whiplash injury

British

noun

Technical name: hyperextension-hyperflexion injury. informal med any injury to the neck resulting from a sudden thrusting forwards and snapping back of the unsupported head

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The Sharks, meanwhile, continue to struggle with seven players on the injured list, an eighth nursing a whiplash injury, and starting goaltender James Reimer leaving Tuesday’s game after one period with a lower-body injury.

From Fox News

The judgement said the BBC argued that "little more than a moderate whiplash injury with depressive symptoms" could properly be attributed to the crash tests, so only modest damages should be awarded.

From BBC

Davis started for Lowry, who was inactive because of a whiplash injury caused by an accidental collision with Ibaka in the third quarter Friday.

From Seattle Times

Start the strength conditioning exercises for the sternocleidomastoid muscles in your neck, because this Stockholm “darkened metal” band invite the kind of deep, profound headbanging that could put you in bed with a whiplash injury.

From The Guardian

Ford has had five reports of accidents, including one that caused a whiplash injury from a sudden downshift.

From Los Angeles Times

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