How Does Whiplash Cause A Syrinx?

Whiplash is a common injury caused to one's neck following a sudden acceleration or deceleration force in case of motor vehicles accident. It sometimes affects the head also and damages the tissue and causes great pain. Whiplash involves the muscles, tendons, nerves and discs in the neck. The reasons of Whiplash causing a syrinx can be categorized into four sub-categories such as rear end car collisions, similar kind of car accidentskind of car accidents, sports injury, or shaken baby syndrome.

Whiplash causing a syrinx which is a generic term wherein a cyst or tubular cavity forms within the spinal cord. Since the spinal cord connects the brain to the nerves, this syrinx may lead to expansion or extension in length and finally destroy the spinal cord. This leads to pain in the back, stiffness in the shoulders, back arms or legs and weakness too. The other symptoms are loss of ability to feel the temperature (heat or cold) in the hands. It is a soft tissue injury, so in the normal routine test this Syrinx cannot be diagnosed. Whiplash causing a syrinx can be identified with the help of scan, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and ultra sound.

The other symptoms of whiplash are head aches, pain in the shoulder, arms, tiredness, blurred vision problem, dizziness, irritability, numbness and tingling, pain in the jaw or face, nausea, vertigo and ringing in the ears. Sometimes there are chances of delayed symptoms too. The treatment for whiplash is to take rest so that the muscles and the cervical spine can rest.

The treatment of whiplash with syrinx can be determined by your physician. It depends on your age, medical history and normal health of the individual, severity of the accident, the tolerance capacity of the affected person in respect to the particular medication and other therapies and the personal opinion of the patient. The treatment involves ice or heat fermentation to reduce the pain, medication to reduce the pain, cervical collars, muscle relaxing medicines, and physical therapy to increase the circulation and thereby help to improve in healing process.

The best way to prevent whiplash causing syrinx is to wear the seat belts whenever you sit in the car. Head rest should not be too low. If you are participating in sports be careful about wearing the appropriate equipment like padding should be proper. The latest techniques in games and sports should be really good and safe so that in the longer run the athletes don't suffer whiplash causing syrinx. Above that regular exercise, healthy food and diet habits and not smoking helps to recover faster from this injuries.