How long does it take to recover from whiplash?

If you or a loved one has experienced whiplash from an accident, contact 844 See Mike for a free consultation so we can help you recover from this experience and get fairly compensated.

Whiplash is an injury that may be considered a neck sprain or strain. It is caused by a sudden, hard back-and-forth motion of the neck and is often seen after automobile accidents due to a collision causing a person to jerk back-and-forth in their seat. This motion causes the bones, discs, ligaments, muscles, and nerves in and around the spine to get damaged.

In order to treat these injuries, doctors usually use pain medications, cooling and warming therapy, a cervical collar or brace to immobilize the neck, and/or physical therapy to regain function and mobility in the neck. Icing the neck a few times a day for about 15 minutes is the best first step in order to reduce the initial pain and swelling.

While following the proper treatment, the symptoms of the injury should subside in about a month. The recovery timeline largely depends on the severity of the injury, since some whiplash injuries can heal in about a week with light treatment while others may take a couple of months until they get back to feeling normal. Stretching exercises and physical therapy can help a great deal near the end of your treatment as you try to regain that mobility and range of motion that you had prior to the accident. 

If another person caused your injuries, you can file a claim against them for monetary damages. Medical care for whiplash is not cheap, and it certainly is not cheap when it involves potential complications that you may have had to deal with. With our help, we can help you recover the costs of your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages that resulted from another person’s actions.

Helping our clients is about counseling, advocating, and ultimately solving problems. With years of experience successfully representing the people, not the powerful, we will take care of the insurance adjusters, your medical bills, your property damage, and your lost wages, and monitor your treatment so you can focus on healing and getting your life back to normal. Our unique formula has earned us over 1,000 outstanding client reviews on our website, an A+ BBB rating, and over 135 five-star reviews on Google. Call 888-572-0176, e-mail us at michael@agrusslawfirm.com or schedule a meeting with us here. We’re here 24/7.