{"id":3445,"date":"2025-07-14T14:36:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T14:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/whiplash\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T17:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T17:52:28","slug":"whiplash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/whiplash\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>whiplash<\/strong> is an injury to the cervical spine (neck) that occurs when the head is <strong>suddenly pushed forward and backward<\/strong>, for example in:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A car accident (rear-end collision)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A fall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A collision during sports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This movement can cause damage to muscles, ligaments, intervertebral discs, joints, and nerves in the neck. Even if <strong>X-rays or MRIs<\/strong> may appear &#8220;normal&#8221;, the pain can be very real and persistent. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are the symptoms?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Symptoms can start immediately or appear after hours or days:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Neck pain and stiffness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headache (often at the base of the skull)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain between the shoulders, in the arms, or in the jaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dizziness, difficulty concentrating, fatigue<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tingling or weakness in the limbs (in some cases)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"964\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png 964w, https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When Does the Pain not Go away?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>According to a recent 2025 study (<em>Hellinga et al.<\/em>), up to <strong>50% of patients<\/strong> with persistent pain after whiplash <strong>have pain caused by the posterior joints of the neck<\/strong>, called <strong>cervical facet joints<\/strong> (especially between <strong>C2\u2013C3<\/strong> and <strong>C5\u2013C6<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n<p>These small joints can become inflamed or hypersensitive after trauma, even in the absence of visible lesions on examinations.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is the diagnosis made?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Facet joint pain <strong>cannot be seen with CT or MRI<\/strong>, but can be discovered through:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thorough specialist examination<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Selective diagnostic block<\/strong>: an injection with anesthetic near the joint nerves to confirm the source of pain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How is it Treated?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Treatment depends on the cause and duration of pain:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Active and personalized physiotherapy<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/transcutaneous-electrical-nerve-stimulation\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1851\"><strong>TENS<\/strong><\/a> (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)<br\/>A small device that stimulates nerves through the skin with mild electrical impulses.<br\/>It can help <strong>reduce pain<\/strong> by modulating pain signals at the local level, in a safe and non-invasive way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mild medications<\/strong> (painkillers, muscle relaxants if indicated)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Targeted injections<\/strong> in localized cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/radiofrequency-denervation-of-cervical-facet-joints\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1711\">Radiofrequency of facet joints<\/a><\/strong>:<br\/>a minimally invasive technique to &#8220;deactivate&#8221; the nerves that carry pain, with good results in confirmed cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A whiplash is an injury to the cervical spine (neck) that occurs when the head is suddenly pushed forward and backward, for example in: This movement can cause damage to muscles, ligaments, intervertebral discs, joints, and nerves in the neck. Even if X-rays or MRIs may appear &#8220;normal&#8221;, the pain can be very real and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sindrome"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",964,642,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",964,642,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",964,642,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12-300x200.png",300,200,true],"large":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",800,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",964,642,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-12.png",964,642,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/author\/administrator\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/category\/sindrome\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Sindrome<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"A whiplash is an injury to the cervical spine (neck) that occurs when the head is suddenly pushed forward and backward, for example in: This movement can cause damage to muscles, ligaments, intervertebral discs, joints, and nerves in the neck. Even if X-rays or MRIs may appear &#8220;normal&#8221;, the pain can be very real and&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3445"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4162,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3445\/revisions\/4162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tidolore.ch\/staging\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}