Managing Injuries of the Neck Trial (MINT): design of a randomised controlled trial of treatments for whiplash associated disorders [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2007 Background A substantial proportion of patients with whiplash injuries develop chronic symptoms. However, the best treatment of acute injuries to prevent long-term problems is uncertain.
Williamson Esther M +10 more
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Chronic Neck Pain and Whiplash: A Case-Control Study of the Relationship between Acute Whiplash Injuries and Chronic Neck Pain [PDF]
Pain Research and Management, 2006 The authors undertook a case-control study of chronic neck pain and whiplash injuries in nine states in the United States to determine whether whiplash injuries contributed significantly to the population of individuals with chronic neck and other spine ...
Michael D Freeman +4 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]
Patient Safety in Surgery, 2009 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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Biomechanics of whiplash injury. [PDF]
Chinese 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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A national survey of clinical practice for the management of whiplash-associated disorders in UK emergency departments [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: To undertake a national survey to determine current practice for the management of whiplash injuries in UK emergency departments (ED). Methods: Postal questionnaire survey.
Cooke, M +27 more
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Evaluation of an evidence based patient educational booklet for management of whiplash-associated disorders [PDF]
, 2003 Objectives: This study aimed to develop and evaluate an evidence based educational booklet on whiplash associated disorders. Methods: A comprehensive review of the available scientific evidence produced a set of unambiguous patient centred messages ...
McClune, T. +4 more
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Injury Biomechanics of the Cervical Spine in Car Collisions - some Needs for Further Research
Pain Research and Management, 2003 The article reviews some of the existing research concerning the incidence of soft tissue neck injuries sustained in car collisions. A variety of neck injuries, including to muscles, ligaments, facet joints, discs and nerve tissue appear to result from ...
Mats Y. Svensson
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Whiplash associated disorders: a review of the literature to guide patient information and advice [PDF]
, 2002 Objectives: To review the literature and provide an evidence based framework for patient centred information and advice on whiplash associated disorders.
McClune, T. +6 more
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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 +16 more
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Delayed Transient Post-Traumatic Quadriplegia
Oman Medical Journal, 2015 Transient neurological deficit following cervical trauma have been reported following sports injuries, and has been referred to as cervical cord neurapraxia.
Khaloud Al-Shaaibi, Rajeev Kariyattil
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