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Road traffic accidents resulting in whiplash injuries can be very painful due to the soft tissue in the spine being stretched and strained when the body is thrown forward in a sudden and forceful motion.
Whiplash injury is often associated with a sore neck and stiffness of the back along with prolonged and frequent headaches. Whiplash injuries are often not felt immediately but can develop after a few days time after the accident has taken place.
Whiplash Compensation Claims
As there are more than 250,000 road traffic accidents every year in the UK whiplash compensatio claims are very common. It is however very important to instruct a whiplash claims solicitor that is very experienced in whiplash litigation matters in order to receive the maximum amount of compensation that you could claim as a result of your whiplash injury.
Why Instruct Hutcheon Solicitors ?
With over 20 years direct litigation experience of whiplash and road traffic accident compensation claims Hutcheon Solicitors have successfully represented numerous clients suffering from whiplash injuries on a national scale.
Our Principal Solicitor and member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel, Ronnie Hutcheon, has noted whiplash compensation claims expertise and has represented clients involved in road traffic accidents with particularly complicated circumstances.In more complex cases when technical points of law have to be negotiated thoroughly the in-house legal knowledge the firm has is often crucial in order for us bring about the successful conclusion of our clients whiplash compensation claim.
How To Use This Whiplash Compensation Website
This website has been developed to make it as simple as possible for you to either obtain the information you are seeking regarding an existing or potential whiplash injury claim or to simply chat with us so that we can assess the strength of your accident compensation claim with you.
Live Online Secure Chat Facility
Often getting the right advice in confidence and in a timely manner can be difficult when leading a busy life. As such, we have provided a Live Chat Facility directly on this website so that you can obtain advice about your motorbike accident claim at your convenience. Simply click on the Live Help button on the top right hand side of the site.
Questions & Answers Knowledgebase
If you are thinking about putting forward a motorbike accident compensation claim then a very good starting point is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section of the site. The FAQ Knowledge-base can be accessed by clicking here.
Whiplash Information Videos
Prevention is often the best cure and none of us are to old to learn how we can enjoy motorbikes in safety to both ourselves and to others. Our Whiplash Information video clips and advice can be accessed by clicking here.
Whiplash Compensation News and Resources Library
Hutcheon Solicitors are regular contributors to legal debates about Road Traffic Accident (RTA) case law and we often have our articles published on a variety of legal and compensation claims websites. Our articles and commentary content can be read by clicking here.
Personal Injury Compensation Dummy
We have developed a very useful personal injury compensation calculator dummy that helps claimants to understand how much whiplash injury compensation they may receive. The injury compensation calculator provides whiplash victims with a quick compensation estimator tool that is very easy to use. Visit our whiplash injury compensation dummy by clicking here.
Whiplash Compensation Department,Whiplash injury is often associated with a sore neck and stiffness of the back along with prolonged and frequent headaches. Whiplash injuries are often not felt immediately but can develop after a few days time after the accident has taken place.
Whiplash Compensation Claims
As there are more than 250,000 road traffic accidents every year in the UK whiplash compensatio claims are very common. It is however very important to instruct a whiplash claims solicitor that is very experienced in whiplash litigation matters in order to receive the maximum amount of compensation that you could claim as a result of your whiplash injury.
Why Instruct Hutcheon Solicitors ?
With over 20 years direct litigation experience of whiplash and road traffic accident compensation claims Hutcheon Solicitors have successfully represented numerous clients suffering from whiplash injuries on a national scale.
Our Principal Solicitor and member of the Law Society Personal Injury Panel, Ronnie Hutcheon, has noted whiplash compensation claims expertise and has represented clients involved in road traffic accidents with particularly complicated circumstances.In more complex cases when technical points of law have to be negotiated thoroughly the in-house legal knowledge the firm has is often crucial in order for us bring about the successful conclusion of our clients whiplash compensation claim.
How To Use This Whiplash Compensation Website
This website has been developed to make it as simple as possible for you to either obtain the information you are seeking regarding an existing or potential whiplash injury claim or to simply chat with us so that we can assess the strength of your accident compensation claim with you.
Live Online Secure Chat Facility
Often getting the right advice in confidence and in a timely manner can be difficult when leading a busy life. As such, we have provided a Live Chat Facility directly on this website so that you can obtain advice about your motorbike accident claim at your convenience. Simply click on the Live Help button on the top right hand side of the site.
