Know about symptoms of whiplash
Whiplash is an injury in neck caused by car, bicycle or motor vehicle accident or by falling from stool, horse. Whiplash occurs when a soft tissue of spine is suddenly stretched and the body is thrown with a forceful jerk. This whiplash causes damage to both soft tissue and bone structure. Some people recover quickly through this injury while some feels its symptoms years after injury. It’s not an injury that threatens life but can lead to partial disability.
This injury is generally ignored by the people due to lack of awareness, so this are some symptoms of whiplash which include stiffness in neck, back, headache, arm pain, anger, depression, jaw pain, frustration, sleep disturbance, and ringing in ears. At high level it may also cause memory loss and unconsciousness; it’s in special cases when patient experience pins and needles sensation in shoulders and arms.
Whiplash is identified by X-ray and its symptoms. Whiplash Treatment depends on the symptoms found in patient. The initial treatment given to patient is soft cervical collar. The aim of the collar is to reduce the effect of motion on neck and to protect it from further injury. In this situation some rotational exercises performed because too much of rest may cause stiffness and improper blood flow, but these exercise are preferred under supervision of doctor only because wrong exercise may cause more damage to injury.
You can also claim for whiplash for its treatment. If you have meet car, bicycle or motor vehicle accident which was not your mistake as driver or passenger then you can go for whiplash accident claim where you can get compensation for injury, suffering and pain. One must keep in mind that your vehicle must be insured before claiming for compensation. The amount of compensation depends on effect of injury on your body and on your life.
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