Search results for "whiplash"

Unexpected Persistent Dentocentral Synchondrosis of C2.

2017

Background The persistence of synchondrosis in adulthood can confound diagnostic decisions made during patient management. Case Description A 59-year-old woman who presented neck pain, acute headache, and acute cervical myelopathy symptoms after suffering whiplash grade 3 in a car rear-end impact underwent a conventional radiologic study that revealed no fracture and no anatomic spine variations. The magnetic resonance imaging study revealed no spinal cord intensity signal changes, but it showed a persistent (remnant) dentocentral synchondrosis that was undetected in a previous conventional radiographic evaluation. Conclusions The localization and level of the remnant of the dentocentral sy…

Der Sicherheitsgurt: Auswirkungen auf das Verletzungsmuster von Autoinsassen

1993

Since 1984 the law concerning safety belts has been implemented; this paper deals with the findings in 386 victims of motor accidents who were x-rayed between 1981 and 1989. Minor injuries have been ignored. The number of passengers wearing belts increased by 30% after 1984. The number of passenger injuries did not decrease. Injuries directly caused by the belts included a small number of fractures of clavicles, the sternum and ribs and one pelvic fracture, one serious abdominal injury with tearing of the mesenteric artery and one ruptured spleen. An indirect result of wearing seat belts was a marked increase in cervical whiplash injuries and some increase in thoracic vertebral fractures. N…

WHIPLASH INJURIES IN SPORTS ACTIVITIES. CLINICAL OUTCOME AND BIOMECHANICS

2013

Background Cervical whiplash syndrome, or hyperextension-hyperflexion injury, is a common traumatic injury in sports activities. The mechanisms of injury that cause cervical whiplash syndrome vary, but they may be sufficient enough to cause chronic whiplash syndrome. Methods and Patients Over 150 injuries were recorded in sports in our Orthopaedic Departments between the years of 2008 and 2011. Whiplash spine injuries have been reported in most contact sports, including indoor soccer, basketball, and wrestling, and in several non contact sports, such as diving. Whiplash spine injuries are estimated to occur in high percentage of indoor soccer players, and most commonly on defensive players.…

Evidence for central sensitization in patients with osteoarthritis pain: A systematic literature review

2014

Hyperexcitability of the central nervous system (CNS) has been suggested to play an important role in the chronic pain experienced by osteoarthritis (OA) patients. A systematic review following PRISMA guidelines was performed to evaluate the existing evidence from the literature related to the presence of central sensitization (CS) in patients with OA.Electronic databases PubMed and Web of Science were searched to identify relevant articles using pre-defined keywords regarding CS and OA. Full-text clinical reports addressing studies of CS in human adults with chronic complaints due to osteoarthritis were included and screened for methodological quality by two independent reviewers. From the…

Utvärdering av effekter efter en 12-veckors behandling i ett multimodalt program åt kroniska whiplashpatienter

2001

Fyysinen ja psyykkinen kuormitus sekä selviytymisvoimavarat kroonisilla whiplash potilailla

2017

TIIVISTELMÄ Hellstén, K. 2017. Fyysinen ja psyykkinen kuormitus sekä selviytymisvoimavarat kroonisilla whiplash potilailla. Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta, Jyväskylän yliopisto, fysioterapian pro gradu –tutkielma, 61 sivua, 7 liitettä. Whiplash vamma eli niskan retkahdusvamma syntyy tyypillisimmin autokolareissa törmäyksen aiheuttaessa niskan nopean edestakaisen liikkeen. Oirekuva vamman jälkeen on usein laaja ja jopa 50%:lla whiplash vammautuneista se kroonistuu. Tämän pro gradu tutkielman tavoitteena oli tarkastella kroonisten whiplash potilaiden oirekuvaa sekä vamman aiheuttamaa fyysistä ja psyykkistä kuormitusta sekä heidän selviytymisvoimavarojaan. Poikkileikkaustutkimukseen osallistu…