Whiplash not a Bogus Injury


by Saurav Dutt - Date: 2008-07-20 - Word Count: 435 Share This!

With accusations of a ‘compensation culture' and ‘ambulance chasers' being banded around liberally, people can often lose sight of the fact that whiplash injuries are a whole lot more serious than they are given credit for. Whiplash claims are often perceived to be the result of overactive imaginations by people who have suffered ‘just' a small neck injury. The fact is that it is medically impossible to fake a whiplash injury and that ten years down the line, a victim could still suffer discomfort to their daily routine because of ‘just' a whiplash injury.

Critics of the glut of no win no fee law firms ready to take on cases of even the slightest injury incurred by a victim, tend to underestimate the seriousness of a whiplash injury and that the label of ‘having a go' and filing a law suit, can put off victims seeking redress for the long term injuries incurred by ‘just' a ‘small accident'.

Whiplash injuries are caused by hyperextension of the neck both forwards and backwards in quick succession; people commonly experience whiplash injuries in circumstances where a collision causes rapid acceleration or deceleration often as a result of a road traffic accident.

If you are a victim of such an accident and have suffered a whiplash injury, you may be entitled to a no win, no fee, compensation claim - as long as it can be shown that someone else was at least partly to blame. Additionally, You can take advantage of a free first consultation, where your case will be assessed on a no obligation basis, to make sure both parties are happy to take the case forward.

Contrary to what critics think, Whiplash is not a ‘lightweight' injury. It can damage tissue and nerves to a varying extent depending on the force of the impact, the position the person was in, the strength of their neck muscle and their body mass. Those who accuse whiplash sufferers as overstating their injuries to gain more compensation are simply ignorant of the injury and the impact is has on people's lives.

The kind of violent movement associated with a whiplash injury can lead to extreme stretching, compression and shifting of structures in the spine, ligaments, muscles, and nerve tissues, especially in the event of twisting.  A whiplash may be even more severe if the injured party does not anticipate the impact, causing damage to discs that separate the bones of the neck.

If such an injury has happened to you, it is vital that you shop around for the best company, as there are many accident lawyers who will all offer no win, no fee claims.


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Saurav is an author of several articles pertaining to No Win No Fee, Compensation Claims, Whiplash Claims, Personal Injury Claims and other legal articles.

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