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If you have recently been in an accident, you might want to review the following signs that may indicate that you have whiplash. The sooner you know that you are experiencing a true problem with your neck, the sooner you can seek treatment for it.

Severe Headaches

Many people who have whiplash will experience terrible headaches. The headaches associated with whiplash are generally found to start at the base of the neck. The headache may then radiate all the way up over the head and towards your forehead. 

Less Range Of Motion

You may notice that your neck is stiff and that it now has more of a limited range of motion than it did before. This may be something that you will notice immediately after your accident, or it might take a while before you notice any limitation with how well you are able to move your neck around.

Possible Feeling Of Knots

You may experience the sensation that you have some knots in your neck, which is completely normal for someone who has found themselves dealing with whiplash. These knots will work themselves out with proper treatment for your whiplash.

Sore To The Touch

Many people find that their neck is extremely tender. It will hurt to touch or put much pressure on it. Trying to massage out any of the knots that may have developed in your neck may be more pain than you are able to deal with or simply want to experience. Again, this may not be a symptom that appears right away, but rather become apparent over the few days following the accident that caused the whiplash.

Extra Pain When Moving Your Head

With whiplash, you might find the you get the most pain relief when you stay perfectly still. However, moving your head from side to side or from the back to the front can cause a lot of extreme pain when you have whiplash. If you find that you are experiencing pain when doing this, you will want to try to refrain from moving your neck much more. You may find that a neck brace will help keep your head in a position that will not cause pain until you have completely healed from the whiplash.

With those signs in mind, it should be much easier to determine whether you are in need of treatment for whiplash. The sooner you seek medical care for it, the sooner you will start to feel better. Contact a company like Contino Chiropractic Center for more information.