Tuesday, February 12, 2013

How a Houston Personal Injury Law FirmCan Help You Following a Whiplash Injury

How a Personal Injury Attorney Can Help When You Have Been Injured

Those who have found themselvesentangled in a Texas auto accident may realize after the shock of the accident has passed that their neck is painful and that they are unable to perform the same range of motions they once were. These limitations, along with chronic pain, can make their day-to-day lives very difficult. Many people are tentative about contacting a personal injury attorney for a neck injury due to the adverse connotations frequentlyassociated with whiplash claims.

The reality is that over a million whiplash injuries occur each year from automobile accidents alone and these injuries are very real. Having a Houston personal injury lawyer by your side will help you in making sure that your claim is handled properly and that negotiations with the insurance company are equitable. An attorney with considerable experience in personal injury claims may also know how to get you an appropriate medical assessment of your injuries. Hopefully you were checked out thoroughly following the accident, however many times whiplash symptoms do not fully manifest for several days or even weeks after an auto accident.

Injury Claim Lawyers Understand the Issues Surrounding Whiplash

Like other automobile injuries, neck injuries are very real and are caused when the head and neck are subjected to extreme snapping or jerking motions. Although it is much more common for whiplash to occur when the victim has been rear-ended by another car, any automobile accident—even at relatively slow speeds and fairly low impacts can lead toacute neck injuries. The position of your head at the time of impact and where your specific car’s headrest and seat are in relation to your size will have bearing on the severity of your neck injury. Of course the relative sizes of both vehicles will also determine whether your whiplash injury is relatively minor or very severe.

Whiplash is classified as a soft tissue injury, however this distinction overlooks the pain and life-altering qualities a whiplash injury can bring. Because there are few outward signs of whiplash, juries tend to be skeptical of such an injury. A knowledgeable Houston personal injury lawyer would understand how to present your particular case in order to allow the jury to see past their biases regarding whiplash injuries. While you may not have a cast on your leg or be walking with crutches, your injuries can be every bit as debilitating life-altering as a more obvious injury and you have the right to file a claim against the person or persons responsible.

Understanding the Symptoms of Whiplash to Get the Injury Compensation You Deserve

Neck pain, a stiff neck and chronic pain experienced primarily at the bottom of the skull are typical symptoms of whiplash although many people also suffer dizziness, nausea, blurry vision and undue fatigue. Less common symptoms, but still very possible include loss of memory, insomnia, unusual noises in the ears, irritability and depression and difficulty concentrating on the tasks at hand. In the most serious cases of whiplash, pain can radiate to the shoulder and arm area, making it difficult to turn the head and resulting in numbness in the extremities.

A Houston personal injury law firm can help protect your legal rights while working hard to show that the defendant in your case breached his or her responsibility to act in a responsible manner.

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