Whiplash

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Pain In The Arms

After getting a whiplash injury, you may notice that your arms, hands, and fingers are affected. The weakness of limbs or appendages happens when the neck’s spinal nerve roots are wounded. The spinal nerve roots can become compressed after a whiplash, and you can experience cervical radiculopathy symptoms such as numbness and tingling down the shoulder all the way to your hands. Cervical radiculopathy is often felt on one side but can happen if more than one nerve root is damaged. You may have pain in your upper back and shoulders due to torn muscles and ligaments after the whiplash injury. Sometimes the back muscles, in addition to the neck’s soft tissues, are damaged as well.

Limited Range Of Motion

Whiplash can result in long-term disability and create chronic symptoms. For example, there may be severe pain after a whiplash injury that causes you to be unable to move your head around fully. You may also have stiff shoulders or arms due to muscle cramps and soreness, making it painful to move your head and arms. Injuries can last for a lifetime, decreasing quality of life and making you fatigued. Neck pain can also make it difficult to perform delicate tasks, as hands can be numbed or trembling due to a severe whiplash injury.

Severe Neck Pain

Severe neck pain can come from the straining of neck muscles. When neck muscles are forced to stretch too far after your head jerks forward and back too quickly, this can tear the tissues and tendons in the area. Neck pain can be caused by neck sprains and strains. For example, neck strains can sometimes result in a concussion, as the blow can cause the brain to get bruised when it impacts the skull during a whiplash event. You may feel throbbing pain after a neck strain, where the soreness stretches down your upper back. Neck sprains happen when the ligaments or muscles in the neck are stretched too far. It often takes four to six weeks for a neck sprain to go away.