How to Prevent Whiplash in a Car Accident
How to Prevent Whiplash in a Car Accident Automotive Car accidents are a common occurring nowadays. People can get severely injured in them without even causing the accident. Whiplash or neck strain is one of the common types of car accident injuries. It is caused usually by rear-end crashes and can damage the nerves and muscles of the neck. The injuries resulting from whiplash are not that serious but in some cases can lead to a concussion and tightness of the neck and shoulder muscles. Irrespective of how serious the injury caused by whiplash is, it can take a lot of time to heal and might even restrict your neck’s movement for a few days. How Whiplash Occurs Whiplash is caused by the hyper extension of the neck in the aftermath of a rear-end collision. The collision caused the body of the driver to move backwards. While the torso is immediately stopped by the seat back, the neck gets jerked backwards until it hits the headrest of the seat. This sudden jerking motio...