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location of whiplash pain, head trauma, whiplash, whiplash, the soft tissues, the neck, injured by a sudden jerking, "whipping", the head, type of motion strains the muscles, ligaments, the neck beyond normal range of motion, a vehicle stops suddenly, crash, struck from behind, a seat belt, keep a person's body from thrown forward, the head, snap forward, backward, causing whiplash, car accidents, whiplash, roller coasters, amusement park rides, sports injuries, punched, shaken, whiplash is one, the hallmarks of shaken baby syndrome, feel pain, stiffness in neck, the first few days following a whiplash injury, feel better, the pain, stiffness, come back several days later, discomfort feel, involve surrounding muscle groups in head, chest, shoulders, arms, try over-the-counter pain relievers, aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, at least 2 to 3 weeks, avoid activities that bring on, worsen pain, stiffness, don't lift, carry heavy, participate in sports, have pain, move head, pain involves shoulders, arms, recommend a soft neck collar, short-term prescription drug to relax the muscles, neck pain, stiffness comes back after it had resolved, pain spreads to shoulders, arms, have pain, move head, have numbness, tingling, weakness in arms, headrests in car, reduce the severity of neck pain, a car accident, make sure that the headrest is positioned properly, height, get whiplash, learn proper stretching exercises once neck has healed, reduces the chance that neck pain, stiffness, come back, ferri, ff, ferri's clinical advisor, instant diagnosis, mosby, 896-897, goetz cg, pappert ej, textbook of clinical neurology, philadelphia, pa, saunders, marx ja, hockberger rs, walls rm, eds, rosen's emergency medicine, concepts, clinical practice, 5th ed, london, mosby, 125, 606.