Common Symptoms From Whiplash Injuries

Feb. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- The pain can be described as a dull ache to a sharp stabbing pain. It is also common to have radiating pain or numbness into the extremities. Many patients describe intense pain in the upper and lower back. Headaches are a very common symptom after a whiplash injury.

Most commonly patients experience pain from the facet joints in the cervical spine. The facet joints align the top of the lower cervical vertebra to the inferior portion of the vertebra above. Their biomechanical function is to allow motion in the cervical spine. When they are injured this can cause a lack of motion, pain, and increase chance of degeneration in the future. Each facet joint has a specific pain pattern that is common in patients suffering from a whiplash injury. These patterns range from at the back of the head, to the shoulder and all the way down to the mid back. The most common are of the cervical spine to be injured is C5/C6 and C2/C3.

Pain referral for facet joints
C2/C3- middle cervical to occiput
C4- middle cercival region
C5- middle cervical to shoulder, commonly following the trapezius muslce
C6- across the shoulders down to the scapula

Other symptoms related to whiplash; Headache, Numbness, Imparied neck movement, Radiating pain into the arms, hands, and fingers, Low back pain, Vertigo, Ringing in the ears, Nausea, Very common to have jaw pain, Pain between the shoulder blades, Disc herniations, Loss of proper motion to the cervical spine.

If you feel like you have any of these symptoms and would like a free exam or consulation please feel free to contact our doctors at info below
Mountain View Pain Center
303-221-1569
http://www.mountainviewpaincenter.com

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