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What muscles are weakened if you have whiplash?
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They are not really: Weakened but strained or pulled. They be one painful as a result of the inflammation and this can also desultory in spasm leading to some restricted motion. The muscles typically involved are the ones through the back of the neck of which there are multiple but can occasionally include ones up front depending on the position of the head and force direction in the accident. Most resolve with time.
Answered 2/6/2019
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