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Cervical Disc Degeneration : Risk Factors

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Your neck needs to be strong to hold up your head, which may weigh 10 pounds or more.
Source:StayWell
Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Whiplash is a sudden, moderate-to-severe strain affecting the bones, discs, muscles, nerves, or tendons of the neck.The neck is composed of seven small bones. Known as the cervical spine, these bones:.help maintain an unobstructed enclosure for th...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Whiplash is the mechanism that causes the neck injury often suffered in a rear-end automobile collision. People also use the same term, whiplash, to mean the resultant neck injury itself.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Whiplash is when the soft tissues of the neck are injured by a sudden jerking or"whipping" of the head. This type of motion strains the muscles and ligaments of the neck beyond their normal range of motion.When a vehicle stops suddenly in a crash ...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 6, 2007
When one car hits another, each person's body is thrown toward the impact, then away from it. This is whiplash. Even at slow speeds, the wrenching force puts stress and strain on the spine, especially the neck. The weight of the head stretches and damages muscles and ligaments, and may pull spinal bones out of line.
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Whiplash is an injury resulting from a sudden extension or flexion of the neck. Whiplash can also be termed neck sprain or neck strain or, more technically, cervical acceleration/deceleration trauma.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Detailed information on whiplash, including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment Whiplash is an injury to the neck caused by the neck bending forcibly forward and then backward, or vice versa. The injury usually involves the muscles, discs, nerves, and tendons in the neck.
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