Physical Therapy After a Car Accident
Studies using high-speed cameras and sophisticated crash dummies have revealed that rear-impact car accidents result in a condition called ‘whiplash’. This forces the bones of the lower cervical spine (the neck) into hyperextension (backward bending motion) while the bones of the upper neck are suddenly thrust into hyperflexion (forward bending motion). In a split second, the normal curvature of the cervical spine […]