Conditions
Whiplash and Neck Pain
How Q Factor evaluates and treats this after a collision, fall, or workplace injury.
Quick answer
What is it?
Whiplash is a neck injury from the rapid back and forth motion of a collision. Symptoms include neck pain and stiffness, headaches at the base of the skull, and reduced range of motion, and they often appear a day or more after the crash.
Understanding the injury
What to expect.
Symptoms from this type of injury can begin at the scene or show up days later. Evaluation comes before any hands on care.
Why it is missed
Adrenaline at the scene masks pain. Many patients feel fine the first night and stiff by the second morning.
How we evaluate
History, range of motion testing, and palpation of the cervical spine. X ray when the examination suggests it.
What care looks like
Gentle adjustments once cleared, soft tissue work, and a home program that progresses through telehealth or in office visits.
Care may include
- Examination
- Digital x ray when indicated
- Adjustments
- Rehabilitation, in office or telehealth
- Referral to other qualified medical providers when medically necessary
Related symptoms
- Neck pain that worsens over the first three days
- Stiffness turning the head
- Headaches at the base of the skull
- Shoulder or upper back tightness
- Dizziness or trouble concentrating
Specific services, candidacy, and recommendations are determined after clinical evaluation. Availability may vary by location.
Emergency symptoms? Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. Q Factor is not an emergency service.
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