Medically speaking, whiplash is an odd but very common injury.
Whiplash is usually sustained as a result of a road traffic accident, but increasingly injuries are being sustained in theme parks too. The name whiplash is given to an injury to the muscles and ligaments in the neck as a result of powerful forces, which cause the head to move sharply backwards, forwards and side-to-side. Usually such forces only cause an injury that results in pain and discomfort for a few weeks, but in the rarest cases they can lead to chronic illness and lifetime discomfort. [Read more…] about How Long Do Whiplash Symptoms Take To Appear?