Martin Syms from Porth in Rhondda was recently awarded £80,000 in compensation after suffering from severe back injuries sustained after a fall from a chair at Cardiff Central Station Mr Syms, a driver for Arriva trains at the time, was sitting on a plastic molded chair in the station's mess room at the time, when it collapsed, causing him to land heavily on his back

British trades people could be putting themselves at risk of incurable cancer from exposure to asbestos without even realising it, says a recent study published by the British Lung Foundation Mesothelioma, the cancer caused by asbestos, kills one people every five hours in the UK; twenty trades people die of the disease every week, making the disease Britain's worst workplace killer

The Government introduced the compulsory seatbelt law 25 years ago It says that this has saved prevented 60,000 deaths since 1993

There are four phases that occur during a whiplash injury and all four take place in less than one half of a second The injury itself is determined by the different forces that act upon the body at this time

Despite a Swedish study in 1995 that suggested that the risk of whiplash in children is as high as two-thirds of the likelihood of an adult suffering the condition, less than 2% of whiplash literature is actually devoted to children Considering that the strength of a six year old’s spine is only around 25% of the strength of an adult's, clinical research begs the question as to why more children are not admitted with whiplash injuries

Lesley Ash has been awarded £5 million compensation after contracting MSSA, a strain of the Hospital Superbug MRSA in April 2004 when she was admitted to Chelsea and Westminster hospital with a punctured lung and two broken ribs after falling off her bed at home Whilst she made a recovery from her initial injuries, she has still not made a full recovery from the MSSA bug she contracted

Most people are aware of at least one or two of the symptoms of whiplash injury; the majority will probably be aware of neck pain, back pain and, possibly, headaches Less are probably aware of the other and associated symptoms that this injury can also entail: fatigue, blurred vision, shoulder pain, dizziness, memory problems and mood-swings

What does "whiplash" mean The term "whiplash" is usually used to describe only rear end collisions, often where a car is stationery and another car drives into the rear of it

Can the type of work you do affect the prospects of your recovery from a whiplash injury A study carried out by the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery would seem to indicate that the answer is a 'yes'

Most of us are aware that whiplash injuries generally involve neck pain, shoulder-pain and headaches, but how many of us are aware of the associated disorders that can also accompany an injury of this sort The majority of patients who suffer a whiplash injury tend to recover after a few weeks or, at most, a few months