When Should I Worry?

If the neck pain is caused by a car accident or a hard impact on the head, it may be something more serious than a contracture since the neck suffers an injury known as neck strain or whiplash.

Whiplash is a severe contraction of the muscles of the neck due to an abrupt deceleration that causes the head to rebound rapidly, stretching and contracting the muscles and ligaments of the neck very quickly. With this condition, it is important to seek help since it is necessary to perform a neck x-ray and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to observe the degree of modification of the spine and the indemnity of the vertebrae and ligaments. It is important to seek help since it is necessary to perform a neck x-ray and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to observe the degree of modification of the spine and the indemnity of the vertebrae and ligaments.

Bruce Blaus, Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0