Whiplash Test

Whiplash - Car Accident Injury

The most common whiplash symptoms are pain and stiffness in your neck and upper back. If you try to bend your chin to your chest, or if you try to look straight up above your head and this causes or increases your pain, you probably have whiplash. Whiplash from a side impact can make it painful to tilt your head to your shoulders. Often the muscles in the front of your throat are strained too.

You may have other whiplash symptoms than simply pain from your accident.

• Neck pain and stiffness (often in the front of your neck too)
• Headaches, often at the base of the skull
• Dizziness
• Blurred vision
• Fatigue
• Difficulty concentrating
• Ringing in the ears
• Sleep disturbances
• Irritability
• Emotional upset- from fear, to crying to anger, unexpectedly
• Speech changes
• Difficulty Swallowing
• Memory problems
• Concussion

I always recommend keeping a simple notebook or journal of your symptoms. These notes will help us as your doctors and therapists give you the best care possible. But, it is also important for your case. In a year from now when you are asking the insurance company to reach a financial settlement with you your documentation of your injuries and your pain right now, will help your attorney get the best settlement for you possible.

If you have been involved in a car accident, you most likely suffered a Whiplash type injury. Research shows that left untreated, you most likely will end up with some type of permanent damage. Click Whiplash Specialist or call our office at 925 685-2002 to schedule a consultation with one of our doctors at absolutely no charge. If you would like to find out more about our office click Concord Chiropractor.