Self-limiting relief for personal injury in a whiplash claim

It is likely to come as a relief to most people considering a whiplash claim that the condition is, in most cases, self-limiting.

This means that the symptoms of a hyperflexion injury do, in most cases, clear up on their own in a period of weeks to months. This is not to say that a personal injury such as this does not deserve compensation - weeks or months of pain and the inability to engage in activities, including work, at your full potential may still be worth claiming damages over.

One effect of the self-limiting nature of the condition is that any treatment, as long as it is not actually harmful, may appear to be effective, as the sufferers find that they heal under that treatment. With no 'control group' to heal at a rate unaffected by the treatment, it is impossible to tell for certain whether the healing has occurred as a result of the treatment or of the passing of time.

However, some cases are not self-limiting, and research suggests that those that do not clear up in the first year are likely to suffer for a considerable period of time. Some whiplash researchers refer to this as SNI (serious neck injury). For example, a Bristol surgeon followed a group of SNI patients for over 15 years, and found that only 18% of the patients reported an improvement over that time; the majority (54%) still had symptoms that could be traced back to the car crash that caused their hyperflexion injury.

Making a whiplash claim for personal injury compensation
If you have been in a car accident, or received personal injury to the soft tissues of your neck in some other way, you may well be able to claim 100% compensation for your injuries with YouClaim.

Our no win, no fee solicitor team includes whiplash specialists, all of whom are drawn from firms whose professional behaviour is governed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. This guarantees our professionalism, while our 100% compensation promise guarantees that you will receive the full amount awarded to you in damages in a successful claim.

While our no win, no fee guarantee means you pay nothing should you lose, our further promise to charge our winning fee to your opponent (or to our insurance) means that you will never be charged for legal costs or other payments in a whiplash injury compensation claim with us.

It couldn't be simpler to discuss the specifics of your case, whether you use our internet claim form, our online chat service, or our UK hotline: 0800 10 757 95. Contact us today, and we'll be able to take your whiplash claim forward as rapidly as possible.