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Whiplash

Alternate Names : Hyperextension Injury of the Neck

Whiplash | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring

What are the signs and symptoms of the injury?

Whiplash generally causes:

  • neck pain, usually in the back of the neck along either side of the spine
  • pain with any motion of the neck
  • a stiff neck
  • headache
  • numbness or a tingling sensation in the upper body

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    Whiplash: Diagnosis & Tests

    Author: James Broomfield, MD
    Reviewer: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
    Date Reviewed: 07/05/01



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