Whiplash, also called neck sprain or neck strain, is injury to the neck. Whiplash symptoms occur following damage to the neck. In whiplash, the intervertebral joints (located between vertebrae), discs, ligaments, cervical muscles, and nerve roots may become damaged.

Whiplash Symptoms

These signs and symptoms may occur immediately or minutes to hours after the initial injury. The sooner after the injury that symptoms develop, the greater the chance of serious damage.

• Neck pain
• Neck swelling
• tenderness along back of neck
• Muscle spasms (side or back of neck)
• Difficulty moving neck
• Headache
• Shooting pain from your neck into either shoulder or arm

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