According to a recent article in a broadsheet newspaper, doctors are providing whiplash sufferers with "inapproriate advice" which may lead to an addiction to painkillers.
Following the death of Micheal Jackson, who is believed to have died as a result of a suspected addiction to painkillers, it is believed that more doctors are treating whiplash injuries with misprescribed painkillers which could "lead to unneccessarily pain and more painkillers."
According to Martain Johnson, a Barnsley pain-management specialist, "a prescription is a quick fix and quick consultation. This means that...anyone who has an acute problem can end up with a long-term untreated condition."
He went on to say: "There are 650,000 whiplash injuries a year in the UK and a high proportion are given a prescription and told to go away and rest, which is totall inappropriate advice and will lead to uncecessarily pain and more painkillers."
He stated that those filing a compensation claim for whiplash injuries could also be in line to file a medical negligence claim as a result.
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