The injury that is mostly suffered during a motor accident is whiplash injury. This is caused by the sudden jolting of the head backwards and forwards, or sideways which causes the neck muscles, tendons, and ligaments to get overstretched. Typically, whiplash is not immediately realized, but the stiffness and pain develops in the next 24 hours, following the occurrence of the accident.
A whiplash injury usually occurs when the car is hit from behind, however, sometimes this can be a hit from the side. You will be less likely to suffer from this injury if you are braced for the impact as you have anticipated it. For example, when you hit the back of another car and you were able to see it in a split second before the collision occurred. In most cases, this injury causes stiffness, discomfort, and pain that may last for a couple of weeks. This can be severe during the first few weeks and gradually resolves. Its symptoms may last for a few days to years, though luckily, most cases are on the lower end of the range. The neck is the part of the body that is commonly affected but there are those who suffer the symptoms in their lower back, and the stiffness and pain radiates from the neck to the shoulders and arms.
A whiplash injury usually occurs when the car is hit from behind, however, sometimes this can be a hit from the side. You will be less likely to suffer from this injury if you are braced for the impact as you have anticipated it. For example, when you hit the back of another car and you were able to see it in a split second before the collision occurred. In most cases, this injury causes stiffness, discomfort, and pain that may last for a couple of weeks. This can be severe during the first few weeks and gradually resolves. Its symptoms may last for a few days to years, though luckily, most cases are on the lower end of the range. The neck is the part of the body that is commonly affected but there are those who suffer the symptoms in their lower back, and the stiffness and pain radiates from the neck to the shoulders and arms.