After whiplash: neck pain, weakness, numbness:Go see doctor!

One of the most common reasons for seeing me in the urgent care is whiplash, a sudden movement of your head forward and backwards such as by getting rearended by another car, or during sports.

There are a number of symptoms that should make you seriously consider seeing your doctor which I review in this video, which i've transcribed at http://www.medhelp.org/blog/enochchoi.php?itemid=143

There's more information from Cleveland Clinic physicians on this good overview:
neck pain and whiplash in the MedHelp.org archives,
http://www.medhelp.org/Search/search3.jsp?hitsPerSite=0&lang=en&a...
such as this good overview:
http://www.medhelp.org/Medical-Dictionary/Terms/1/000025.htm

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[jekkels]

Whiplash is actually a strain injury and hyperextension.....seek medical advice and be sure to enquire about a compensation claim for whiplash injury

[TheEpicFailMan]

@LeelaThai

Great answer!

[LeelaThai]

It took three months for me to be pain free. I now pay special attention to my postures--not to let my head slip forward or tilt backward too much when drinking. I still hear the clicking sound in my neck but I don't worry about it if there's no pain. Isometric resistance exercises, esp. chin tucks work well to strengthen the deep muscles and thus relieve the pain.

[Patriotman54]

I think that the Palmer method better Logan school in the method of adjustment? What do you think of spinal decompression for the C4 area. What about True back ? I just got one . Any info appreciated  dfletcher47

[DjZisko]

It pain me but i can hear it too, its like a sound of a sand clock going through my neck

[Terri3210]

I was rear ended my neck does not hurt but I can hear it when I turn my head.

Like a jaw that makes a grinding bone sound.

My neck sounds like its grinding I can hear it in my ears.

No one else can hear it just me.

Do you know if thats going to fix itself?