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Whiplash (cont.)

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Whiplash Symptoms

These signs and symptoms may occur immediately or minutes to hours after the initial injury; the sooner after the injury that symptoms develop, the greater the chance of serious damage.

  • Neck pain

  • Neck swelling

  • Tenderness along the back of your neck

  • Muscle spasms (in the side or back of your neck)

  • Difficulty moving your neck around

  • Headache

  • Pain shooting from your neck into either shoulder or arm

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