Whiplash Injuries in Norfolk, Eastern Shore, Newport News & Other Virginia Car Accidents

Spinal cord injuries are not uncommon after a Norfok truck accident or Virginia car wreck, with whiplash among the most common types of injury to the spine after a crash. Because whiplash is so common, many believe that it must not be a serious injury. The reality, however, is that whiplash can result in serious, debilitating, or even life-threatening injuries, depending on the Virginia car accident victim and the details of the wreck. Accounting for over one million vehicle accident injuries to the spine per year, whiplash occurs when a driver or passenger's head moves in a violent back-and-forth motion upon impact in a collision. When the head moves forward, it is hyperextended, and the backward moving of the head is referred to as hyperflexion. Although whiplash can occur in a number of situations, it is most common in rear-end collisions, t-bone collisions, head-on colliions, or crashes in which a vehicle crashes into a still object. Among the areas that can be injured as a result of whiplash from Virginia car accidents are the soft tissues, spinal joints, discs, nerves, ligaments, and muscles of the neck.

Although whiplash injuries can be difficult to diagnose, the symptoms of whiplash in Norfolk and other Virginia accidents include neck pain (especially at the base of the neck and when turning the neck), muscle spasms, and even pain months or years after the date of injury. While the pain may not occur immediately after the Norfolk, Eastern Shore, Nassawadox, or Newport News truck accident or vehicle wreck, it usually appears around 24 hours after a crash. When serious cases of whiplash go untreated, scar tissue can form in the neck, sometimes resulting in headaches, dizziness, a "pins and needles" feeling in the hands, limited motion, blurred vision, and/or shoulder pain.

If you believe you have suffered from whiplash after a Norfolk or Eastern Shore car accident, seek medical attention right away. To learn more about how you may receive financial compensation for your medical bills, pain and suffering, and other crash or injury-related expenses, feel free to contact Virginia personal injury attorney Lawrence Land online or at 757-251-0198.