Chapter 7 – Spinal Injuries
Abstract In the US, approximately 10,000 spinal cord injuries yearly result in permanent disability. Most spinal cord injuries are caused by motor vehicle collisions (40%), violence (30%), falls (20%), and…
Chapter 6 – Musculoskeletal Injury
Abstract Orthopedic injuries are found in approximately 85% of blunt trauma victims; thus knowledge of their evaluation and treatment is important. Some of these injuries are also acutely life- or…
Chapter 4 – Thoracic Injury
Abstract Chest trauma is estimated to be the primary cause of death in 25% of traumatic mortalities and a contributing factor in another 25% of deaths. Good understanding of the…
Chapter 1 – Head Injury
Abstract Head trauma is the most common cause of death and permanent disability following trauma. Blunt head injury is usually the result of motor vehicle collisions, auto versus pedestrian collisions,…
Chapter 2 – Facial Injury
Abstract Facial injuries are common and can involve both soft tissue injury and bony injury. These often occur because of motor vehicle collisions, secondary to direct impact against the windshield,…
Precollision Risk Factors, Illness-Related Cognition, and Recovery After Acute Whiplash Trauma
Precollision Risk Factors, Illness-Related Cognition, and Recovery After Acute Whiplash Trauma Tina Birgitte Wisbech Carstensen Lisbeth Frostholm Persistent pain and disability after whiplash trauma has become an increasingly significant problem…
Manual and Exercise Therapies in Whiplash-Associated Disorders
Manual and Exercise Therapies in Whiplash-Associated Disorders Alice Kongsted MANUAL AND EXERCISE THERAPIES Manual therapy is hands-on techniques aimed at decreasing pain and restoring biomechanical function. The term includes joint…
A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Motor Vehicle Collisions: Beyond Forces, Flexion, and Fractures
A Biopsychosocial Perspective on Motor Vehicle Collisions: Beyond Forces, Flexion, and Fractures Dennis C. Turk James P. Robinson Over 6.7 million police-reported motor vehicle collisions (MVC) occur each year in…
Improving Psychologically Oriented Treatments for WAD
Improving Psychologically Oriented Treatments for WAD Steven James Linton For reasons not fully understood, many patients who sustain a WAD (whiplash-associated disorder) recover quickly, while others develop long-term problems. Psychological…
The Clinical Examination for Risk Factors in Whiplash Trauma
The Clinical Examination for Risk Factors in Whiplash Trauma Helge Kasch Attempts to classify whiplash (WL) patients in order to predict chronicity and long-term disability following trauma have been unsuccessful….
