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Chronic Pain Claims

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Chronic pain syndrome (CPS) can be a life-changing condition, not only for those living with it, but for friends and family too. Typically lasting for three or more months after an injury, it’s a debilitating experience that can affect you both mentally and physically.

Contact our team of chronic pain solicitors to see how we can help you or your loved one.

Our lawyers understand that the impact of chronic pain is a very individual experience and that every case needs to be treated differently. We’ve handled many kinds of chronic pain claims, from road traffic accidents to workplace injuries, so we know how your life can be affected by the condition.

Most of the chronic pain claims we handle are on a no win no fee basis. This means there's nothing for you to pay upfront, and you won’t have to pay any legal fees if your claim isn’t successful.

What are the different types of chronic pain?

Our experience in chronic pain covers many kinds and causes of chronic pain, so we’ll know how to fight for your compensation claim. There are lots of different kinds of chronic pain, but the most common are:

  • Somatic pain – this is caused by an injury to the skin, muscle, or soft tissue, and includes headaches.
  • Visceral pain – visceral pain comes from internal organs and can sometimes spread to other areas of the body. The nature of the pain receptors on internal organs means that visceral pain is often difficult to locate.
  • Neuropathic pain – nerve damage causes neuropathic pain, which is when nerve fibres send the wrong pain signals to other parts of the body.
  • Fibromyalgia – this is a chronic pain condition that can be inflamed by injury.

Why choose Irwin Mitchell to help with your chronic pain claim?

Our serious injury team is recognised as one of the leaders in the field by independent legal guides,

The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners. This includes the chronic pain team that works within the serious injury team.

Our team of experts are located across England and Scotland in our various offices. Your specialist solicitor will also be able to discuss your claim over the phone or video call. They can also meet you at an appropriate location if that’s easier for you.

With chronic pain claims, we understand how important getting the right rehabilitation is. Our Support and Rehabilitation Coordinators are trained medical experts who’ll help you get the right support, so you make the best possible recovery.

Once you’ve received your compensation, the financial experts in our Asset Management team will be there to answer any money questions you have. They can help with managing your compensation so it’s there when you need it, as well as answering any questions you have about investing.

We can also set up a personal injury trust for you. This makes sure that any compensation you receive doesn’t impact any means-tested benefits you could be entitled to.

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After we’ve talked through your situation, we’ll be able to decide if your chronic pain was caused by someone else’s negligence. If we believe that mistakes have been made, we’ll get evidence from experts to support your case and establish exactly what happened.

Specialist care is an important part of any chronic pain claim. Our solicitors will make sure that you’ve access to the very best medical support while we continue with your case.

We’ll work out how much compensation you'll need, considering your pain, loss of earnings, and the cost of the medical treatment you’ve had so far and will need in the future. We realise that with chronic pain claims, it can be difficult to measure the true extent of your condition right away. We’ll make sure that your potential long-term needs are considered when working out your compensation.

We’ll take your claim to those responsible and if they disagree, we’ll begin court proceedings. Most of the claims we handle get settled outside of court, but sometimes going to court can be the best option.

Throughout your claim, we’ll keep you updated and give you advice. Each decision will be left to you, and we’ll always follow your instructions.

In most cases, there’s a time limit of three years to make a claim, starting from when you first developed a chronic pain condition (or became aware that you had one). In cases involving children, you can claim at any time while they’re under 18 – the three-year time limit begins on their 18th birthday.

If your chronic pain was caused by an accident or incident abroad, the three year time limit can be shorter.

However, it’s important to contact us as soon as possible so that we can begin to investigate your claim.

Every chronic pain claim is unique, which means the amount of compensation is different in each case.

When we know more about your chronic pain, we’ll be able to give you more guidance on how much compensation you could receive.

Our specialist serious injury team have helped many clients secure compensation for chronic pain, giving them the funds they need to make useful changes to their lifestyle. This can include treatments from:

  • Physiotherapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Pain consultants and nurses.

Yes, we do take chronic pain claims on a no win no fee basis. This means there’s no financial risk to you should your claim be unsuccessful.

There are other funding options available, which may be more suitable for you. We’ll go through all available funding options and advise you on what we think is best for you.

I would certainly recommend Irwin Mitchell to friends and family. The support I’ve received has been fantastic.”

Stewart, client

Frequently Asked Questions

What is chronic pain?

Chronic pain typically lasts more than three months after an injury. It could appear gradually, suddenly, or even many weeks after the original trauma. Chronic pain is different from acute, short-term pain in that it persists well after the initial injury has healed. It can have a much wider-reaching effect on the life of someone who experiences it.

Sometimes chronic pain can be managed with painkillers, but often this is impossible. Chronic pain is caused by a problem within the nervous system rather than a specifically injured body part, making it harder to locate and treat.

Chronic pain doesn’t exist in isolation and can cause several health problems, both cognitive and physical. These include:

  • Depression, anxiety, and other psychological conditions
  • Cognitive impairment
  • Weakness
  • Sleeplessness
  • A weakened immune system.

These effects can be mentally and physically exhausting, taking a significant toll on your quality of life. Our solicitors understand this and can put you in touch with pain specialists to help you learn to cope with the condition.

What causes chronic pain?

Most cases of chronic pain diagnosis come about because of injuries sustained in an accident. Our personal injury solicitors often help clients who’ve developed chronic pain after:

  • An accident in the workplace
  • A road traffic accident
  • Whiplash
  • A slip, trip or fall
  • A military accident.

It’s often difficult to diagnose a chronic pain condition straight after a traumatic accident, as the symptoms can be mistaken for acute pain. Only after weeks or months does it become clear that someone has chronic pain. Anyone can get chronic pain at any age, from children to adults. Nobody knows why some people get chronic pain and others don’t.

We’re in contact with medical experts who understand the causes and triggers associated with chronic pain. With their help, we’ll be able to establish who was to blame for your condition and battle to get the compensation you deserve.

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