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Whiplash!

Whiplash is the common name for neck sprains, such as those caused by injury to the spine. The injury is referred to as “whiplash” due to the neck or back being thrown forwards and/or backwards at rapid speed. This may cause the fibres of the neck muscles to tear, resulting in pain and often a decreased range of movement. Whiplash and whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) represent a range of injuries to the neck that can be caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck.

Whiplash is most commonly associated with car accidents however the injury can be sustained in many other ways, including falls from bicycles or horses.

Cause Of Whiplash

A whiplash injury may be the result of impulsive stretching of ligaments in the spine which is stretched or tears, as the head snaps forward and then back again causing a whiplash injury.

Whiplash may be caused by any motion similar to a rear-end collision in a car, such as may take place on a roller coaster or other rides at an amusement park, sports injuries such as skiing accidents, other modes of transportation such as airplane travel, or from being hit or shaken. Shaken baby syndrome can result in a whiplash injury.

Symptoms Of Whiplash

Symptoms reported by sufferers include: pain and aching to the neck and back, referred pain to the shoulders, sensory disturbance (such as pins and needles) to the arms & legs and headaches. Symptoms can appear directly after the crash, but often are not felt until days afterwards. Whiplash is usually confined to the spinal cord (neck to pubic bone), and the most common areas of the spinal cord affected by whiplash are the neck, and the mid-back (middle of the spine). Reliably diagnosing a whiplash injury or disorder is not difficult for a trained doctor.

After Effects Of Whiplash

The consequences of whiplash range from mild pain for a few days (most common symptom), to severe disability caused by restricted head movement or of the cervical spine, sometimes with persistent pain.

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