Whiplash Injury, neck pain , Summary - Everything You Need To Know - Dr. Nabil Ebraheim

Dr. Ebraheim’s educational animated video describes Whiplash Injury, the etiology, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options.

Sudden acceleration-deceleration force causes unrestrained, rapid forward and backward movement of the head and neck. With a whiplash injury, there is injury to the soft tissues in the neck including ligaments, tendons, muscles and discs. Whiplash is typically not a life threatening injury but can lead to a prolonged period of a partial disability.
Whiplash is most frequently caused by motor vehicle accidents but may occur due to sports activities. Women are more likely to experience whiplash. A woman’s neck is usually not as strong as the neck of a man.
Symptoms and signs
Most patients experience neck pain, tenderness and stiffness. Injuries to the muscles and ligaments result in muscle spasms. Most whiplash symptoms develop within 24 hours of the injury and may include:
•Dizziness
•Fatigue
•Blurred vision
•Neck pain
•Difficulty concentrating
•Memory loss
•Problems sleeping
•Irritability.
Examination
•Inspection of the patient’s posture and neck
•Palpation for areas of tenderness, cervical spinous processes, paraspinal muscles and anterior soft tissues.
•The patient should demonstrate the range of cervical motion within pain tolerance
•Complete neurological examination
•x-rays and MRI may be needed.
Management
•Immobilization of the neck with a soft cervical collar for 2-3 weeks.
•Soft cervical collar especially at night may help with the muscle spasms
•Ice therapy
•Physical therapy
•Pain medication, muscle relaxants and neck massage
•If physiological symptoms develop, treatment of the condition is recommended.
Prognosis
•If the pain and disability exceeds three months then the conditions tends to linger
•The majority of patients will have mild pain that will disappear in a few days.
•About 50% of the patients will have remaining symptoms of some sort, especially residual neck pain and headaches.

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