Whiplash is one of the most common injuries sustained on the roads of Britain.

In many cases, a whiplash injury is sustained through the fault of another road user – reckless driving causes unnecessary injuries every day in the UK.

Whiplash, however, can be sustained in many different levels of seriousness.

The seriousness of the whiplash injury you may have sustained certainly determines the level of compensation to which you may be entitled, but this also depends on the actions of the other road user at the time of the accident. Every accident is, of course, very different.

A high speed collision is more likely to cause a serious injury, but whiplash does not always occur to such a severe level. Symptoms vary from injury to injury. The obvious symptoms include a stiffness and swelling to the neck area and, consequently, a difficulty in moving your neck.

These pains can lead onto headaches, but also onto more serious symptoms such as muscle spasms, dizziness and blurred vision. If you begin to experience more severe symptoms as a result of a whiplash injury, you should consult a doctor immediately.

The majority of whiplash injuries do heal over time, but the symptoms can become worse and remain for an extended period of time. This is what is called chronic whiplash and victims who have suffered this often require on-going medical care to deal with and recover from their injuries.

For this reason, victims with chronic whiplash are often entitled to a higher level of compensation because of the extra financial burden that they have been forced to bear.

If you think that you may be eligible for compensation for a whiplash injury from the last three years, please don’t hesitate to call us today and speak to a member of our team of specialist medical solicitors.