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Whiplash (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Whiplash is the result of impulsive stretching of the spine, often the result of a rear-end collision between cars or trucks. The consequences of whiplash range from mild pain for a few days, to severe disability caused by restricted head movement or instability of the cervical spine, sometimes with persistent pain. In general, the term whiplash is preferred more by lawyers than by doctors, as it describes the method of injury as opposed to the etiology of the disease. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whiplash_(medicine)   (391 words)

Dr. Koop - Whiplash- Health Encyclopedia and Reference Although some believe that whiplash injuries are routinely exaggerated, researchers say they cause real pain, and sometimes enduring problems, for thousands of people every year. The most common whiplash injuries occur when a motor vehicle is struck from behind, causing the occupant's body to thrust forward as the head snaps back and then forward until the chin strikes the chest. When the whiplash injury is not severe, physicians will send patients home with a do-it-yourself set of exercises designed to strengthen and increase the flexibility of the neck muscles. www.drkoop.com /encyclopedia/43/42.html   (918 words)

Spine Research Institute of San Diego In the study of late whiplash it was reported that chiropractic care was effective in 93% of cases. Medicine There are many different medical specialties, but the specialties most likely to treat whiplash are general or family practice, orthopaedics, neurology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation, with the latter usually having the most to offer these patients. Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists are often called upon to provide special fluoroscopic-guided injections into the epidural space, to provide diagnostic anesthetic blocks, or to provide radiofrequency ablation of the nerves innervating the facet joints. www.srisd.com /consumer_site/healthcare_providers.htm   (1150 words)

Low Impact Junk Science Among other things, the QTF concluded that whiplash injuries were "short-lived," involving "temporary discomfort," that the pain resulting from whiplash was "not harmful," and that whiplash injuries have a "favorable prognosis." They also concluded that 87% and 97% of their cohort "recovered" from their whiplash injuries at six months and 12 months post-crash, respectively (2). The difference in the whiplash rate between Victoria and New Zealand may be accounted for by any of a variety of potentially confounding factors that may exist between the two countries, including different criteria for reporting and recording whiplash injuries, different driving conditions, or different diagnostic classification systems. Whiplash injuries, particularly late whiplash, are less common in countries where no remuneration exists for the injuries and their long-term sequelae, or where awareness of the injury is not thought to be widespread www.whiplash101.com /low.htm   (6825 words)

Postgraduate Medicine: The enigma of whiplash injury The term "whiplash" as it refers to cervical spine injuries was first used by Crowe at a research meeting in 1928 to define an injury mechanism of sudden hyperextension followed by hyperflexion of the neck (3). As a result of these findings, it is thought that the differences in the origin of the pain in whiplash injuries are due to the differential acceleration of the upper cervical spine relative to the lower cervical spine during the flexion and extension phases of the whiplash movement of the neck. Whiplash injuries can lead to permanent disability in as many as 9.6% of cases, and 38% of whiplash victims may take time off work or become unemployed as a result of the accident. www.postgradmed.com /issues/2001/03_01/young.htm   (2639 words)

Whiplash Whiplash occurs when the soft tissue in the spine is stretched and strained after the body is thrown in a sudden, forceful jerk. Whiplash cannot be seen on an MRI scan, CT scan or X-ray, although an X-ray is taken if there is a suspicion of fracture or dislocation of the cervical spine. However, whiplash is still a strain injury and, as with other strain injuries, it is not unusual for the pain to last for a couple of months. www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/whiplash.htm   (962 words)

April issue.indd From a total of 7462 claimants that met the criteria for whiplash injury, data reveal the symptom prevalence and quality of health measures to have an effect on health and illness behaviour in the acute stage (first six weeks) and chronic stage that is systemic, the syndrome extending itself well beyond merely spinal pain. The prevalence of the acute and chronic whiplash syndrome is similar regardless of the nature of the collision, and not particularly associated with rearend collisions. The chronic whiplash syndrome did not arise in the usual fashion of most classified illnesses, wherein a group of patients present with some definable pathology and then a causative agent is examined for in a series of epidemiological, pathoanatomical and diagnostic studies. www.rcsed.ac.uk /journal/svol1_2/10200007.html   (3135 words)

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Whiplash Whiplash is when the soft tissues of the neck are injured by a sudden jerking or "whipping" of the head. In addition to car accidents, whiplash can be caused by roller coasters and other amusement park rides, sports injuries, or being punched or shaken. (Whiplash is one of the hallmarks of shaken baby syndrome.) www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000025.htm   (488 words)

Dr. Michael K. Hobson's Resource Center Info Whiplash Whiplash is a condition of the neck which occurs from a forceful movement of the body allowing the head and neck to essentially get whipped as it tries to stay with the body. It often changes the carrying angle of the head in relation to the body causing anterior gravitational syndrome where the head is carried to far in front of the body. After a whiplash like injury, some individuals do nothing, not realizing the damage to their necks and potential future problems. www.infowest.com /sisu/whiplash.htm   (447 words)

