Whiplash
injuries are a major public health problem. Not only do they cause
significant pain and time off from work and leisure activities, there is
also a general effect on quality of life. A study in the European Spine Journal
compared female patients with whiplash of the neck to patients with low
back pain and [..]
The short answer is yes. But let's look at how the neck is injured in whiplash and why a trauma from years earlier can produce symptoms today.Even
in more moderate motor vehicle collisions with substantial car damage,
symptoms rarely come on the day of the injury. When symptoms do occur
immediately, this is a sign [..]
Whiplash
pain can be much different from other types of injuries. When a car
accident is severe, the pain will come on right away. If the injury
produces a mild or moderate sprain, sometimes it takes a few days for
the pain and inflammation to reach its maximum extent. Sometimes it is
stiffness that is [..]