Unbeknown to many, a shoulder injury is often a symptom of whiplash. Although many people think that a neck injury is the only symptom associated with a whiplash injury, it is not true.
There is some debate as to how often whiplash is accompanied by a shoulder injury. Some studies have concluded that shoulder pain is present in around twenty percent of whiplash cases. The shoulder injury felt by the sufferer is often painful and uncomfortable.
What kind of injury is it?
The neck takes most of the strain in whiplash causing collisions. This is because the movement of the neck strains the muscles by overextending them. The muscles in the shoulders are also put under great force by a rear-end collision, and can be strained too.
A shoulder injury with whiplash usually causes pain across the shoulder blades. Occasionally this pain can also be felt down the arms of the sufferer, and can be accompanied by pins and needles.
A shoulder injury can cause serious limitations in movement of the arms. It can be extremely painful for many victims to lift their arms above their heads. Such limitations can obviously make work and day to day jobs difficult. Being unable to work can have financial implications, but lost wages/earnings can be claimed back if the accident was not your fault.
Claiming compensation for a shoulder injury and whiplash
When making a whiplash injury compensation claim, any shoulder injury will be considered when deciding on a settlement.
Claiming compensation for whiplash and a shoulder injury is easy at Whiplash Injury Compensation. We have a history of getting our clients the maximum amount of compensation available to them after their accident. We work on a no win no fee basis, and don't ask for a penny from you whatever the outcome. You keep 100% of the compensation.
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