Chapter 6 Management of Muscle Injury and Myofascial Pain Syndromes Meridel I. Gatterman, Bonnie L. McDowell Injury to the muscles of the cervical spine is extremely common from “whiplash” trauma,…
Chapter 7 Headache in Whiplash A Comprehensive Overview Christina Peterson The impact of headache associated with whiplash is significant but has thus far proven difficult to quantify. Accessing data about…
Chapter 4 Physical Examination Meridel I. Gatterman This chapter will outline the general physical examination and tests that aid in the differential diagnosis of the most common conditions that present…
Chapter 8 Whiplash-Associated Disorders of Joints and Ligamentous Structures Meridel I. Gatterman Trauma from whiplash can cause joint and ligamentous disorders of the cervical spine. When the rapid stretch of…
Chapter 10 The Safety and Effectiveness of Common Treatments for Whiplash William J. Lauretti Judging Safety and Effectiveness: An Evidence-Based Approach In the past, management of whiplash-associated disorders (WADs) was…
Chapter 11 Prognosis of Whiplash-Associated Disorders Meridel I. Gatterman There is little doubt that soft tissue injuries of the cervical spine can leave persisting symptoms.1 Jackson2 discussed posttraumatic chronic cases…
Chapter 9 Epidemiology of Whiplash Injuries Michael T. Haneline Epidemiology has been defined as “the science concerned with the study of the factors determining and influencing the frequency and distribution…
Chapter 1 Introduction Meridel I. Gatterman Perhaps there are no other conditions that beg more for a patient-centered approach to management than whiplash injuries. Individual variability to the whip-like action…
Chapter 3 Patient History and Mechanism of Injury Meridel I. Gatterman Identifying the mechanism of injury is crucial when taking an appropriate history of patients who have suffered whiplash trauma….
