Examples of Compensation Awards for Injury Claims*
Serious Back Injury
£30,000
Wrist Injury
£3,000
Serious Neck Injury
£30,000
Serious Hand Injury
£10,000
Ankle Injury
£3,000
Serious Knee Injury
£20,000
Serious Head Injury
£50,000

*damages for loss of earnings and other losses and expenses are commonly paid in addition to the injury award and will vary in each case