Whiplash is the one of the most common type of injuries to the neck. It may occur due to a vehicle accident, sporting incident, or if you are hit from the back and your neck is thrown forcefully forward and then backward or vice versa.

1. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries Through
Physiotherapy?
By Wyndham Physio
Wyndhm Physio

2. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries Through
Physiotherapy?
 Whiplash is the one of the most common type of injuries to
the neck.
 It may occur due to a vehicle accident, sporting incident, or
if you are hit from the back and your neck is thrown
forcefully forward and then backward or vice versa.
 The impact of the accident may affect the soft tissues,
muscles, lumbar spine or the ligaments of the neck &
shoulder region.

3. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?

4. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 The patient can usually experience this pain immediately
or it may occur after a couple of days or even weeks.
 Whiplash can get better eventually on its own or after
some treatments.
 The extent of the pain is dependent on the injury that your
neck or head suffered from the severity of the forces.

5. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 The pain associated with neck whiplash can be harsh or
mild.
 In case of mild injuries, a person may suffer from
inflexibility or are limited in their neck movement for a
few hours or days.
 In case of harsh injuries, a person may experience other
symptoms such as neck pain, shoulder and arm pain, lower
back pain, partial neck movement, headache, vertigo or
numbness.

6. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 The significant matter in treatment is that patients should
take sufficient rest and keep away from daily and stressful
activity until there is some relief.
 Avoid activities which take large extent of stress through
the neck such as continuous sitting, standing or lying, poor
body posture or lifting.

7. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 A person can recover completely within 6 to 12 weeks if
proper care and professional help is taken as required.
 It is essential though that if the pain does not subside in
the first couple of weeks, a person should seek advice from
a specialized and experienced Physiotherapist.
 The Physiotherapist will use a variety of treatments to
examine your injury and recommend a range of physical
exercises which help to control the pain and restore neck
mobility.

8. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 Following Physiotherapy treatments can be used for
treatment of Whiplash:
 Joint mobilization
 Soft tissue massage
 Dry needling Treatments
 Electrotherapy
 Postural tape
 Postural bracing
 The use of a lumbar roll for sitting

9. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 Following Physiotherapy treatments can be used for
treatment of Whiplash:
 Anti-inflammatory advice
 Activity modification advice
 Exercises to improve bad posture
 Pilates Exercises
 Neural stretches

10. How To Treat Whiplash Injuries
Through Physiotherapy?
 Wyndham Physio provides an experienced physiotherapist
who can devise a treatment plan for you based on a
detailed analysis of your condition with a goal to keep your
pain under control and eventually lead to a complete
recovery.
 To get more information, visit our website or book an
appointment with us.

11. Contact Us
Hoppers Super Clinic
599 Sayers Road,
Hoppers crossing,
Victoria, 3029
Ph- 03 97489652
03 83605100
Email: info@wyndhamphysio.com.au

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