Whiplash
symptoms are the most common injuries following
car accidents. Whiplash, also known as: neck
pain, soft tissue injury, "MIST"
(Minor Impact Soft Tissue) injury, cervical
muscle strain or ligament sprain, muscle pain
or cervical spine injury. Whiplash can also
be termed a "syndrome" due to its
frequent involvement with headaches, shoulder
pain and interscapular (between the shoulder
blades) pain. It is important to know that
whiplash can occur from even low velocity
collisions. The reason is that the kinetic
energy (force) of a car is very high, even
at five miles per hour, due to the large mass
of the car. This energy is transferred to
the occupants (passengers) of the vehicle
and is actually more violent if the cars do
not deform (dent), which is often the case
in low impact collisions. Therefore, even
if you were in a low-impact accident, it may
have been enough to cause a whiplash effect,
It is advisable to get checked to make sure
problems don’t develop later on
Carolina Forrest,
Myrtle Beach and Tabor City. Personal Injury
Accident Chiropractor
Conway Health Care and Loris Chiropractic
and Car Accident Center, South Carolina have
treated car accident patients and whiplash
injury patients from Conway and Loris, South
Carolina. Free
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Other Whiplash Symptoms:
• Blurred vision
• Difficulty swallowing
• Irritability
• Fatigue
• Dizziness
• Pain between the shoulder blades
• Pain in the arms or legs, feet and hands
• Low back pain and/or stiffness
• Shoulder pain
• Nausea
• Ringing in the ears
• Vertigo
• Numbness and tingling
• Pain in the jaw or face
• Headaches
Although the majority of Whiplash injuries
occur as a result of motor vehicle accidents,
it is still possible to get "whiplash"
from sports injuries or any injuries in which
your body was suddenly "jerked"
forward. Whiplash has been given this unfortunate
term due to its similarity with the action
of a bull whip. Any trauma which causes a
rapid acceleration-
deceleration of the neck can be diagnosed
as whiplash.
Conway Office
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Loris Office
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