ABSOLUTELY……Whiplash pain can be much different from other types of injuries.
When a car accident is severe, the pain generally comes on right away. But, if the injury is mild or moderate, sometimes it takes a days, weeks, or even months for the pain to be felt. And, sometimes it is only stiffness of the muscles or joints.
There are a lot of factors that determine the extent of injury following a low speed collision:
- Position of the head and neck
- How hard was the brain smashed against the skull.
- Overall size of passenger
- Gender of the passenger
- Age of the passenger- Children receive the worst injuries and have the least pain.
- Position of the body
- Size of the car
- And many more