Whiplash Injury

One in one hundred and forty people in the UK make a claim for whiplash injury every year, and the cost to the UK economy exceeds £3 billion pounds. Although the vast majority of people with pain following a whiplash injury make a complete recovery, about 15-20% will have on-going problems.

Our assessment approach in whiplash includes assessing joint movement, neck muscle strength, neck tenderness, head and neck movement control and your sensitivity to cold. We also screen for post traumatic stress reactions that may be blocking your recovery.

Our treatments for whiplash include mobilising stiff neck joints, strengthening weak muscles and retraining head and neck movement control. We can use acupuncture, joint mobilisation, Kinesio-taping and our in-house computerised rehabilitation software, NeckLab.

All our treatments for whiplash injury are evidence based, meaning that they are based upon published research that demonstrates their effectiveness in whiplash injury.