Are you aware of how important your compensation for a whiplash
injury can be? Too often, a whiplash injury claim is
overlooked or is under-compensated. It is often considered
minor, but is it really? After all, you've suffered an accident,
been injured even if the injury is 'just' whiplash. Do you
realize what a whiplash injury is? A whiplash typically
causes injury to your neck. Do you think a neck injury is minor?
Plenty of accident claim solicitors will try to tell you a
whiplash injury won't bring much accident compensation, if any.
Do you believe them? If you do, it's because you don't
understand the long-term consequences of the injury. If you've
been in an accident and suffered, you'd better start to
understand how serious a neck injury can be. Overlook the
importance of a whiplash accident claim, and you could be
in for a very unhappy life. 15 Years Of Hell Here's a
story that will get you thinking twice about the importance of a
whiplash neck injury claim. It was a simple matter. A car
accident. She was a passenger in her husband's car. Someone
stopped suddenly in front of him, and he rear-ended them. The
accident was technically his fault, because he should have left
more space between his car and the one in front. But the man's
wife was not at fault. She was just a passenger, an accident
victim. The driver of the car he rear-ended apparently didn't
have appropriate accident insurance, so he left the accident
scene quickly, before the police arrived. The car wasn?t going
very fast at impact. It was rush-hour traffic. Even so, the car
engine was damaged by the accident impact, so that was the end
of the car. But no accident injuries to the passenger or her
husband, the driver. Or so they thought. The day after the
accident, both husband and wife awoke with stiff backs and some
pain extending from the neck all the way down the length of the
spine. Accident insurance paid for a visit to the doctor, where
they were diagnosed with 'whiplash'. Whiplash, Yeah...
Whatever! Here's where the story gets bad. The doctor said
whiplash was a minor injury and they'd recover; end of story.
But it wasn't. Two years later, the woman developed a problem
with her wrist. It was almost as if her wrist was injured, but
she'd done nothing to cause an injury. Gradually she realized
the problem involved her shoulder as well. She developed
occasional numbness from neck to hand, for no apparent reason.
The whiplash accident long forgotten, she tried to think of an
immediate cause of injury and couldn't find one. She went on
with her life, unaware that the numbness from neck to hand had
anything to do with the injury two years earlier. As time went
on, she developed more problems ? various types of health issues
that seemed to have no apparent cause. She still didn't think to
tie any of these problems in with the car accident from years
before, and the whiplash injury the doctor said was 'No big
deal'. Dealing With The Pain Finally, on top of all her
health problems that no one could diagnose, she developed severe
neck pain and numbness in her head. It was worse every time she
tried to drive. Even though her back and neck felt painful as
she sat behind the steering wheel ? the same way she felt after
her whiplash injury ? she didn't once think about the accident
that caused the injury. After all, she believed it when her
doctor said the whiplash injury was minor, of no consequence.
But there were consequences, serious health consequences.
Increasing disability. Trouble staying focused at her job,
because of the constant numbness from neck to hand. Pain in her
neck and shoulders every time she tired to use the computer or
tried to drive. She was afraid half the time of getting into
another accident because of the numbness, afraid her neck
problems would cause a blackout as she sat behind the steering
wheel. The Relief When she was finally unable to drive
even down the street with the pain in her neck, she finally went
to see a new doctor. He asked her, 'Have you ever been in a
car accident?' She thought about it and remembered: 'Yes.
Fifteen years ago'. 'What happened?' the doctor asked. She
shrugged. 'It wasn't a big deal. I suffered a whiplash injury'.
The doctor's eyes widened. 'What do you mean it wasn't a
big deal? Don't you realize the injury you suffered fifteen
years ago is causing all of your problems today?' This is a sad
story, because this woman never thought of a whiplash
compensation claim. That injury caused one problem after another
that severely impacted her ability to work and her quality of
life. The impact of the whiplash injury continued over many
years, and the problems intensified. All because of an accident
that caused whiplash. Living With The Consequences Over
the long term, this woman was disabled by her injury. Is that
really 'no big deal', as the doctor who examined her after the
accident claimed? Shouldn't she have claimed accident compensation for her neck
injury, looking ahead to see that she might suffer long-term
consequences? A whiplash injury is NOT minor! It's an
injury to the neck, which is a critical part of the body. It's
through the neck that all neural messages and nutrient-giving
blood cells travel to and from the brain and the rest of the
body. It can have a severe long-term impact? and it's not
necessarily apparent right away. Your Decision This
doesn't mean all whiplash injuries will have severe long-term
consequences. But how will you know what compensation you might
be entitled to unless you consult with a competent professional
? an accident claim solicitor who has seen the
consequences of neck injury and knows whether or not you have a
valid accident claim? A claim solicitor who can direct you to
take the right steps to handle your injury claim efficiently and
fairly. If you've suffered a whiplash neck injury, don't just
write it off as 'no big deal'. It might be a bigger deal
than you think. Investigate your whiplash accident claim
options. Because if the day comes when your injury causes
long-term problems, and you can no longer hold a job as a result
of your accident years earlier, you will not want to be without
the compensation you were entitled to.
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