The Most Important Steps You Need to Take If You Believe You Have Suffered a Whiplash Injury During a Traffic Accident
Whiplash is the most common injury seen in motor vehicle crashes accounting for over 80% of the total cost of personal injury claims. Whiplash can occur at speeds as low as five miles per hour and around 20% of people involved in rear end collisions later experience whiplash symptoms. Although officially classed as a minor injury, whiplash can lead to long, painful and debilitating symptoms for many years.
Whiplash is difficult to diagnose in fact in many cases there is no evidence of an injury immediately. Victims are likely to suffer pain and discomfort due to muscle and ligament damage that may not even show up on an X ray. Symptoms vary in nature and severity from relatively mild stiffness accompanied by headaches and occasional dizziness to more serious, long-term permanent impairment. Treatment is important because if left unattended, injuries can become chronic, permanent and debilitating. Many insurers will now offer payment for treatment in the case that you were not to blame for the accident that caused the injury. Treating whiplash is difficult and also expensive. Soft tissue neck injuries currently cost British insurers anywhere between
