Whiplash

With the increasing number of cars on American streets, highways, and freeways, there are more distractions, more opportunity for mistakes, and therefore, more chance for accidents. Car accidents are on the rise in our country with the number of fatal car accidents averaging more than 40,000 every year.

Fatal car accidents, though frequent, are not the most common type of accident. In fact, the most common type is usually small collisions. Even when traveling under 30 miles per hour, a person can cause a lot of damage in an accident. One of the most common injuries in these "minor" car accidents is something called whiplash.

Whiplash is an injury to the neck in which the neck is forced beyond its natural range of motion. This is usually affects the soft tissues of your neck including the ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Whiplash has many causes; the most common are car accidents, sporting events, and injuries to the head. Although whiplash may not seem like a serious injury, whiplash has several side effects which can be long lasting, including:

• Neck soreness, throbbing, and discomfort
• Swelling around the neck
• Muscle spasms and pains along the shoulders and arms
• Stiffness
• Headaches

If you are hit by a car that is going only 15 miles per hour, you could suffer from severe whiplash. The best way to treat whiplash is to see your doctor to determine the extent of injury, and then use ice and pain medications to fight the pain. A neck brace is often used to help support the neck and keep you from straining the neck muscles for a second time.

Contact a Madison Personal Injury Lawyer

If you or a loved one has been in an accident and is suffering from whiplash, contact the Madison personal injury lawyers of Habush, Habush, & Rottier at 1-800-822-1690.