Questions & Answers Knowledgebase
If you are thinking about putting forward a motorbike accident compensation claim then a very good starting point is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's) section of the site. The FAQ Knowledge-base can be accessed by clicking here.
Whiplash Information Videos
Prevention is often the best cure and none of us are to old to learn how we can enjoy motorbikes in safety to both ourselves and to others. Our Whiplash Information video clips and advice can be accessed by clicking here.
Whiplash Compensation News and Resources Library
Hutcheon Solicitors are regular contributors to legal debates about Road Traffic Accident (RTA) case law and we often have our articles published on a variety of legal and compensation claims websites. Our articles and commentary content can be read by clicking here.
Personal Injury Compensation Dummy
We have developed a very useful personal injury compensation calculator dummy that helps claimants to understand how much whiplash injury compensation they may receive. The injury compensation calculator provides whiplash victims with a quick compensation estimator tool that is very easy to use. Visit our whiplash injury compensation dummy by clicking here.
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Useful Whiplash Information
Is there anything a person can do about whiplash injury?
In the first 24 hours after the injury, an ice bag applied to the neck will help to relieve inflammation. Bags of frozen peas make particularly good ice packs because they mould to the body.
An ice bag should first be wrapped in a towel or cloth to avoid direct contact between the skin and the ice. The patient should lie in bed with their head resting on the ice bag for 20 minutes at a time, with the head also supported by a pillow.
If normal painkillers such as paracetamol (eg Panadol) do not help, consult your GP.
Here's an exercise to relieve pain and stiffness in the neck and back of the head.
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Stand against a door or a wall with your head facing forward
and move your eyes so you look towards the two, four, eight, and 10
o'clock positions. Repeat this a few times. This eye movement causes a
slight movement in some deep muscles in the back of the head.
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Next, take a step forward and perform the following
movements.
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Bend the back of the head carefully forward as if taking a bow.
Return to the starting position with your head straight and facing
forward.
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Draw the chin in towards your neck and bend the head carefully
forward. Return to the starting position. Bend the head backwards far enough to
look at the ceiling. Return to the starting position.
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Tilt the head sideways, so the right ear is near the right
shoulder. If possible try to maintain the glance at a fixed point at eye level.
Return to the starting position. Repeat this action with the head tilted to the
other side.
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Turn the head as if trying to look backwards over the shoulder,
first to the left and then to the right. Imagine following a horizontal line on
the wall at eye level.
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You can also use a beach ball or a soft ball to exercise the
head and neck muscles. Place the ball between the wall and the forehead and
then try to move it around on the wall in circles or figures of eights. Repeat
the exercise, this time placing the ball between the back of the head and the
wall.
Usually the diagnosis is made on the basis of the background of the injury and the patient's description of symptoms. Whiplash cannot be seen on an MRI scan, CT scan or X-ray, although an X-ray is taken if there is a suspicion of fracture or dislocation of the cervical spine.
Exercise For Quicker Whiplash Recovery
Research has shown that whiplash patients who rest for several weeks and wear a soft collar actually recover more slowly than those who try to follow a normal routine.
Patients with acute pain in the cervical region of the spine are advised to start their neck exercises as soon as possible and to get out of bed within two to three days.
Whiplash - General Outlook
The risk of sustained after-effects is very small and the chances for complete recovery are good. However, whiplash is still a strain injury and, as with other strain injuries, it is not unusual for the pain to last for a couple of months.
Whiplash Syndrome
A few people develop continuing symptoms after a whiplash trauma and develop what is known as whiplash syndrome. They suffer continual headaches and pain, reduced movement at the back of the neck, tingling in the arms, lumbar pains, fatigue, sleep disruptions and reduced libido.
Whiplash syndrome is difficult to treat. The essence of the treatment is to prevent any further strain and encourage a quick return to normal everyday activities.
Unfortunately, in a very small number of people who have experienced a severe whiplash injury, symptoms can persist for months or even years before settling and even then there can even be residual long-term neck discomfort.
How Is Whiplash Treated?
There is no single treatment for whiplash that is widely accepted among doctors.
If there is no suspicion of a fracture or dislocation, the patient should begin exercising and pursuing normal activities as soon as possible. In some cases it may be necessary to supplement an exercise programme with painkillers.
Further advice on exercise and recovery can be sought from a physiotherapist or chiropractor. For most people the injury will simply pass after a short period.
What medication can be used to treat whiplash?
Paracetamol (eg Panadol) and NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) can be given for short periods for pain in the back of the neck and headaches. A doctor should be consulted first.