Motor
Vehicle Accidents
Whiplash
injury is the most common injury suffered from a motor vehicle accident.
Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissue of the neck, also referred
to as neck sprain or neck strain. It is often caused by a sudden
forceful movement of the neck, but with no direct contact to the
neck. It may include injury to the joints, discs, ligaments, cervical
muscles, and nerve roots.
Hyperextension of the neck upon impact results in a number of capillaries
and tissue fibres being broken, which, if left alone, can cause
scar tissue development. In many cases, abnormalities can not be
viewed upon x-ray and there is no visible injury. As a result, the
seriousness of an injury is often initially overlooked.
Symptoms of Whiplash
People who experience whiplash may report experiencing
one or more symptoms. Symptoms can occur immediately after the accident,
or may appear several days or even weeks later.
- Neck / Shoulder pain and stiffness
- Headaches
- Low back pain
- Sensations such as burning or "pins and needles"
- Irritability
- Poor sleep
- Fatigue
- Difficulty with concentration or memory
- Depression
- Dizziness / Light-headedness
- Pain or numbness in the arm and/or hand
- Ringing in the ears
- Blurred vision
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At Pacific Wellness, we look after acute and chronic
phase of whiplash injury by using combination of following modalities:
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