Whiplash Injury Whiplash is an injury to the neck caused by the neck bending forcibly forward and then backward, or vice versa. Most whiplash injuries are the result of a collision that includes sudden acceleration or deceleration. Many whiplash injuries occur when a person is involved in a rear-end automobile collision, or as a result of a sports injury, particularly during contact sports. www.healthsystem.virginia.edu /uvahealth/adult_spine/whip.cfm   (276 words)

Whiplash - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Miss Whiplash, an alias of Lindi St. Claire. Whiplash (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Whiplash   (101 words)

THE WHIPLASH PAGE Although considerable biomechanical investigations have been conducted to understand the response of the cervical spine under whiplash (rear impact-induced postero-anterior loading to the thorax), studies delineating the effects of initial spinal curvature are limited. These articles contradict the majority of the literature, which shows that whiplash injuries and their sequelae are a highly prevalent problem that affects a significant proportion of the population. The incidence and prognosis of whiplash injury from motor vehicle collisions may be related to eligibility for compensation for pain and suffering. www.chiro.org /LINKS/cad.shtml   (4141 words)

uwnews.org | University of Washington News and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Robinson is an associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. Although most people with whiplash injuries recover within a few weeks after their accident, 20 to 30 percent of them develop chronic neck pain that continues for a year or longer. People who have sustained whiplash injuries in an MVA will be encouraged to contact the Whiplash Research Center at the University of Washington (206-543-3387) as soon as possible after their accidents. www.uwnews.org /article.asp?articleID=2642   (519 words)

Encyclopedia of Medicine: Whiplash   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Whiplash is a sudden, moderate-to-severe strain affecting the bones, discs, muscles, nerves, or tendons of the neck. Either condition increases the likelihood that whiplash will occur and the probability that the injury will be severe. Whiplash is difficult to diagnose because x rays and other imaging studies do not always reveal changes in bone structure. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g2601/is_0014/ai_2601001476   (490 words)

eMedicine - Cervical Sprain and Strain : Article by Oregon K Hunter, Jr, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Whiplash is one of the most poorly understood disorders of the spine, and the severity of the trauma often is not correlated with the seriousness of the clinical problems (Riley, 1995). After acute whiplash injury, neck mobility is significantly reduced, but mobility is similar between patients with whiplash injury and in control subjects after 3 months (Kasch, 2001). Whiplash injury is one of the more frequently disputed conditions in the medical literature. www.emedicine.com /pmr/topic28.htm   (8683 words)

Want To Know More About Whiplash? Ask a Demolition Derby Driver! The automobile insurance industry loathes whiplash cases, often denying claims, hounding victims and accusing them of malingering and hysteria. Seemingly, research dollars are spent on studies conducted in an attempt to prove their point that most whiplash cases are, in essence, fraudulent. The article that originally appeared in the Medical Science Monitor drew the conclusion that whiplash syndrome is a “culturally conditioned illness” and is largely due to expectations, availability of various therapies and the possibility of litigation. www.suite101.com /article.cfm/chiropractic_health_care/101930   (435 words)

An Overview of Cervical Facet Injury Due to Rear This study in 1997 found that the lower vertebrae of the neck (C5-6) actually changed their axis of motion and spun backwards causing their posterior joints (facets) to collide, while the top of the neck was bent forward momentarily. Wherein a whiplash victim initially complains of neck pain and then later, weeks, and even months later, a “second wave” or second phase of symptoms emerge. Late whiplash occurs in up to 38% of cases and increases the chance to develop early osteoarthritis. www.drmarks.com /facet.htm   (2284 words)

No-fault insurance cuts whiplash claims The investigators examined the number and duration of claims for whiplash injury in Saskatchewan, Canada before and after a 1995 switch to a no-fault system that did not allow payment for pain and suffering. The rate of new whiplash claims fell by 28% after the change to the no-fault system, the authors report, with a greater decrease among men (43%) than among women (15%). The controversy surrounding whiplash injury is also aired in the April issue of Archives of Neurology. www.personalmd.com /news/n0420104541.shtml   (491 words)

Letter to the Editor - NEJM Whiplash Study Sparks Controversy As an expert in whiplash traumatology, I am greatly disturbed by the very poor quality of this study, and more disturbed that a well-respected journal allows this level of bias into its pages. The authors reported that time to claim closure, and thus recovery, was reduced by 50% under no-fault, and that whiplash claims filed under no-fault dropped by almost 30% immediately after the law change. The problem with this citation is that the QTF used duration of time loss compensation as a proxy for recovery (ie, "recovered" means "returned to work"), and was severely criticized for this ploy, as they attempted to draw conclusions regarding recovery times without any information regarding the actual physical status of the subjects. www.cfids-cab.org /cfs-inform/Overlap/letter.wright00.html   (1598 words)

