Basic Facts on Whiplash
Most of the time, whiplash affects the soft tissue in a person's body. Soft tissue consists of:
Muscles
Tendons
Ligaments.
In the days following an impact your neck or back muscles may feel stiff and sore. This may subside within a few days, or may persist.
Injury beyond Soft Tissue
Soft tissues generally heal completely within about 3 months. (Some experts say 3-6 months.) If pain persists beyond this timeframe, the whiplash injury may also be affecting any or all of these structures:
Intervertebral joints
Facet joints
Nerve roots
Interveterbral disks.
Diagnosis
If pain does persist beyond the normal amount of healing time for whiplash (3-6 months), a diagnosis is often made by a doctor as to the exact location and nature of the problem.
Diagnostic tools the doctor might use include: MRI, X-Rays and Injections.
Recovery from Whiplash
Generally, whiplash injuries take no longer than 6 months to heal. There are conflicting views as to how many whiplash patients end up with chronic pain - this varies between 5 and 20 percent.
Most of the time, exercise, patient education (on body mechanics), and physical therapy are enough to cause significant improvements, allowing patients to return to their normal activities of daily living.
Muscles
Tendons
Ligaments.
In the days following an impact your neck or back muscles may feel stiff and sore. This may subside within a few days, or may persist.
Injury beyond Soft Tissue
Soft tissues generally heal completely within about 3 months. (Some experts say 3-6 months.) If pain persists beyond this timeframe, the whiplash injury may also be affecting any or all of these structures:
Intervertebral joints
Facet joints
Nerve roots
Interveterbral disks.
Diagnosis
If pain does persist beyond the normal amount of healing time for whiplash (3-6 months), a diagnosis is often made by a doctor as to the exact location and nature of the problem.
Diagnostic tools the doctor might use include: MRI, X-Rays and Injections.
Recovery from Whiplash
Generally, whiplash injuries take no longer than 6 months to heal. There are conflicting views as to how many whiplash patients end up with chronic pain - this varies between 5 and 20 percent.
Most of the time, exercise, patient education (on body mechanics), and physical therapy are enough to cause significant improvements, allowing patients to return to their normal activities of daily living.
posted by Tom and Len | 9:55 PM
1 Comments:
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