Whiplash Injury
Reducing The Impact of A Whiplash Injury
If you have suffered whiplash injury, or luckily have avoided one so far, here is some advice to help you minimise any pain experienced.
A whiplash injury usually occurs when you are stationary or moving slowly in traffic. A vehicle from behind will collide with your vehicle and this causes your body to move backwards and forwards. In this process, your neck muscles are over extended and stretched and it is this movement that causes the whiplash injury. The whiplash injury can be caused even in relatively low speed accidents.
The first step you can take is before you are even involved in an accident. The correct positioning of the car head rest will minimise the impact of any injury. The top of the head rest should be level no higher than the top of your head but at least as high as your eye level.
If you take the action to adjust your headrest correctly, it will do its best job in the event of an accident.
If you are subsequently involved in a car accident and suffer a whiplash injury, the symptoms you are likely to experience include pain and stiffness in the neck, back and shoulder, often along with dizziness and headaches. The first step is to attend Accident & Emergency or your General Practitioner for a full assessment to ensure you have not sustained a more serious injury than a whiplash injury.
Even after initial assessment, if any of the symptoms continue, you should return for further assessment from your GP or the Accident & Emergency Department.
If you have suffered a severe injury you may be advised to attend for physiotherapy or chiropractic treatment which can help to speed along the recovery process and to minimise the impact of the whiplash injury.
If you have suffered a whiplash injury, the final stage to aid recovery is to consider claiming compensation. Often it is not until a successful whiplash claim has been made that people feel that they can put the event behind them.
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