The information here is about whiplash and how you can go ahead and get compensated for your whiplash injuries. When you are in an automobile accident, you can have injuries to you neck caused by getting hit from behind which might force your head to jerk rapidly forward and back causing injuries to your lower neck bones and to the nerves found there. If you are in a car accident or other accident where you were pushed, struck or shaken violently causing your head to jar from side to side or to swing back and forth, you could be a victim of whiplash if you have the following conditions.

Symptoms of Whiplash

People who have been diagnosed as having whiplash or injury to the lower neck caused by an accident show signs of pain in the lower neck and shoulders, vomiting, dizziness, and can exhibit symptoms of feeling numb in other parts of the body as well. Depression is also a symptom of whiplash. The full extent of your whiplash injuries are not normally felt until the point of injury has relaxed from the initial blow and the pain sets in. If you begin to feel sick to your stomach and have difficulty in holding your head back, you probably have whiplash.

How to Seek Treatment for Whiplash

1. Seeing your doctor is the first step or a chiropractor.
   Both these medical specialists can assess your symptoms and arrive at a diagnosis based on x rays as well as their own examination of your injuries. However, the medical doctor may prescribe pain killers while the chiropractor will try to re align your spine to relieve the pressure being caused by the tangled nerves found in your lower neck and the jarring of the little bones also found in your lower neck.


2. Keep Records of All Treatments Given
   Whether you choose a chiropractor or a medical doctor, you should keep a record of all visits, treatments, x rays and medications given. You should provide your lawyer with all of these medical records including photographs of your injuries and of the vehicles involved.