Motor vehicle accidents are the number one cause of whiplash and other musculoskeletal injuries sustained in car collisions. Whiplash is essentially a cervical sprain, cervical strain, or hyperextension injury. Many accident victims are told that their soreness and stiffness, along with any other symptoms, will go away with time. However, more often than not, just the opposite happens! Months and even years after the accident, whiplash sufferers can experience symptoms they never had before, such as nervousness, irritability, depression, headaches, numbness, recurring aches and pains, etc.