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Impacts at low speeds
Sustaining a whiplash injury in a road accident is quite a common occurance. However it is a poular misconception that your vehicle may have to be travelling at some speed in order for the driver or passengers to sustain a whiplash injury, this is in fact not the case.
If a driver hits a stationary vehicle in front, even at 20 mph, the inertia of the impact is still more than sufficient to sustain a moderate whiplash injury.
A whiplash injury is where your neck is flexed violently forwards and then backwards, causing damage to soft muscle tissue and sometimes vertebrae in the neck. Even at low speeds, particularly if the vehicle does not have a headrest, this allows the neck to move freely both forwards and backwards with sufficient force to cause both hyperextension (extending the neck muscles beyond a comfortable level) and hyperflexion (flexing the neck area beyond a comfortable level).
Even if there is a headrest it is often incorrectly positioned. For example, if it is too low - the head can jerk back over the head support and still over extend the neck, resulting in an injury. Taking a few moments to adjust your headrest correctly could make the difference between a moderate whiplash injury - with discomfort lasting for several weeks, or just a minor one - with a quick recovery.
If you have sustained a whiplash injury and the accident was not your fault, you may be entitled to claim compensation. Please call us now on 0845 676 0615 for help and advice from one of our experienced claims advisors.
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