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Here\u2019s how to deal with the after-effects and sore muscles. <\/span><\/p>\n Unnatural Movement Tensed Muscles Pulled Muscles Pain Source Whiplash Herniated Disc
<\/strong>Suddenly, the sound of screeching tires, breaking glass and metal crunching fills your ears.\u00a0<\/span>You feel yourself slammed into the side of your car as you hit the brake. You have just been\u00a0<\/span>in a car accident. The most dangerous moment is over, but you will still have to contend\u00a0with the\u00a0<\/span>after-effects<\/span>\u00a0 like sore muscles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>During a car accident, the body moves in unnatural ways. This is why whiplash is almost\u00a0<\/span>exclusively a car accident injury. These unnatural movements can injure bones and muscles.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Muscles can be sore after an accident if the driver or passenger tenses them to brace for\u00a0<\/span>the impact. With adrenaline rushing through the nervous system, the muscles are able to\u00a0<\/span>perform beyond normal capability.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>If the soreness is not caused by tensing or holding on to an object in the car, it may be the\u00a0<\/span>result of a pulled muscle. Pulled muscles can occur when the body works beyond its normal\u00a0<\/span>abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Make sure the pain and soreness is caused by a muscle and not something more serious,\u00a0<\/span>like internal bleeding or a broken bone. Often, pain can radiate from one area, making it\u00a0<\/span>difficult to pinpoint its exact location.<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>Whiplash is one of the most common neck and back problems associated with minor car\u00a0<\/span>accidents. When a vehicle is struck from behind the force will throw the occupant violently\u00a0<\/span>forward and then again backward. This is called hyperextension and hyperflexion and tends\u00a0<\/span>to be most serious when a victim’s head is turned sideways at the moment of impact.\u00a0<\/span>Whiplash can cause severe neck and back pain, muscle spasms in the upper back and neck\u00a0<\/span>area, and chronic pain that is increased with movement.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/strong>The impact of a vehicular collision may also cause a herniated disc in some instances. A\u00a0<\/span>herniated disc is essentially a section, disc, in the spinal cord that has been knocked out\u00a0<\/span>of place. Because the spinal cord is effectively a protective barrier for the nerves that run\u00a0<\/span>from the skull to the pelvis, when a herniated disc occurs nerves in the spine may become\u00a0<\/span>compressed. Compressed nerves in the spinal column may result in weakness, numbness,\u00a0<\/span>and severe lower back pain. Other symptoms of a herniated disc following an auto accident\u00a0<\/span>may include pain or numbness in the hip, legs, buttocks, calf, or foot.<\/span><\/p>\n