Whiplash Injuries
Many people get whiplash injuries from car accidents. A whiplash injury is also called a cervical sprain, a cervical strain, a neck sprain, or a neck strain. A whiplash injury is basically a combination of symptoms that occur from damage to the neck. In a whiplash injury, the intervertebral joints, discs, ligaments, cervical muscles, and nerve roots in the neck may become damaged.
What happens in a car accident and why people get whiplash injuries?
Whiplash is caused from an abrupt forward and backward jerking motion of someone’s head. Essentially, the force caused from an impact in a car accident causes someone’s head to abruptly jerk forward and then back (sometimes to the right then left or left to the right or even back then forward). Whiplash injuries can be extremely painful.
Common symptoms of a whiplash injury
What are the symptoms of a whiplash injury?
– Neck pain
– Neck stiffness
– Headaches