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Explaining Whiplash Injuries

When Florida auto accidents occur, injuries result from a majority of these occurrences. While there are innumerable injuries that can result from Florida auto accidents, one of the most common and most difficult to deal with in terms of success with a Florida personal injury lawsuit is whiplash. Below is an overview of this injury, but rest assured that if you suffer from whiplash as a result of an auto accident, you still have legal rights that need to be enforced with the help of an experienced Florida auto accident lawyer.

How Whiplash Results from Florida Auto Accidents

One of the most common types of collisions in auto accidents is the rear-end collision. This type of collision naturally leads to whiplash, as when the head and neck are thrust forward with a high degree of force, the tendency is a reaction where the head snaps back to its original position in a violent manner. This back-and-forth motion for which many people are not prepared is one of the leading causes of whiplash.

How Whiplash is Diagnosed

Whiplash is actually extremely difficult to diagnose for even the most experienced medical professionals. The reason is that whiplash is basically a soft-tissue injury to the neck area, but many whiplash injuries will not show up on X-rays or MRI scans. In addition, the symptoms of whiplash can vary widely, and they can include everything from neck pain and stiffness to dizziness and trouble sleeping.

Why Whiplash is Difficult to Prove in Court

Aside from the difficulty in diagnosing whiplash, prognoses of whiplash can also vary widely. Some people can recover from whiplash in a matter of days, but others face months, years or even a lifetime of pain and suffering as a result of this injury. There is no way to accurately predict a recovery timeline.

In addition to the medical difficulties that surround whiplash, there is also an unfortunate stigma attached to it because of decades of comedy spoofs in which the ‘injured’ plaintiff walks into a courtroom with a neck brace and claims whiplash as an injury. While the presence of this type of comedy should not matter in a real courtroom, it can have an effect on juries.

Overall, whiplash is a real and sometimes terrible injury to have to fight. If you or someone you love has suffered from whiplash as a result of a collision, you need the help of Florida auto accident lawyers who understand how to properly prove the existence of this condition and who can convince a jury that your pain and suffering is real. Contact Bernstein & Maryanoff today to schedule a free initial consultation.