Treatment for whiplash
As many as 30% of all car accidents lead to one or more of the people involved sustaining a whiplash injury and therefore making claim for whiplash injury compensation. Whiplash can be debilitating for sufferers. They symptoms can make an impact on daily life and can seriously affect quality of life. The treatment for whiplash is varied. Modern practitioners may suggest that the sufferer carries on as normally as possible, rather than immobilising the neck. Others will prescribe a course of physiotherapy.
Some medicines can help to relieve the pain caused by whiplash, however you should always speak to a doctor before taking any medicine for your whiplash:
- Paracetamol at full strength is often sufficient. For an adult this is two 500 mg tablets, four times a day
- Anti-inflammatory painkillers - Some people find that these work better than paracetamol. They include ibuprofen which you can buy at pharmacies or get on prescription. Other types such as diclofenac, naproxen, or tolfenamic need a prescription. Some people with asthma, high blood pressure, kidney failure, or heart failure may not be able to take anti-inflammatory painkillers
- A stronger painkiller such as codeine is an option if anti-inflammatories do not suit or do not work well. Codeine is often taken in addition to paracetamol
- A muscle relaxant such as diazepam is sometimes prescribed for a few days if your neck muscles become tense and make the pain worse
Whiplash injury compensation
If you or a loved one has sustained a whiplash injury in the past three years then you may be entitled to make a claim for whiplash injury compensation. We can help you to make a claim and will give you free legal advice keeping you informed at every stage of the injury claim process.
No risk or cost
It will not cost you anything to make a claim for whiplash injury compensation with us. If you win your claim then you will receive 100% of your compensation, without deductions. If you lose you will be protected from all costs. See no win no fee for more information.
To make a personal injury claim for whiplash injury compensation please give us a call on 0800 197 32 32 or fill in our online claim form and we will call you back.
