Does Whiplash Cause Nausea?
If you’ve been in a recent auto accident, you may be asking “Can whiplash cause nausea”? The answer is yes. You may also experience other whiplash symptoms, such as dizziness and headaches.
When the body comes to a sudden, forceful stop, it can strain neck muscles and damage soft tissues in the neck. That can lead to any or all of the symptoms mentioned above. Whiplash symptoms can be so severe that they completely affect your daily life and well-being.
Whiplash symptoms
There is a large list of symptoms that someone might experience following an auto accident that lead to a whiplash injury. Here are some of the common side effects that you may experience post-accident:
- Dizziness
- Neck pain
- Shoulder pain
- Blurry or obscured vision
- Headaches
- Pain in one or both arms
- Nausea
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty sleeping at night.
How whiplash causes nausea
Many studies show whiplash can trigger several symptoms beyond simple neck pain. Some include dizziness, nausea, and vomiting, and sometimes very severe headaches. Unless you some of these symptoms before the accident, it’s reasonable to assume that whiplash is the root cause of these issues.
Vertigo and dizziness will affect somewhere between 25% and 50% of all whiplash victims. Whiplash can cause nausea by blocking circulation, thereby affecting the inner ear and the head as a whole. This lack of circulation is also what causes dizzy spells and headaches.
Headaches can be particularly troubling when a victim attempts to move their head, especially when they look up. Shoulder pain is frequently associated with headaches. The pain commonly increases when touching the muscles of the shoulder or neck. If whiplash symptoms are not treated promptly, it can result in chronic headaches that are persistently triggered by unresolved neck issues. Anyone experiencing whiplash should seek an evaluation and prompt treatment.
Treatment for whiplash
Given that untreated whiplash symptoms can develop into a chronic condition that gets worse and worse, an individual that experienced whiplash must seek treatment for the injury. Chiropractic care is one of the best treatments for whiplash. Finding the right provider properly trained in car crash kinematics and whiplash traumatology is extremely important to your future health to seek the right treatment.
When the source of the pain has been identified, these areas can be treated with chiropractic care and spine rehab protocols. This form of treatment is non-invasive, does not involve surgeries, and requires no medication or painkillers. Gentle adjustments of the spine, exercise and neuromuscular re-education, and corrective spine traction can help treat and heal the injuries from whiplash.
If you were involved in a car accident and are now suffering from nausea, you may be experiencing whiplash. Give us a call at (208) 748-5909 or fill out our online form for a Free Consultation
