Whiplash (Oh no,not again!)

[mph1977]

g3org3y said:

Vanin said:

A year on and she visited another physio with some back pain. The first thing she asked my wife after working a bit on her back was "Have you been in an accident recently?" The physio could see things out of alignment.

Never heard a physio use that phrase. Osteopath or chiropractor perhaps, but not a physio.

private physio quacktitioners seems to be the next big thing in slightly dubious health marketing, be interesting to see what happends if and when someo ofthe woo spouters get reported to the HCPC

[Martin_Hx]

I would only claim if i couldn't work, so the compensation was due to loss of earnings.

I think the majority of claims are by people who think its there right to receive money for nothing or the jobless

[LukeR94]

N Dentressangle said:

Maybe he has some kind of qualification or professional background in these matters?

He almost certainly does given his occupation as Physio in his profile, but that doesnt qualify him to say that without an examination, injuries that come apparent later on arent common but that doesnt mean they dont exist.

[McWigglebum4th]

Vanin said:

Just another angle on the whiplash saga.

No one sayes that whiplash does not exist

Just some of us a slightly dubious when you see whiplash claims when someone runs into an empty car in a carpark and suddenly you have 12 people claiming they are crippled and the insurance payes up without a question

[Vanin]

g3org3y said:

Never heard a physio use that phrase. Osteopath or chiropractor perhaps, but not a physio.

Quite right georgy, my mistake the girl was a qualified osteo.

The point being now several months on, wife still stressed does not need all the extra hassle around insurance interviews, doctor's visits, (you cannot have an appointment here for two weeks, they are already overworked.)
Money, how would you calculate the injury £500? £5000? I do not think so as she is retired so no loss of work, how do you measure wrist and back pain financially around the house?

No, we will just carry on with our lives. It was an accident and could have been a lot worse. The insurers were good the repair shop was good and the other party behaved well.

The message I am trying to put across is just give it a little time before accepting a settlement.
Not so relevant in our case but it may be relevant to some of you.

[aw51 121565]

Vanin said:

... several months on, wife still stressed ...

This is the key, he says very understandingly .

And no, I am not trolling - having seen the dark side of life (widowed twice now , and I am only 44!) I know that not engaging with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune can have significant health consequences (including aches and pains a long time after the disastrous event ).

As such - and I will get a flaming for this, but... - I am going to suggest that psychosomatic things are going on here .

[mph1977]

aw51 121565 said:

This is the key, he says very understandingly .

And no, I am not trolling - having seen the dark side of life (widowed twice now , and I am only 44!) I know that not engaging with the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune can have significant health consequences (including aches and pains a long time after the disastrous event ).

As such - and I will get a flaming for this, but... - I am going to suggest that psychosomatic things are going on here .

Hopefully you'll escape the death threats and postal packets of poop as it's not about a disease with a made up name, no actual aetiology and a 'sufferer' base with a huge blind spit over the somatic component, neither have you mentioned the trifecta of dark glasses,wrist splint and a single elbow crutch ( poorly adjusted)...

Edited by mph1977 on Saturday 1st November 10:28

[nottyash]

A lorry hit the back of my wife on the M40, didnt look that bad and was drivable but had shunted car a bit sideways.
She drove it home over 100 miles, shaken but no pain.
Next day she was in agony in her neck. Physio followed for months, with a few weeks off work.
Insurance arranged a hire car too, that sat on the drive unused.
A year later she received 5 grand. 1800 went to the physio, so she got 3200.
Still has pain now.
The solicitor made over 5000 pound.
There's only one winner.