Originally Posted by Morgail

Is there such a thing as skating whiplash? A few days ago I was gliding backwards (setting up a loop) and caught my toepick in a gouge. I knew I was going down on my rear and I remembered to keep my chin tucked so I wouldn't bang my head. (Of course, I ended up with a heck of a bruise on my right elbow because I didn't remember to pull that out of the way) Anyway, I think I tensed up my neck muscles really hard when I fell, because the next morning (and the day after) the muscles in my neck were painful and I had a hard time turning my head from side to side.

It's mostly gone now, but it felt just like minor whiplash from a car accident. Very weird...in all the years I skated, I've never had that happen.

Originally Posted by Terri C

Unfortunately, yes there is. I had it happen twice in a three week time frame doing the exact same thing- that EVILLE step 4 on the 8 step mohawk sequence. I would step onto the heel of my blade as opposed to the edge and youch!