Saving Whiplash Preys

We are prone to accidents. And no matter how prudent we are wherever we may be, we can be victims of unforseen occurences if we are negligent. And if we are already in a critical situation, the least help we can offer ourselves is to know the injury we suffer; "the best way to win a battle is to know your enemy", so to speak.

There are many injuries that may come our way. Major or minor injuries, they both can make us ill. Let us talk about one minor injury that could severely damage us if sound treatments are not done.

"Whiplash" was first used in 1928 as a term to describe neck pain which can lead to an injury to the soft tissues of the neck specifically ligaments, tendons, and muscles.

This neck injury is caused by an abnormal motion or force applied to your neck which causes movement beyond the neck's normal capacity of motion. It usually happens in vehicular accidents, sporting activities, accidental falls, non-acute causes such as using your neck to hold the phone, etc. However, the most frequent cause of whiplash is a car accident. Speeds as low as 15 miles per hour can produce enough energy to cause whiplash in passengers, whether or not they wear seat belts.

Whiplash's symptoms may occur immediately after the initial injury. These are neck pain, neck swelling, tenderness along the back of your neck,muscle spasms (in the side or back of your neck), difficulty moving your neck around, headache, and pain shooting from your neck into either shoulder or arm.

And just as every single trap has its own way out, each pain also has its own remedy.

Gladly, whiplash can be treated, even on your own. It is common for us to see a doctor immediately when health problems arise. And in cases like this, the doctor most likely will recommend treatment like neck massage, neck rest, bed rest, heat therapy, ice therapy, oral pain relievers, muscle relaxer, imobilization of the neck with a soft cervical collar, motion exercise with heat therapy, avoidance of excessive neck strain for the next week, and then increased activity as tolerated in the following weeks. When symptoms from your whiplash injury continue, contact the doctor whom you asked the treatment from.

You can ease your pain alone when the doctor is to no avail. You may apply ice to your neck, but do not apply ice directly to the skin. Continue using this therapy until the pain stops.

At any time of the day, occurences which we never forsee may happen, mostly when we are in an unconscious state. And even if there is an ample of treatment available in any way, prevention is still far better than any treatment. Again and again, prevention is always better than cure, that is to say.

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