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Whiplash Neck Sprain, It assumes that you have been assessed by a doctor and serious neck injury has been ruled out. Who gets a whiplash neck sprain? Whiplash...
Whiplash and Cervical Spine Injury, An acute whiplash injury follows sudden or excessive hyperextension, hyperflexion or rotation of the neck and causes neck pain and other symptoms ...
Head Injury, See also the articles on Spinal Cord Injury and Whiplash and Cervical Spine Injury . Pre-hospital treatment [ 1 , 4 ] Resuscitation Ba...
For example, neck pain is more common in people who spend much of their working day at a desk, with a 'bent-forward' posture. Whiplash This is most commonly due to an accident...
Psychological risk factors, such as long-term stress, lack of social support, anxiety, and depression are important risk factors for neck pain. [ 2 ] See the separate Neck Pain (Cervicalgia) and...
Neck examination Neck problems are common in general practice, either chronic discomfort, such as with cervical spondylosis, or following acute trauma - eg, whiplash injuries following roa...
Head Injuries, This leaflet provides advice for assessing a person who has had a head injury, and for people who have been assessed by a doctor or nurse following a head injury...
Forearm Injuries and Fractures, What soft tissue injuries can happen in the forearm? Generally problems with soft tissue (things that aren't bones) involve the tendons in the ...
Dental Injuries, These are known as intrusion injuries and treatment for it depends on your age. If you suffer an intrusion injury whilst your roots are still growing the...
Dealing with Eye Injuries, External links and references may no longer work. Eye injuries vary from something very minor, such as getting shampoo in your eye, to something quite ser...
Metatarsalgia (Metatarsal Injury), These can include poorly fitted shoes, injury to the toes, bunions and rheumatoid arthritis. Hammer and claw toe can also occur in someone with p...
Hamstring Injury, What is a hamstring injury? A hamstring injury is a strain (muscle tear). They most often occur at the middle of the back of the thigh where the musc...
Knee Ligament Injuries, Lateral collateral ligament (LCL) injury Injuries to the LCL are less common than injuries to the MCL. This is because your other leg usu...
Acute Kidney Injury, Acute kidney injury is a condition where your kidneys suddenly stop working properly. Usually this happens when you are unwell from another illness. , Acut...
Sports Injuries, Most people only experience minor sports-related injuries such as strained muscles and blisters. A few will experience more serious injuries such as torn ca...
These can arise from lack of strength, poor posture, prolonged sitting at a computer, using a backpack, overuse injuries (such as repetitive motion), or trauma (such as a whiplash injury...
Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI), What is repetitive strain injury? The term repetitive strain injury (RSI) is used to describe a range of painful conditions of the muscles...
Rotator Cuff Injuries and Disorders, What is a rotator cuff injury? A rotator cuff injury is an event that causes pain in the area of the rotator cuff of the shoulder. , ...
Corneal Injury and Foreign Bodies, Note : all chemical eye injuries are potentially sight-threatening injuries. Treat with immediate first aid: remove contact lenses if pres...
Cold Injury, Signs will depend on the degree of injury and on the stage of thawing. Non-freezing cold injury Non-freezing cold injury is a clinical syndrome...