An accident is an unpredictable thing, the same way that its effects or end results are also undetermined.
At times, there are certain injuries that take effect immediately.
There are also injuries that do not come out at the initial stage of the accident, but only come out months or years after.
One of the common injuries is a whiplash.
This is defined as a condition that is thought of as a simple pain in the neck.
However, this isn't the case most of the time because this condition can also manifest itself in other symptoms aside from the pain in the neck such as extreme back pain, muscle pain, soft tissue pain, shoulder and chest pain, and even difficulty swallowing.
These are oftentimes neglected symptoms, thinking that they occur regularly and not as a result of some accident.
This misconception must be eliminated since if you are unable to keenly identify the symptoms of whiplash, you would go on suffering from it without getting any compensation for your suffering.
You can suffer from whiplash for an indefinite period of time and if you are unable to get the compensation that you need, then it would be like letting the person responsible go free for whatever acts that he has inflicted your way.
You can just imagine that for so long a time, you have been injured and have suffered pain most of the time.
After the pain has subsided, other symptoms which are of equal discomfort begin to manifest.
You can no longer stand without having to moan in pain from your aching back.
You can then feel that your shoulders and chest start to exhibit pain as well.
In fact, the number of pain that you experience everyday can no longer be tolerated, making you truly uncomfortable.
At other times, you may not even sleep well due to the occurrence of whiplash.
Since you are suffering from various types of pain, then it also follows that your sleep patterns was hampered as well, giving you only several hours of sleep time a day.
Since you were not able to sleep properly, you may not also do your job well since you lacked some sleep.
At times, even your weekend enjoyment is hampered because of the pains and inconveniences associated with whiplash.
The bottom line is, your productivity, whether at home or at work, has been decreased due to the pain that you are feeling.