Symptoms of whiplash may include: pain, stiffness, dizziness, nausea, headache and a loss of feeling in the arm or hand. Whiplash can be difficult to diagnose because X rays and scans do not always reveal the injury. Symptoms may appear straight away or develop gradually over the hours, days and weeks after the injury. If you have suffered an injury in an accident it is important that you seek medical advice as soon as possible. The medical record of your injury will used to assess the value of your claim. The amount of compensation payable following a whiplash injury depends on the severity of the injury, the recovery period, and whether or not there are any permanent residual symptoms.