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Whiplash Symptoms After A Road Accident
Tue 2nd Feb 10 - 10:15
Around one million people suffer whiplash injuries every year. Whiplash injuries are commonly caused by road accidents - particularly for drivers and passengers whose vehicle has been hit in a rear end shunt. However whiplash can also be caused during contact sports, during roller coaster rides or being hit by a falling object.
Whiplash is often underestimated. The symptoms of whiplash can take quite a while to develop after the road accident - from around six to twelve hours. Any swelling, inflammation or bruising experienced in neck muscles won't necessarily be obvious at the time of the road accident. Pain and stiffness in the neck and back can feel much worse the day after and continue to worsen days after the actual accident.
The most common symptoms of whiplash are:
- Stiffness and neck pain
- Shooting pains through the neck and shoulders
- Neck swelling
- Restricted neck movement
- Headaches and dizziness
- Tenderness at the back of the neck
- Pain in the lower back
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Hazy or blurred vision
- Pins and needles in the arms and hands
Sometimes, in a small number of cases, whiplash can also cause memory loss, sleep loss, depression, irritability and poor concentration.
If you've suffered whiplash because of a road accident or other cause and think you may be entitled to claim accident compensation, call our specialist no win no fee solicitors today on 0800 24 34 09 or contact our whiplash solicitors online. All enquiries are free and confidential and we can even visit you at home. We also guarantee you keep 100% of your whiplash compensation.