NSAIDs as a painkiller in a whiplash injury claim

NSAIDs may be prescribed by a doctor during a whiplash injury claim. They are a form of painkiller that will treat both pain and inflammation, with a name that stands for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Ibuprofen is the best-known NSAID, and is available over the counter from a chemist to treat any kind of pain, not just the neck injury resulting from hyperflexion. For sufferers whose pain is long-term, however, or more severe, a more potent NSAID may be prescribed.

Research has suggested that people who take stronger NSAIDs over a long period - over a year - may run the risk of heart trouble or a stroke as a result of the drug. Most hyperflexion injuries should settle before the year is over, but in the case of chronic whiplash, it may be worth discussing this risk with a doctor.

Some newer NSAIDs are COX-2 inhibitors, a development in the drugs industry that is intended to ease effects on a sufferer's stomach, but research suggests that there may be side effects to these. Other NSAIDs that may be prescribed for a neck injury include diclofenac, etodolac, ketoprofen, meloxicam and naproxen, each of which may be sold under a brand name.

When prescribing NSAIDs, doctors are advised to encourage whiplash sufferers (and, indeed, all patients) to stick to the lowest possible dose, to encourage them to take NSAIDs only for as long as is necessary, and to avoid prescribing them to patients with pre-existing heart trouble.

Making a whiplash injury claim
If you have been prescribed with NSAIDs for a whiplash injury, you have a good chance of being eligible to make a compensation claim. Even if your personal injury is relatively mild, but results from an accident that is, at least in part, another party's fault, this may be true.

The team at YouClaim can rapidly help you decide whether you qualify for compensation, and can provide this advice for free. Furthermore, if you decide to proceed, we can also help you find the right personal injury solicitor to take your claim forward on a no win, no fee basis, and promise you that - whatever the result - you will pay no fees, and will receive 100% compensation if damages are awarded to you.

You can rely on the skills of every personal injury solicitor we work with, as all are drawn from no win, no fee firms covered by the Solicitors Regulation Authority's code of practice, ensuring that their work will be of the highest professional quality.

So take advantage of our help today, either through the internet (our claim form and e-chat services are available through this site) or by calling 0800 10 757 95 now, and speaking to someone from our whiplash injury claim team.