What is Whiplash and How Can a Chiropractor Help?

What is Whiplash and How Can a Chiropractor Help?

Whiplash is an injury that occurs to the soft tissues of the neck. The symptoms are brought on due to damage of the neck that typically occurs because of an unexpected or rapid flexion or extension. The symptoms of whiplash may not set in until several hours after the...
Have I Suffered Whiplash?

Have I Suffered Whiplash?

Patients that have had whiplash injuries will notice the next day that they’re stiff, they’ll have pain in the neck, headaches. Typical headaches manifest themselves behind the back of the skull and radiate up over the head. They’ll have problems...
What Stretches Help with Whiplash Pain?

What Stretches Help with Whiplash Pain?

Understanding Whiplash Whiplash is a neck injury due to forceful, rapid back-and-forth movement of the neck. It often occurs after a sudden impact like a car accident. The intense motion can cause ligaments in the neck to stretch beyond their limit, leading to pain...
Putting Whiplash Misconceptions to Rest

Putting Whiplash Misconceptions to Rest

Teenage Driver Suffering Whiplash Injury Traffic Accident Whiplash and its associated disorders (WAD) is a constellation of symptoms usually, but not always, following a motor vehicle collision. There are other types of mechanisms that cause whiplash, skiing,...