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Use of botulinum toxin-A for musculoskeletal pain in patients with whiplash associated disorders [ISRCTN68653575]

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2004
Background Whiplash associated disorder is commonly linked to motor vehicle accidents and sports injuries. Cervical injury is attributed to rapid extension followed by neck flexion. The exact pathophysiology of whiplash is uncertain but probably involves
Juan Francisco J
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Differential Predictors of Pain and Disability in Patients with Whiplash Injuries

open access: yesPain Research and Management, 2002
The psychological predictors of pain and disability were examined in a sample of people who sustained whiplash injuries during rear-end motor vehicle accidents.
Michael JL Sullivan   +3 more
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Functional health status in subjects after a motor vehicle accident, with emphasis on whiplash associated disorders: design of a descriptive, prospective inception cohort study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2008
Background The clinical consequences of whiplash injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident (MVA) are poorly understood. Thereby, there is general lack of research on the development of disability in patients with acute and chronic Whiplash ...
Helders Paul JM   +4 more
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Evaluation of surface electromyography of selected neck muscles during the whiplash mechanism in aware and unaware conditions due to safe punching in kickboxing

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background Kickboxing is considered as a combat sport in progress, in which injuries are frequent and significant, and close injury monitoring is highly recommended. Sports injuries to the head and neck are estimated to cause 70% deaths and 20% permanent
Mosa Pashaei   +2 more
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Biomechanics of whiplash injury.

open access: yesChinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi, 2010
Despite a large number of rear-end collisions on the road and a high frequency of whiplash injuries reported, the mechanism of whiplash injuries is not completely understood. One of the reasons is that the injury is not necessarily accompanied by obvious tissue damage detectable by X-ray or MRI.
CHEN, Hai-bin   +2 more
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Post-traumatic stress, depression, and community integration a long time after whiplash injury

open access: yesMental Illness, 2010
Psychological factors such as post-traumatic stress and depression may play an important role in the recovery after whiplash injuries. Difficulties in psychosocial functioning with limitations in everyday life may dominate for some time after the injury.
Britt-Marie Stålnacke
doaj   +1 more source

COMT genotype and non-recovery after a whiplash injury in a Northern European population

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2017
Background The COMT (Catechol-O-Methyl Transferase) gene may influence a person’s vulnerability to develop long-term pain and some COMT single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) may associate with patterns of acute or chronic pain.
Eric Rydman   +5 more
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Long-term Follow-up of Whiplash Injury of the Neck

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation, 2013
Background: Whiplash injury has long-term sequelae, although little has been written about its long-term follow-up. The aim of the present study was to establish the factors affecting long-term outcome of whiplash injury.
Sameh El-Sallakh   +3 more
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Neck ligament strength is decreased following whiplash trauma

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2006
Background Previous clinical studies have documented successful neck pain relief in whiplash patients using nerve block and radiofrequency ablation of facet joint afferents, including capsular ligament nerves. No previous study has documented injuries to
Rubin Wolfgang   +7 more
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Minor Head Injury Symptoms and Recovery From Whiplash Injury: A 1-Year Prospective Study

open access: yesRehabilitation Process and Outcome, 2019
Aim: To examine concussion-related disability in neck injuries, the Rivermead Head Injury Follow-Up Questionnaire (RHFUQ) was applied. Furthermore, we wanted to investigate symptoms found in post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and global pain, neck pain ...
Helge Kasch, Luana Leonora Jensen
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