Whiplash by Jackie Manning, ARNP

When circumstances around us change quickly, we often complain of whiplash! In this sense, the phrase can refer to an emotional reaction.

But what exactly is whiplash in a physical sense? If you don’t know the answer, then that’s good news! You probably don’t have it.

“Whiplash-associated disorders” (WAD) is the term given to the variety of symptoms that patients often report following acceleration/deceleration injury to the neck.

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