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Whiplash Treatment: Exercise & Advice

Whiplash injuries are the most common injury following a car accident.

Many Whiplash patients get better with time – usually within 2 to 3 weeks of the injury. Current research, however, is showing that about 50% of people still complain of neck pain even one year after the injury. One study even found that 58% of patients report having symptoms 30 months after.

Although there are a plethora of different treatment options we can offer patients with Whiplash Associated Disorders, the evidence suggests that prescribing basic exercise and giving simple advice early on yields the best outcomes...

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