Whiplash Injury  Whiplash Injury Compensation  What is a
whiplash injury?  Whiplash is best described as a straining or
stretching injury, sustained to the spine from a sharp or sudden
jerking motion.  Commons causes of whiplash injury  This type of
personal injury can be caused by various different scenarios
including:  Whiplash Personal Injury Solicitors, Birmingham,
Bristol, Cardiff, Lancaster, Leeds, London, Newcastle,
Sheffield, Manchester, Wimbledon  Road Traffic Accidents  A road
traffic accident where a vehicle has been hit in the rear can
result in a typical whiplash injury, caused by the sudden
deceleration of the vehicle which leads to the occupant/s
suffering a first backwards then forwards motion of the head,
causing strain and stretching to the neck muscles.  Similarly,
although not as well known is that whiplash trauma can be caused
in a road accident wherever the vehicle is hit, because even a
sideways motion can cause occupant movement and a resulting
strain on the neck and/or back.  Simpson