Whiplash is the result of a sudden, quick ‘back and forth’ movement of your head. This ‘back and forth’ movement affects the soft tissue in the neck as well as the ligaments, tendons and muscles. Whiplash is experienced in the majority of car accidents with whiplash injuries being the most frequently recorded accident and injury among workers compensation and third party claims in Australia.
Whiplash is not a medical term but it has been used for this type of injury since the early 1920’s. Today this same injury is also called acceleration flexion-extension neck injury and soft tissue cervical hyperextension injury, however the medical professions generally use the terms cervical sprain, cervical strain or hyperextension injury.
Chiropractor Clare Fulton and her team have had great results in whiplash injuries treatment in Mosman at her Spine and Health Centre. Clare’s team can not only treat your whiplash injures but put you onto a program that will enhance your lifestyle. Understanding the anatomy and physiology of your body is essential in developing a personalized treatment plan for you.
The symptoms of whiplash vary as does the time they develop. Most people experience symptoms immediately while others could experience them hours later. Symptoms can include neck pain and swelling, difficulty in movement of the neck, tenderness or muscle spasm along the side or back of the neck, headaches and even shooting pain into your shoulder or arm from the neck.
If you experience whiplash, it is preferable to seek treatment immediately so that your body can be treated and has the ability to go through the healing process. This is where Clare and her team at her Chiropractic Spine and Health Centre who specialize in whiplash injuries treatment in Mosman can assist you. Their non-invasive chiropractic treatment is drug free and extremely effective and above all can restore the neck and surrounding body to its original functional capacity.