Whiplash - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Feb 17, 2024 · Whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck, like the cracking of a whip. Whiplash is commonly caused by rear-end car crashes. But whiplash also can result from sports accidents, physical abuse and …
Whiplash (Neck Strain): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Aug 29, 2022 · Whiplash is an injury that happens when sudden force or movement strains your neck and spine, damaging bone, muscle, ligaments and nerves. It’s most common in motor vehicle crashes, but can also happen for other reasons.
Whiplash Injury - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Whiplash is an injury caused by the neck bending forcibly forward and then backward, or vice versa. The injury usually involves the muscles, discs, nerves, and tendons in the neck.
Whiplash Injury: Pain, Treatment, Symptoms, Causes, and More - WebMD
Mar 6, 2025 · Neck strain, or whiplash, occurs when sudden force stretches and tears the muscles and tendons in your neck. Learn more from WebMD about symptoms and treatment of the condition. Skip to main...
Whiplash - Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, And Treatment - WebMD
Aug 29, 2024 · Whiplash (also called neck sprain or neck strain) is a common neck injury that can be caused by an abrupt backward and/or forward jerking motion of the head, resulting in pain and stiffness.
Whiplash: Signs, Symptoms, and Complications - Verywell Health
Mar 27, 2023 · Whiplash, a neck sprain, occurs from sudden neck jerking, often during a motor vehicle collision. Whiplash injuries account for approximately 75% of all survivable road traffic collision injuries. The most common symptoms that can occur, even with a minor injury, include:
Whiplash Injury: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments, and More - Healthline
Jun 22, 2023 · Whiplash occurs when a person’s head moves backward and then forward suddenly with great force. This injury is most common following a rear-end auto collision. It can also result from...
Whiplash: diagnosis, treatment, and associated injuries - PMC
Whiplash is associated with a wide variety of clinical manifestations including neck pain, neck stiffness, arm pain and paresthesias, problems with memory and concentration, and psychological distress. This group of symptoms and signs are collectively termed WAD.
Whiplash - symptoms, causes, treatments and complications
Whiplash is an injury to your muscles, tendons or other soft tissues of your neck. It is caused when your head moves suddenly in one direction and then back quickly. It is a common injury during a motor vehicle accident.
Whiplash injury: Relieving the pain in your neck - Harvard Health
May 21, 2024 · Could it be a whiplash injury? And could it be serious? What is a whiplash injury? Whiplash is a soft-tissue injury to the neck that happens after an impact. Whiplash occurs when your body and neck suddenly are thrust forward, while …