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Whiplash and Fibromyalgia [PDF]

The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014
To the Editor: Littlejohn and Guymer1 attempt to reestablish the nexus between injury and the fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS). Their editorial recommends that “the most important thing is to get the diagnosis right”. However, their suggestion that the diagnosis of whiplash is an “emotionally charged” term holds no credibility if they suggest that ...
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THE WHIPLASH SYNDROME

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy, 1979
This review examines the biomechanics of flexion-extension injuries of the cervical spine and the resultant pathological and clinical features. In view of rational evidence concerning pathology and clinical features, a treatment regime is designed.
DOWNS, JENNEPHER, TWOMEY, LANCE
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Properties of patient-reported outcome measures in individuals following acute whiplash injury [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) and its preference-based derivative (SF-6D), the EQ-5D and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in patients ...
Petrou, S, Stavros Petrou, Lamb, S. E. (Sallie E.), Joshua Pink, Petrou, Stavros, Williamson, Esther, Williams, Mark, Williamson, E, Mark Williams, Lamb, Sarah, Sarah E Lamb, Williams, M, Esther Williamson, Pink, Joshua, Williamson, Esther M., Pink, J, Lamb, SE   +16 more
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A Review of Traumatic Axonal Injury following Whiplash Injury As Demonstrated by Diffusion Tensor Tractography

Frontiers in Neurology, 2018
Whiplash is a bony or soft tissue injury resulting from an acceleration–deceleration energy transfer in the neck. Although patients with whiplash injury often complain of cerebral symptoms, and previous studies have reported evidence indicating brain ...
Sung Ho Jang, Young Hyeon Kwon
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Are Whiplash-Associated Disorders and Temporomandibular Disorders in a Trauma Related Cause and Effect Relationship? A Review

Medicina, 2023
Background: Whiplash is associated with a wide variety of clinical manifestations, including headache, neck pain, cervical rigidity, shoulder and back pain, paresthesia, vertigo, and temporomandibular disorders (TMDs). Previous studies reported that TMDs
Nicola Montemurro, Irma Trilli, Ioana Roxana Bordea, Elisabetta Ferrara, Maurizio De Francesco, Francesca Caccamo, Giuseppina Malcangi, Biagio Rapone   +7 more
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Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Pain Sensitization After Whiplash Injury: A Longitudinal Cohort Study With Quantitative Sensory Testing

Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022
Posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) are common after whiplash injury and are associated with poor recovery. The acute stress response may lead to pain sensitization and widespread pain, thereby compromising recovery.
Tonny Elmose Andersen, Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn, Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn, Tina Carstensen, Tina Carstensen, Eva Ørnbøl, Lisbeth Frostholm, Lisbeth Frostholm, Helge Kasch, Helge Kasch   +9 more
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Sled acceleration control for low speed impact testing and transient response studies [PDF]

, 2014
Whiplash Associated Disorder is the most common soft-tissue injury arising from low-speed car crashes (Siskind et al. 2013). To better understand whiplash injury mechanisms in the head-neck system, a sled was acquired.
LAPORTE, Sébastien, SANDOZ, Baptiste, SALETTI, Dominique, SIMONIN, Antoine   +3 more
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A Review of the Clinical Utility of Therapeutic Facet Joint Injections in Whiplash Associated Cervical Spinal Pain

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2022
Background and Objective: Whiplash neck injury was described by Crowe in 1928. Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) is defined as a cervical spinal injury following an acceleration-deceleration mechanism.
Kelechi Eseonu, Jaykar Panchmatia, David Pang, Bahram Fakouri   +3 more
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Epidemiology of whiplash [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2000
Space restrictions prohibit a comprehensive refutation of the uneven treatment of the whiplash literature presented by Ferrari and Russell.1 They fiercely interrogate research that does not support their view, yet uncritically embrace literature favouring their preconceptions. Central to their argument is the assertion that there are different rates of
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The Evidence for Brain Injury in Whiplash Injuries

Pain Research and Management, 2003
The evidence that brain damage can occur in injuries that produce whiplash is reviewed. The clinical phenomena for the two injuries are the same. Pure whiplash injury implies no, or minimal head contact, but many patients also have head contact against a
Michael P. Alexander
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