The latest 2007 whiplash research shows that head restraint adjustments are crucial

Exciting developments took place at the beginning of 2007 in the whiplash and car accident world.

The most comprehensive computer-validated model for whiplash reported in scientific literature yet has been disclosed by Brian Stemper, an assistant professor of neurosurgery.

His work was published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention and was submitted to the US Department of Transport for possible use in determining safety rules for car manufacturers.

Whiplash personal injuries affect the soft tissues of the cervical spine (such as ligaments and intervertebral discs) and can be sustained in any type of car accident.

Whiplash can result in neck pain, headaches and lumber back pain. A high percentage of people who sustain a whiplash personal injury also report long-term pain.

In more recent years, practitioners have begun to take whiplash injuries more seriously and believe it to have more serious implications than previously imagined.

Dr Stemper investigated cervical spine ligament stretch during a whiplash personal injury by comparing the increasing distance between the back of the head and the head restraint.

He then developed a mathematical computer model of the head and cervical spine that could be studied in simulated rear-end collisions. The studies provided data for further analysis of soft tissue distortions in humans.

Whiplash compensation claims
A whiplash injury can be extremely painful and lead to numerous emotional and neurological symptoms if left untreated.

In more recent years, hospital and practitioners have begun to take whiplash personal injuries far more seriously as they have realised that the implications are more serious than previously thought and that it is not as easy to "get over" a whiplash personal injury as people have considered in the past.

If you have suffered whiplash due to a non-fault accident, we may be able to help you get compensation and give you free legal advice.

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