Neck Injury (car accidents, sports injuries, falls, etc.):  Any sudden forceful movement of the neck or physical  impact to the neck can cause neck injury.  One of the most common is whiplash.  Whiplash is commonly associated with motor vehicle accidents, usually when the vehicle has been hit in the rear, however the injury can be sustained in many other ways, including falls from bicycles, horses or other sports or amusement related injuries.  A whiplash injury may be the result of sudden stretching of the neck, mainly the anterior longitudinal ligament, as the head snaps forward and then back again.  Whiplash may be caused by any motion similar to a rear-end collision in a motor vehicle, such as may take place on a roller coaster or other rides at an amusement park, sports injuries such as skiing accidents, other modes of transportation such as airplane travel, or from being hit, kicked or shaken.  Symptoms reported by sufferers include pain and aching of the neck and back, referred pain to the shoulders, sensory disturbance (such as pins and needles) to the arms and legs, as well as headaches. Symptoms can appear directly after the injury, but often are not felt until days afterwards. The most common areas affected by whiplash or neck injury are the neck, and the mid-back.  With collar support to prevent re-injury, rest, and gentle chiropractic realignment of the normal structure of the neck, muscle strengthening and ligamentous rehabilitation, healing of injured tissues is accelerated, and long term damage, with associated physical restrictions, aches and pains are minimized or prevented entirely.  All of this can only be accomplished and permanently stabilized when all the structures of the neck are returned to as normal a state as possible through personalized corrective exercises.