Treatment for Whiplash:

What is the best Whiplash Injury Treatment?

Although treatment for whiplash varies from person to person and from accident to accident, there are some principles which are the same throughout every condition and treatment.

So, where should you start with your treatment for whiplash? Firstly, I suggest that the first step is to understand just what whiplash means - and the types of whiplash symptoms that appear. With this knowledge, your treatment will be much more effective.

I have included links at the bottom of this page on more about "what is whiplash" and "symptoms of whiplash".

Although treatment varies from person to person and from accident to accident, there are some principles which are the same throughout every condition and treatment.

I have included them below along with recommendations. BUT - always remember to receive expert medical attention following any whiplash-type injury.

I recommend ice treatment for the first 72 hours. I recommend application for 20 minutes every two to four hours. A simple way of applying ice is a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a wet teatowel to avoid cold burning. You can re-freeze the peas for future applications but I don't always recommend eating them thereafter!!

After 72 hours I recommend that you move onto heat therapy. I use a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel - again to avoid burning. Continue this treatment using similar intervals of application as with the ice treatment until your pain and stiffness have disappeared completely.

I have mixed feelings on medication with regard to muscular conditions, but, where appropriate, medication can be of great help. The type and amount of medication that you will be advised by your doctor to take will depend on the severity and nature of your whiplash injury.

However, the doctors I work with commonly recommend non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, pain killers and muscle relaxants at the early stages of moderate to severe whiplash injuries. However, please do not become dependent or stay on such medications for any length of time. I also feel that early physiotherapy intervention and opinion is crucial as soon as possible after your accident.

The reason for this intervention is that inappropriate immobility can lead to further complications with a whiplash condition. I have seen many people who have put off seeing their physiotherapist at the early stages and this has, on many occasions, resulted in further movement dysfunctions which could have been avoided by early Physiotherapy and exercise interventions.

Although some whiplash injuries may not require Physiotherapy treatment, it is my advice always to seek an opinion from a chartered Physiotherapist from the outset so as to avoid any potential problems from evolving. "Check it out, then do with or without" - is a motto I follow from day to day in the management of soft tissue and joint injuries.

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