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Injury

The emergence of whiplash symptoms sometimes occurs immediately after an accident but for some individuals can take days or weeks. Whiplash symptoms may include :-

• neck pain or stiffness or both
• difficulty in swallowing
• blurred and disrupted vision
• increased irritability
• dizziness or tiredness
• pain occurring in or between the shoulders
• headache
• pain in the limbs, or feet and hands
• lower back pain or stiffness
• nausea
• ringing in one's ears
• numbness, tingling, vertigo
• pain in the jaw and other facial discomfort

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Soft Tissue Injury

Injury to the neck known as acceleration/decelleration syndrome or more usually referred to as whiplash is now the most common injury to form the basis of a road traffic accident compensation claim. In the past this was not the case, due to the difficulty in providing evidence of soft tissue injury using only x-rays or radiographs. Advances in technology including CAT scans, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound methods have enabled soft tissue injury to be detected. Although this form of injury rarely requires surgery and most people fully recover, some vulnerable individuals, including those with pre-existing neck conditions or the elderly, may not recover fully and may exhibit permanent whiplash symptoms and suffer long term pain or a chronic neck condition.

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Acceleration / Decelleration Syndrome

Whiplash symptoms occurs when the neck is injured by sudden acceleration or decelleration of the head followed by an involuntary reflex reaction in the opposite direction which can stretch and tear the nerves, muscles and ligaments of the neck. In a motor vehicle colision, in the absence of a headrest, the injury can be made more severe because there is nothing in place to reduce or prevent hyperextension of the neck. In more detail, the initial flexion of neck muscles when the head is forced backwards or forwards is followed by a reflex action in the opposite direction whereby the individual’s muscles contract. This contraction is generally over-compensatory, stretching and tearing nerves, muscles and ligaments and may also involve the vertebrae’s discs bulging, tearing or rupturing and moving out of position leading to whiplash symptoms.

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Specialist Personal Injury Solicitors

Accident Solicitor UK provide legal representation on a no win no fee basis. You are not required to fund your claim. Compensation is paid in full without deduction. Win or lose there is no charge. Submit your details and a lawyer who is a member of the Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts will respond with free advice. If you opt not to pursue a claim that's fine. We understand that the decision is yours and only yours and we will not put you under any obligation or charge you for the advice you have received.