Read what the latest research on whiplash says   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) How medicine routinely subjected patients to inappropriate treatment, and then took their failure to respond to this treatment as evidence of malingering. A procedure recommended by leading WAD authorities for relief of pain from the facet joints (injured it is believed in approximately 60% of whiplash cases). A needle is inserted next to the two nerves coming off the joint and a radiofrequency is used to burn a tiny hole which disconnects the joints from the brain, eliminating the pain for an average of 12-14 months. www.whiplashlibrary.freehosting.net /research.htm   (676 words)

Discover what treatments are available for whiplash Studies reveal that approximately 60% of whiplash sufferers with chronic neck pain have damaged one or more of the facet joints in the neck. Rajesh Munglani in New Thoughts on Whiplash, looks at central sensitisation in the spinal cord as a possible explanation of the otherwise unexplainable (symptoms), and how this may be maintained from pain input from injured joints, discs or nerves. Study titled: "Whiplash injuries and neurotomy: a pain in the neck for patients, researchers, clinical providers, and the automobile insurance industry." Positive assessment of the efficacy of neurotmoy as "effective versus placebo (in) carefully selected patients with chronic neck pain following whiplash injury". homepage.ntlworld.com /ceri.h/Treatments.htm   (1314 words)

Bionordic Whiplash injuries of the neck, which commonly result from automobile accidents and sporting activities, involve a rapid series of movements, which occur faster than the bones, muscles and ligaments can handle. The most common type of car accident is the rear impact, and most typically, the occupant in the vehicle that gets "rear-ended" (hit from behind) is at the greatest risk of injury. In addition, due to the legal and insurance issues, the veracity of complaints of neck pain and other symptoms by people who suffer from whiplash is commonly viewed as suspect. www.bionordic.dk /page.asp?id=341&sprog=uk   (692 words)

Local Doctor Directory | Online Doctor The term "whiplash" refers to cervical spine injuries caused by sudden hyperextension followed by hyperflexion of the neck. Now, a new study in the latest archives of internal medicine found whiplash patients who went to the general practioner for just one or two visits had the quickest recovery--around six months time. But the authors also believe that going to the doctor a lot may be prompting the patient to deal get used to being disabled and reinforcing some patients’ belief that whiplash is a serious diosrder with a long disabling course, which it isn’t. wb11.empowereddoctor.com /story.php?id=664&source=rss   (747 words)

New treatment for whiplash induced headaches Many of those headaches are linked to whiplash in car accidents, sudden falls or head trauma. In a retrospective study focused on eighteen patients who had daily pain, a steroid was injected through a small needle directly into the neck joint’s synovial cavity lining to reduce inflammation. Another 61% had fewer than three headaches a week that were relieved by common oral pain medicine. www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2001-02/UoPM-Ntfw-2802101.php   (438 words)

Llewellyn Encyclopedia The specialized fields of herbalism, mineralogy, natural science, chemistry, pharmacology, and medicine all evolved from the mother science known as alchemy. Astral Whiplash: Astral projection is safe, practical, and very enjoyable. This is known as “astral whiplash” and can result in feelings of shakiness and headache due to leaving some of your astral material on the astral plane. www.llewellynencyclopedia.com /glossary.php   (6857 words)

AllRefer Health - Whiplash Whiplash is an injury to the soft tissues of the neck that occurs from a sudden jerking or "whipping" of the head. Whiplash often occurs when a vehicle stops suddenly in a car crash or is struck from behind. A seat belt will keep a person's body from being thrown forward, but the head may snap forward, then backward, causing a whiplash injury in the neck. health.allrefer.com /health/whiplash-info.html   (341 words)

National Association For Chiropractic Medicine - A Consumer Advocacy Association The National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) is a consumer advocacy association of chiropractors who confine their scope of practice to scientific parameters and seek to make legitimate the utilization of professional manipulative procedures in mainstream health care delivery. The first and foremost requirement for membership in the NACM is that a Doctor of Chiropractic Medicine renounce the chiropractic hypothesis and/or philosophy; that is, the tenets upon which their scope of practice is based. Parameters of treatment and what constitutes "reasonable and necessary" treatment in the area of physical medicine in general and manual medicine in particular, is based on recent medical studies(1,2,3,4,5). www.chiromed.org   (1811 words)

Freeman Publications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12) Whiplash injuries in Saskatchewan, a case of mistaken recovery (commentary/letter). Freeman MD. The epidemiology of acute and chronic whiplash injury in the U.S. Proceedings of HWS-Distorsion (Schleudetrauma) and Leichte Traumatische, Hirnverletzung. Late whiplash risk factor analysis of a random sample of patients with chronic spine pain. www.ohsu.edu /public-health/employees/faculty/freeman_pubs.html   (1148 words)

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