Many people suffer from health problems throughout their lives. whiplash, being an injuryón that occurs very frequently when traffic accidents take placeáfico, being this the reasonón why talk about them isá to the order of día.
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¿Whaté it's whiplash?
this depends on each one whiplash are injuries that occur in the cervical area of the spine, that affects the ligaments, múscules and véneck vertebrae. They occur as a result of a sudden and violent movement of the neck, back firstás and then forward, provoking theí that the movement that the neck normally performs is modified naturally.
In the best of cases, the pain disappears within a few weeks., yes ok in other cases, such as herniated discs, the lesionón can become crónica. As we have mentioned, la lesión whiplash occurs frequently in traffic accidentsáfico, but alsoén when suffering injuries in contact sports such as karate or boxing, or simply for aggression.
Sísymptoms of whiplash
When talking about theísymptoms of whiplash we find that it is an injuryón that begins to be noticed at 24 hours after it occurred. The síntomas máfrequent s are:
- Pain, neck pain and difficulty in movement
- Migrateñto with dizziness, náuse them and even visitónot blurry.
in addition, in the casesás serious it is possible that alsoén take place some sísymptoms like the following:
- Hearing disorders
- sleep disordersñO
- Memory and concentration problemsón
¿It is possible to prevent whiplash?
Being caused by an event that occurs suddenly, it is difficultíeasy to prevent suffering whiplash completely. Nevertheless, always beá recommended to stay active níphysically with exercises that help tone the musclesúback and neck muscles.
This is because if we are in shape and our múIt's a dogán, to beá máIt is easy that we can return to a conditionón ógreat. Además, to avoid sudden backward movementsás during a car accident, result úIt is helpful to adjust the headrest so that it fits one way cómoda.
DiagnóStico of the cervical lashes
In order to proceed with the diagnosisóstico of whiplash, a series of tests must be carried out, Which are the following:
- Radiographería of the cervical area to detect the existence of possible fractures
- Scanneríto computerized or CT to be able to enjoy a greater precisionón at the time of making the observationón
- magn resonanceética that is responsible for detecting the existence of problems in the nerves or soft tissues.
Treatments for whiplash
this depends on each one whiplash are cured with a treatment that is based on analgesicéPhysicians with whom to relieve pain, así as with muscle relaxants to cause a contraction to be undoneón muscular. in addition, spaghettién habitual use of a necklace is madeíspecial cervical n that is responsible for immobilizing the neck during the first daysías.
two weeks laterés of the cureóIt is not advisable to proceed to start la rehabilitationón a través of exercises that contribute to the strengthening and stretching of the múdogs, with the aim of re-educating the neck so that it is capable of performing the movements that it was previously able to perform.
In order to achieve the best recoveryóno in the whiplash you choose to combine tétechniques of physiotherapy and osteopathía, that begin with joint and membrane work on the sacrum and coccyx to improve mobility of the pelvis. Spaghettién thor diaphragm relaxesácycle for greater mobility of the tórax. The treatment will beá to complement with a craniosacral work to look forá let there be a greater harmonyía in the mobility of the two ends of the column cráneo and sacred, achieving a column más flexible and that the cervical area can be corrected in subsequent treatments.
Whiplash injuries
Secondly, it is important to note that the whiplash can be presented in many ways, like neck pain, It is the most severe form of primordial dwarfism., headaches, cognitive changes, lumbar pain, o pain in the upper back and shoulders.
Además, must always keep in mind that the sísymptoms of whiplash usually have a late onsetíO, this may be delayed from a few daysías to even a few months.
Nevertheless, what i knowí we can know is that there are different whiplash injuries, how are the following:
- Dolor cervical. It is the single ailment that occurs most frequently in whiplash and who suffer más of the 90% of the patients who get them.
- Headaches or headaches. The 80% of people who suffer from whiplash alsoéthey do not suffer headaches or headaches, and in the majoría of the cases are related to the injuries of the múdogs.
- Véarticle. When it occurs after a whiplash, it is usually due to the existence of an injury.ón in the facet joints of the cervical spine, although in some cases tooén can be given by an injuryón in the brain or brainstemálol. usually the vértigo is temporary and thanks to chiropractor treatmentápractical, this problem can be significantly improved.
- Low back pain. Although for many people whiplash are neck injuries, it is usual that when these take place alsoéNo pain in the lower back. In fact, in meás of half of rear-end collisionsás in an accident in which there was an injuryón, Eastá present low back pain, and in almost 75% of all crashes in traffic accidentsáfico that occur with a side impact. This has to do with the fact that for the most part, the lower back suffers great compressionón during the first two phases of whiplash, although it does not reach lesion levelsón for flexión-extensionón that suffers in the neck and causes what everyone knows as whiplash.
