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Dr. Hegazi was awarded a degree from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego in 2007. This institute is the primary authority in whiplash and brain traumatology. Since that time, he has specialized in the area of diagnosing and treating automobile accident injuries.

Ellman suggests that: "The threshold for receiving compensation in whiplash cases should be raise and, if the number of such claims does not fall significantly, the Government should bring forward primary legislation to require objective evidence - both of a whiplash injury and it having a significant effect on the claimant's life - before compensation is paid." The Association of British Insurers is supporting Ellman's proposals, but says that: "If someone presents themselves with a medical certificate saying they have got whiplash, the insurance company would have to prove that they don't have whiplash, and that's an extremely difficult thing to do."

A personal injury can have a devasting effect on a person's life and affect both work and home activities. Whether as a driver, passenger or pedestrian, if you have been injured and suffered due to someone else's negligence you may be legally entitled to claim whiplash compensation for any damage and suffering. Our Solicitors act for clients all throughout the country and you will always receive 100% of your whiplash compensation. The whiplash claim process is simple and our solicitors work on a no win no fee agreement. This means win or lose you will never pay a penny.

Even minor whiplash injuries can require off work which can result in loss of earnings, but for more serious cases where the symptoms persist for many weeks or months the compensation awarded in the quarter of a million successful whiplash claims in the UK each year does help to get people through.

How justified are the claims for compensation? Whiplash can often be described as a self-limiting condition, which resolves in time with minimal treatment. Wearing a soft neck collar may reduce pain temporarily but some evidence has suggested that even this may actually prolong symptoms. Sufferers who have gone on to have back surgery will have either had underlying damage to the back before their injury, or sustained a more serious injury such as a spine fracture that should arguably be classed separately and is extremely rare in comparison to true, milder forms of whiplash.

While MPs may not be able to prevent fraudsters from faking symptoms, they hope that by making these cases less attractive to insurers and harder for claimants to pursue, they will be able to discern the genuine cases from those that are simply launched as a means to gaining a 'quick buck'.

Occasionally, doctors will recommend adaptions and equipment to aid recovery. Such equipment might include the purchasing of special orthopaedic mattresses or pillows. Acquiring a Tens machine can certainly be very beneficial, these machines generate a little electrical pulse that helps promote a fast recovery. A hot compress or some other forms of gentle heat or steam treatment may additionally greatly assist a patients recovery.

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