Rear end collisions typically result in a whiplash injury.
Whiplash involves a sudden movement of the head that can lead to the tearing of muscles, ligaments, and other soft tissues. It is a common result of a rear-end automobile collision, and can happen at low as well as high speeds.
A new study by Hanna Sale and Annika Isberg, Delayed Temporo-mandibular Joint Pain and Dysfuntion Induced by Whiplash Trauma, 138 J. Am. Dental Assn. 1084 (2007) reports that one in three people will experience TMJ, pain in their temporo-mandibular joint, within one year following a whiplash injury. This is at an incidence rate of five times higher than what is found in the general population. For some reason, women experience this more that men.
If you are invollved in a rear end collsion or any collision involving a whiplash injury, and you feel you need the help of a personal injury lawyer, be sure to find an attorney with litigation experience.
