Whiplash Recovery

The symptoms of whiplash may occur because of a sudden jerk to the head in a sideway, forward or backward direction. Whilst whiplash is commonly caused as a result of road accidents, the injury may also occur during accidents at sporting activities and at work. The most common symptoms of the injury include headache, neck pain, stiffening of muscles, pain in shoulders and heavy tingling sensation in the arms. This injury is likely to cause damage to the nerves and disks, and the injured person needs to seek immediate medical attention after the accident.

It has been estimated that about 20% of people who are involved in road accidents suffer from the symptoms of whiplash. In order to relieve this, doctors often recommend the patient to take painkillers or refer to physiotherapy for assisting recovery. While some people recover from the whiplash injury within a few months, whiplash recovery may even take a period of 2 years and more, thus affecting the daily routine of people significantly.

The compensation following a whiplash injury includes two kinds of damages, general damages and special damages. General damages include the actual damage, like the physical suffering, pain and loss of amenity, which are direct results of the accident. Handicap in the labour market, medical expenses and lost pension may also be included in the compensation claim for general damages. The sum of compensation for general damages depends upon the extent of whiplash injury, the emotional state of the injured person, the set guidelines and the details of the medical report that has been submitted in the court. Special damages include loss of earnings, cost of vehicle repairs, costs of care and costs of medical expenses and attention that were needed during the process of whiplash recovery. In order to get compensation for special damages, the injured person needs to keep a track of the payments that are made and also keep their receipts, if possible.

In order to determine if you are entitled to claim compensation, contact specialist accident Solicitors. Excalibur Solicitors can you help in claiming damages for your whiplash injury. There will be no fees for you to pay as we work on a no win no fee basis, claiming our costs from the third party.