Whiplash is an injury best treated quickly, so don’t delay treatment and get into see your local chiro or physio asap.

Whiplash patients have better outcomes with gentle range of motion exercises versus immobilization.

Whiplash is an injury where by the person is stationary and there is an external force that propels the person quickly forward then backwards. Placing tremendous force through the soft tissues and joints of the neck.

Often patients will spasm and the body will go into protective mode and lock on the big muscles of the neck which will often times cause torticollis or what is colloquially called a rye neck

• Neck and Mid back pain
• Tightness stiffness
• Lack of motion in the neck and back
• Nausea
• Headaches
• Shoulder blade pain
• Low energy or fatigue
• Arm Weakness
• Jaw Pain
• Anxiety Depression
• Sleep Disturbances

Will often be diagnosed through purely the history and description of the incident by the patients. Often x-rays and MRI’s are needed to rule out things and also help confirm the diagnosis

Whiplash is characterized by a feeling of instability in the neck of patients. So, treatment is focused around slowly and progressively strengthen neck muscles. Hands on treatments like gentle joint mobilisations, trigger point, dry needling, cupping can all help restore the movement and function of the neck joints and muscles.