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It was once a sight ubiquitous to car crash neck injury rehabilitation centres: the injured patient seated awkwardly in the waiting room with a large soft collar around his or her neck. However, in recent times, alternative treatments have abounded and the soft collar should no longer be considered an efficacious treatment for whiplash, claim many experts.
Indeed, in the first decade of the 21st century the details of a number of studies, conducted in various countries across the world, were released, all of which seemed to indicate that clinicians should avoid prescribing a soft collar as a treatment for the most common of road accident injuries.
One such study was carried out by scientists from the University of South Australia, it found that not only were soft collars ineffective in treating and curing whiplash, they could actually be considered "harmful" in some cases.
The study was considered to be very important by many medical experts, insurance companies and no win, no fee solicitors in both Australia and the UK – like the UK, in Australia the impact of the neck injury is a huge cost, in both human and financial terms.
"Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) are a significant problem in Australia and account for 42 per cent of all compulsory third party claims," said a scientist from the University of South Australia.
He added, "People suffering WAD are currently offered a range of costly treatment and rehabilitation options but despite this many patients remain in constant pain and develop long-term complaints.
"Evidence shows that wearing soft collars is actually harmful and it is staying active which promotes recovery in whiplash, yet clinicians' behaviour does not match this evidence.
"The use of soft collars for treatment of whiplash was originally developed when it was believed that whiplash could be managed like a broken bone, that is, by immobilising the spine. However, new research evidence has disproved this theory but the use of soft collar in clinical practice continues to persist."
It is this revelation that has led some to conclude that a mismanaged whiplash injury may even give the injured patient valid grounds for a medical negligence whiplash claim.
A spokesperson from personal injury compensation specialist YouClaim comments, "It is essential that patients receive medical care which meets basic standards. If it does not, relatively minor injuries risk becoming prolonged and, in worst cases, chronic.
"Litigation is never desirable, but sometimes it will be, as a matter of practical necessity and justice, unavoidable."
The whiplash compensation you deserve
At YouClaim we understand that legitimate claimants never want to commence litigation for its own sake.
Instead, we understand that claimants who have suffered injury in accidents caused by other parties will wish to claim in order to secure recompense for pain and suffering, as well as to recoup sums for medical expenses and lost earnings.
Our panel of whiplash claim solicitors share a commitment to client-first legal excellence. As part of this commitment, we provide the genuine claimant with completely free-of-charge legal representation, win or lose.
Furthermore, we have an overwhelming success rate and never take a cut from final settlement, guaranteed.
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