What is it?
A neck injury caused by a sudden movement of the head forwards, backwards or sideways.
- It often occurs after a sudden impact such as a road traffic accident.
- The vigorous movement of the head overstretches and damages the tendons and ligaments in the neck.
Diagnosis Tests
Symptoms
- Neck pain and stiffness and/or tenderness in the neck muscles?
- Reduced and painful neck movements?
- Neck pain: Neck pain may be minimal at the time of the accident, with an onset of symptoms occurring during the subsequent 12-72 hours?
- Headache which is on and off or a constant headache longer than 24 hours (Headache is a frequent symptom of cervical strain)?
- Shoulder, scapular, and/or arm pain?
- Visual disturbances (eg, blurred vision, diplopia)?
- Sensitivity to everyday noise and/or ringing noise within and/or difficulty hearing?
- Balance and dizziness problems?
- Concussion?
- Difficulty sleeping due to pain?
- Difficult to concentrate and/or difficulty in concentrating and/or memory problems?
- Overactive (urgency to go to toilet) and/or underactive bladder and/or difficult to start urinating and stop urinating (Strain to urinate due to weak flow)?
- Loss of bowel control – can’t hold going to the toilet to excrete faeces (bowel incontinence)?
- One find passing stools difficult (can be painful) and constipated?
Complications /Information to beware of/General tips:
This condition can lead to:
Please talk to your healthcare professional (i.e. Medical Doctor/Pharmacist) for further advice
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