Why Does My Whiplash Get Worse When I Lift?
Why does whiplash flare up when you lift? Chiropractors in La Cañada Flintridge explain the real cause and how to get lasting relief.
If your whiplash gets noticeably worse when you lift, you're not imagining it — and it's not random. There's a mechanical reason, and once you understand it, the fix becomes obvious.
Whiplash is a rapid back-and-forth motion of the neck, most often from a car accident, that overstretches ligaments and injures cervical joints.
Why Lifting Makes Whiplash Flare Up
When you lift, your body loads the joints and muscles involved in whiplash in a very specific way. If those joints already aren't moving well — restricted at one level, hypermobile at another — the load has nowhere good to go. It gets absorbed by the tissues that are already irritated, and the pain spikes.
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