Jarring of neck/head
 

Hello all,

I suffered a whiplash 3 years ago, and in the year that followed also 1-2 concussions. Sine then I have gotten better, and more or less live a normal life(with limuts - alcohol, running, noise, stimulation etc).

But everytime I hit my head or it is jarred just a little bit, I will have a relapse, lasting normalt around 4-5 days.

5 days ago I was sitting on a bar chair, but I was moving forward and back, and when moving forward it started tilting forward. So I made a reflex jump - my feets wasnt on the ground so I jumped with my hips, to avoid falling. I dont know if it makes sense, but it was a very powerfull jump, but I didnt think much of it afterwards.

Since then my health has slowly deterioated. My neck and shoulders are tight, I have problems reading and watching television (getting nauseous and headache). I have this unsteady and sailing sensation. I have to lay down a lot during the Day. I have tensions around my eyes, headache etc.

How would you handle this? Is it a new whiplash injury or just a relapse? Do I have to start all over now - I just cant bare this thought. I feel much like when I first was in a MVA and got whiplash. But I just cant understand that a jump like this can make such a big mess, and it feels like it is just getting worse.

Any experiences or thoughts?

Whether it is a new whiplash injury or just a relapse is immaterial. The symptoms are the issue. Treat the symptoms the same way you treated them in the past.

I have the same exact problems.

I played (non-contact) hockey last week and someone ran into me, contacting my helmet/ face-mask...more of a "nick" than full-on contact. There was no pain, but a second of vertigo....and a WHOLE LOT of anxiety. But I was fine the rest of the night.

Next morning, my symptoms, which are usually a "5", went all the way up to a "9" the entire day.

Deep down, I can't possibly imagine it was a concussive force, but it definitely did exacerbate my symptoms.
For years, I flip-flop if this ordeal is psychological or physical. Incredibly frustrating.

I have this problem too. A tiny, painless head bump or even moving or holding my head wrong can ramp the nerve pain, vertigo, and light/sound sensitivity way up for days. I take boswellia extract for it, and it seems to help a lot with the symptoms, especially pain, and bring the recovery time down to a couple days rather than a couple weeks. It still doesn't stop it from happening in the first place though.

It's currently my biggest issue as it makes it impossible to go back to work. 90% of the time I'm pretty functional, but once every couple of weeks something goes wrong and the symptoms become debilitating again for a day or two. I'm not sure how to hold a steady job under those conditions.

I too wonder a lot about whether it's psychological or physical. I find that spending quality time with friends and loved ones brings the symptoms and recovery time way down. So even though the cause seems to be physical, there's something to be said for the ability to manage the symptoms from the inside out.

I also have the same problems. I wonder if it isn'r just anxiety causing the symptoms or is my head really so sensitive?

I've been trying to figure out the same thing as well. I was doing well a year and 4 months after the original injury. No headaches or symptoms (except tinnitus) unless I jar my head or shake it a little bit, then the relapses come. Recently I got one from taking a CPR training course. Apparently doing chest compression for a minute and a half is too much for my head. Gave me the worst PCS I've had in 6 months. It's been 2 weeks and I still don't feel right.