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In our technological age, we are fortunate that medical science is advancing all the time. For example, road accident victims, who would have died a few years ago now can survive and often recover complete mobility even if they have suffered from a serious brain or neck injury.
In November 2010, researchers at the department of neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine found an unexpected natural healing from spinal injuries in rhesus monkeys.
They found that while severe spinal cord and brain injury showed little improvement, milder injuries showed good recovery with connections in the spinal cord re-growing within 24 weeks of the accident.
Of particular importance in the study was the extent of regeneration of the nervous system, meaning some movement returned to the affected side of the body. If the reason for the natural growth can be established, it may be possible for drug or gene treatments to be developed to encourage spinal cord damage repair.
A similar example of how medical science is coming to the aid of those who have suffered a neck injury was also publicised in the same month when an Oxfordshire horse rider who broke her neck in a fall was featured in press reports.
Less than a year after suffering a "hangman's fracture" to the C2 and C3 vertebrae in her neck, the same injury which left Superman actor Christopher Reeve as a paraplegic, she was walking and riding again, thanks to her own swift action in holding her head still after the accident, a neck brace and a special physiotherapy regime.
After three months in the brace to fuse her neck together again, she began heat treatment then a special series of back and neck exercises which involved her head being monitored through a special harness and computer sensors. Gradually her back increased in strength and flexibility, enabling her to return to mobility.
Whichever way a neck injury is caused, whether through a sports accident, car crash or similar event, if a fracture is suspected, this is a major medical emergency requiring treatment, but less severe trauma, such as whiplash, must also be treated with care, especially in the initial stages when its symptoms may be confused with a break.
Full diagnosis through x-rays and scans will establish the cause of a whiplash injury and lead to a suitable course of treatment. In the vast majority of cases, patients can make a full recovery of movement and with the increasing research and medical developments anyone who is unfortunate enough to suffer such an accident has much better prospects now than in the past.
The NHS offers the highest standards and comprehensive emergency treatment for accident victims and ongoing rehabilitation for most patients, but some recent advances in medical practice may only be available privately.
If treatment continues for months, costs can easily mount and, unless personal insurance is in place, there can be major bills before recovery is complete.
Depending on the circumstances, the sufferer of a neck injury may feel someone else's actions or neglect caused the accident in which they were hurt. In those circumstances, a compensation claim made through a personal injury solicitor may be appropriate.
The compensation lawyers at YouClaim can offer sympathetic advice allied to professional skills. They help people throughout the UK to seek damages for the pain, suffering, medical costs and loss of earnings resulting from accidents.
Under the no win no fee system the claimant pays no legal fees to us regardless of the outcome of the case and, in the event of winning, every penny of compensation will go direct to him or her without deduction.
To find out more about YouClaim's services for anyone with a neck injury who needs legal representation, you can contact us either through this website or by calling free on 0800 10 757 95.
