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Exercise your right to whiplash compensation

When pursuing whiplash compensation it will always be necessary to visit a doctor for advice on treatment and for the appropriate diagnosis of an accident-related injury.

Whiplash symptoms may take several days to become apparent, but will usually subside after a less than a week or maybe, for more serious neck injury, after a few months.

Dr Helge Kasch of the Danish Pain Research Centre at Aarhus University in Denmark has designed a series of exercises which can help to relieve the pain and stiffness associated with whiplash injury.

  • Stand against a door or a wall with your head facing forward and move your eyes so you look towards the two, four, eight, and 10 o'clock positions. Repeat this a few times. This eye movement causes a slight movement in some of the deep muscles in the back of the head.

  • Next, take a step forward and perform the following movements:

  • Bend the back of the head carefully forward as if taking a bow. Return to the starting position with your head straight and facing forward;

  • Draw the chin in towards your neck and bend the head carefully forward. Return to the starting position. Bend the head backwards far enough to look at the ceiling. Return to the starting position;

  • Tilt the head sideways, so the right ear is near the right shoulder. If possible try to maintain the glance at a fixed point at eye level. Return to the starting position. Repeat this action with the head tilted to the other side; and,

  • Turn the head as if trying to look backwards over the shoulder, first to the left and then to the right. Imagine following a horizontal line on the wall at eye level.

  • You can also use a beach ball or a soft ball to exercise the head and neck muscles. Place the ball between the wall and the forehead and then try to move it around on the wall in circles or figures of eights. Repeat the exercise, this time placing the ball between the back of the head and the wall.

Whiplash compensation from the experts at YouClaim

Whilst we may have the UK's top personal injury solicitors on hand to give you the best compensation claim advice available, we always recommend that for any health issue such as whiplash or neck injury you should endeavour to visit your GP or an A&E department at your earliest convenience.

For whiplash compensation specialists, however, you need look no further as the no win, no fee lawyers here at YouClaim are highly experienced and expert in their individual fields.

If you have been injured in an accident which was not your fault, it is your civil right to claim compensation for your pain and suffering, and for any loss of earnings.

At YouClaim we offer a true no win no fee service which protects you from all costs, fees and disbursements, even in a lost case.

All our solicitors are governed by the strictures of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and their professionalism and high standards are guaranteed at all times.

If you wish to talk to one of legal advisors about making a claim for whiplash compensation, why not give us a call now. Alternatively, you can use our popular e-chat facility or request a callback at a time to suit you. Call now to see if we can help ease the financial pain of whiplash.

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