| Whiplash is an injury to the cervical spine, which is | | | | Whiplash injury is a debilitating condition resulting from |
| caused by a jerking motion of the head and neck. | | | | violent neck movements such as produced during car |
| When the head is thrown backward or forward, | | | | accidents. There is no single proven remedy for |
| whiplash can occur. You can get whiplash in many | | | | whiplash. Therefore, Western medicine typically |
| other ways besides just car accidents. Playing sports, | | | | educates the patient about her condition and |
| horseplay, awkward falls or even a sudden sneeze | | | | encourages a gradual resumption of normal activities. |
| can result in whiplash. Whiplash can certainly be | | | | This is beneficial, but not satisfactory for everyone. |
| painful, and many times people will choose to enlist a | | | | Some clients have found relief in complementary |
| chiropractor or spinal therapist service for help and | | | | medicine, and yoga therapy is one of these |
| pain relief. A chiropractor or spinal therapist can put | | | | approaches to help with whiplash. Yoga therapy |
| the spine back in alignment so that the rest of the | | | | proposes gentle mobilisation (joint freeing series) for |
| body can heal. | | | | pain relief and for restoring range of motion and |
| Most commonly whiplash injuries are caused when a | | | | relaxation techniques, such as deep abdominal |
| car is hit from behind. The neck is flexed and | | | | breathing, help to reduce pain. Later on in the |
| extended without head support, and these tears the | | | | treatment, specific yoga postures are used to |
| muscle and ligament fibres which contract to try and | | | | increase the strength of the trapeziums and |
| protect the head. In a typical whiplash injury the | | | | sternocleidomastoid muscles helping to release |
| muscles at the front of the neck feel tender, and | | | | whiplash. |
| any movement of the neck is painful. Sometimes | | | | It would be completely understandable why you can |
| with less severe injuries, the pain may only come on | | | | get depressed with whiplash, as the pain can take its |
| after a day or so. The symptoms include pain in the | | | | toll. When you see a chiropractor service for |
| neck, headaches, occasionally low back pain, arm pain, | | | | whiplash, they could tell you some good herbal |
| numbness and tingling in the arms, and pain in the | | | | remedies that will help. A chiropractor service for |
| jaw. With whiplash, if severe pain starts immediately | | | | whiplash may also wish to incorporate yoga for |
| or soon after the accident, then an x-ray of the | | | | stretching when they feel the time is right. |
| neck may be helpful to exclude a fracture. | | | | |