Validation of an index of Sensitivity to Movement-Evoked Pain in patients with whiplash injuries. [PDF]
. Introduction: Sensitivity to Movement-Evoked Pain is a pain summation phenomenon identified in various chronic pain populations. Objectives: This study investigated the validity of a procedure used to assess pain summation in response to a repeated ...
Wan AK+6 more
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Grade II whiplash injuries to the neck: what is the benefit for patients treated by different physical therapy modalities? [PDF]
Background In a majority of cases, whiplash injuries are a domain of conservative therapy. Nevertheless it remains unclear whether physical therapy is of medical or economic benefit in patients with whiplash injuries.
Krischak Gert+6 more
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Whiplash Injuries: An Update [PDF]
Whiplash injuries remain a significant public health problem throughout the developed industrialized world, with significant socioeconomic consequences. Studies looking at the natural history of whiplash injuries have suffered from problems of selection bias, retrospective reviewing and unclear outcomes.
Robert Teasell, Allan P. Shapiro
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Traumatic-event headaches [PDF]
Background Chronic headaches from head trauma and whiplash injury are well-known and common, but chronic headaches from other sorts of physical traumas are not recognized.
Haas David C
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Development of an Internet-delivered educational video for acute whiplash injuries. [PDF]
Objective To describe the development of a preventive educational video for patients exposed to whiplash trauma following motor vehicle accidents. Methods The development followed a systematic approach and was theory-driven supplemented with available ...
Pedersen MM+3 more
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The Evidence for Brain Injury in Whiplash Injuries [PDF]
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 head rest or the steering wheel or windshield.
Michael P. Alexander
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorder Symptoms After Whiplash Trauma-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) is an umbrella term for pain and dysfunction involving jaw muscles and/or the temporomandibular joint, with whiplash trauma suggested to be one risk factor. The aim was to evaluate prevalence and relative risk of TMDs in the acute and chronic stages after whiplash trauma.
Häggman-Henrikson B+5 more
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Subacromial impingement in patients with whiplash injury to the cervical spine [PDF]
Background Impingement syndrome and shoulder pain have been reported to occur in a proportion of patients following whiplash injuries to the neck. In this study we aim to examine these findings to establish the association between subacromial impingement
Giddins Grey E, Abbassian Ali
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Risk Factors of Poor Prognosis after Whiplash Injury [PDF]
Whiplash, a common injury following motor vehicle crashes, is associated with high costs and a prognosis that is variable and difficult to predict. In this paper, we review findings from the Quebec cohort epidemiological study on predictive factors of ...
Samy Suissa
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7. Cervical facet pain: Degenerative alterations and whiplash-associated disorder. [PDF]
Abstract Introduction Pain from the cervical facet joints, either due to degenerative conditions or due to whiplash‐related trauma, is very common in the general population. Here, we provide an overview of the literature on the diagnosis and treatment of cervical facet‐related pain with special emphasis on interventional treatment techniques. Methods A
Hellinga MD+8 more
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