experiments have shown that the forces to the neck during whiplash are not much greater than those occurring during normal activities (e.g. “plopping down into a seat”, “hopping onto a step”, and even “sneezing&rdquo
. However, unlike whiplash, normal events do not take a person by surprise, so one can instinctively brace the neck muscles in anticipation, and control the force transmitted to the cervical soft tissues.
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