What is the definition or description of: whiplash injury?

A stress or force : Applied to the neck or cervical region that overcomes the strength of the neck's structures resulting in damage to those structures ranging from muscles, ligaments, joints, discs, bones or nerve tissue. Most typical injuries just involve the soft tissues & the force is applied usually from behind as in a rear end collision from a car accident.

Whiplash: Whiplash is a non-medical term describing a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck. The term "whiplash" is a colloquialism. "cervical acceleration-deceleration" (CAD) describes the mechanism of the injury, while the term "whiplash associated disorders" (wad) describes the injury sequelae and symptoms.

Excell/decell injury: Whiplash is usually due @ being hit from ehind in a mva. Ur head & neck extend with the impact during exceleration, then r flexed forward when u decellerate due @ seatbelt or being pushed into another car or stationary object.