Neck Pain and High Blood Pressure
This may be of interest to those who suffer from high blood pressure after a whiplash injury. A team from the University of Leeds, led by Professor Jim Deuchars has examined pathways between the neck...
View ArticleBetter Positioning of Head Restraint Prevents Whiplash Injuries
A publication from ConsumerReports provides interesting information on how better positioning of head restraints can prevent neck injuries. A rear-end crash occurs every 17 seconds in the U.S. But many...
View ArticleVirtual Crash Test Dummy to Aid in Whiplash Testing
The development of a virtual dummy is expected to reduce the number of neck injuries received in car accidents. Peter Ullrich, Crash Safety and Impact Product Manager of developer ESI Group, said: “By...
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Treatment tips for high blood pressure
As a short follow-up to the article on the relation between neck injury and high blood pressure, this article summarizes some treatment tips to lower blood pressure. A blood pressure level of 140/90...
View ArticleWhiplash Injury Recovery – a Guide from the Queensland Government
The Motor Accident Insurance Commission (MAIC) of the Queensland Government (Australia) has published a short booklet with the title The Whiplash Injury Recovery – a Self-Management Guide. It is...
View ArticleStudy suggests that whiplash recovery level off 3 months after the accident
A meta level study, Course and prognostic factors of whiplash: a systematic review and meta-analysis, conducted by The George Institute (University of Sydney in Australia) took a look at previous...
View ArticleStudy shows expectations for recovery important in the prognosis of whiplash...
A study at the Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, shows that expectations for recvery seem to be an important factor. Individuals’ expectations on returning...
View ArticleManual therapy and exercise more effective for neck pain
A systematic overview of neck pain treatment research from 1980 to 2006 suggests that therapies involving manual therapy and exercise are more effective than alternative strategies for patients with...
View ArticlePsychological treatment of whiplash pain
A study at Swedish University Hospital Karolinska, Exposure and acceptance in patients with chronic debilitating pain: A behavior therapy model to improve functioning and quality of life, suggest a...
View ArticleMixed rehabilitation method improves work capacity
The Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine has an article about the outcome of a treatment method that involves several disciplines: Interdisciplinary rehabilitation after whiplash injury: An observational...
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