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Whiplash injury is commonly treated with analgesics (painkillers) and neck braces. Paracetamol is typically prescribed used to treat moderate neck pain.
It is an injury to the neck. When the head is thrown backwards from force-such as in a car accident-and the neck is overextended-whiplash can occur. Below is an article that goes into more detail on whiplash.
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Most personal injury lawyers will deal with whiplash injury claims. They can be found in the newspaper, phone book, or through the internet.
With treatment, whiplash can usually be cured in one week to three months after injury occurs.
Whiplash is not a permanent injury. Most whiplash victims recover within three months or less, usually within a week or two, however some do continue to experience pain and require surgery to fix it.
Osteoarthritis of the spine increases the risk of whiplash injury.
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Yes, you can. In a 'rear end' collision the most common injury is whiplash which strains the neck.
An attorney is needed when a whiplash is claimed through any car crash, as this means that an injury was caused and someone is to blame, and you need someone to back you.
In the UK it depends entirely on the severity of the whiplash injury and arm injury, Your solicitor will obtain an independent medical report describing the severity of your injuries. To see examples of compensation amounts for different types of whiplash injuries and arm injuries see the related links entitled "car accident compensation" and "arm injury claim" respectively,