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What Treatment To Take For Whiplash?

Hi, my 11 year old son had a bicycle accident this last summer and I believe he is now suffering from whiplash. His neck muscles are severely stiff, like a brick wall around his neck. He cannot turn his head up nor down or left or right. He mentions that the back if his skull goes to sleep. I am concerned about nerve damage. We have had x-rays done, there is no breakage, the chiropractor at the first five treatments but now it hurts too much to rotate the neck. Since the doctors cannot see the damage they do not realize what pain he is in.
I wonder what to expect for healing. Or what treatment to provide.

Tue, 20 Dec 2016
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In my opinion you need an MRI to see his cervical discs and his cervical ligaments , avoid going to the chiropractic or physical therapy (untill you check C1/2 ligaments and disc
, wear a neck brace till then

FEELING BACK OF MY HEAD GOING TO SLEEP is not a joke , inability to rotate his head could be actully saving him from more complications
please see a good Orthopedic doctor

Good Luck
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What Treatment To Take For Whiplash?

In my opinion you need an MRI to see his cervical discs and his cervical ligaments , avoid going to the chiropractic or physical therapy (untill you check C1/2 ligaments and disc , wear a neck brace till then FEELING BACK OF MY HEAD GOING TO SLEEP is not a joke , inability to rotate his head could be actully saving him from more complications please see a good Orthopedic doctor Good Luck