Whiplash may seem like a minor injury that occurs after a car accident. Movies and television shows often joke about the condition. Even some medical professionals may not treat it as a severe injury. However, not every case of whiplash is the same, and the injured...

A ladder slips at work, and you fall. You're lucky that you were not all the way at the top, but it's far enough. You land hard and awkwardly on the ground below, and you instantly feel it in your back. You don't know how bad it is. You just know that it hurts. You...