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Open AccessGenetic impact of blood C-reactive protein levels on chronic spinal & widespread pain
Causal mechanisms underlying systemic inflammation in spinal & widespread pain remain an intractable experimental challenge. Here we examined whether: (i) associations between blood C-reactive protein (CRP) an...
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Open AccessDo expectations of recovery improve risk assessment for people with whiplash-associated disorders? Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study
WhipPredict, which includes prognostic factors of pain-related disability, age and hyperarousal symptoms, was developed and validated for prediction of outcome in people with whiplash associated disorders (WAD...
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Open AccessCohort profile: why do people keep hurting their back?
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most disabling and costly conditions worldwide. It remains unclear why many individuals experience persistent and recurrent symptoms after an acute episode whereas others do n...
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Spinal cord injury is not a feature of chronic whiplash-associated disorder: a magnetic resonance spectroscopy study
Injury to the cervical spinal cord has been suggested as a mechanism that may underpin chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD). This study aimed to assess metabolite concentrations indicative of neuronal in...
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Open AccessMedical and allied health service use during acute and chronic post-injury periods in whiplash injured individuals
Individuals with whiplash associated disorder (WAD) frequently experience neck pain in addition to other physical, psychological and social symptoms. Consequently, treatment is sought from a variety of health ...
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Open AccessEvidence-based care in high- and low-risk groups following whiplash injury: a multi-centre inception cohort study
Studies aimed at improving the provision of evidence-based care (EBC) for the management of acute whiplash injuries have been largely successful. However, whether EBC is broadly provided and whether delivery o...
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Open AccessA core outcome set for clinical trials in whiplash-associated disorders (WAD): a study protocol
Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) as a consequence of a motor vehicle crash are a costly health burden in Western societies. Up to 50% of injured people do not fully recover. There have been numerous clinica...
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Open AccessManagement of Whiplash Associated Disorders in Australian general practice
Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) are common and costly, and are usually managed initially by general practitioners (GPs). How GPs manage WAD is largely unstudied, though there are clinical guidelines. Our a...
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Open AccessLiving with ongoing whiplash associated disorders: a qualitative study of individual perceptions and experiences
Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) are the most common non-hospitalised injury resulting from a motor vehicle crash. Approximately 50% of individuals with WAD experience on-going pain and disability. Results ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Web Based Version of the Cervical Joint Position Error Test: Reliability of Measurements from Face Tracking Software
The cervical joint position error test is a method to assess proprioception. This test is particularly relevant for people with neck pain and whiplash associated disorder, and it is of potential interest for p...
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Open AccessGeneral practitioners knowledge and management of whiplash associated disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder: implications for patient care
In Australia, general practitioners (GPs) see around two-thirds of people injured in road traffic crashes. Road traffic crash injuries are commonly associated with diverse physical and psychological symptoms t...
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Open AccessA comparison of physical and psychological features of responders and non-responders to cervical facet blocks in chronic whiplash
Cervical facet block (FB) procedures are often used as a diagnostic precursor to radiofrequency neurotomies (RFN) in the management of chronic whiplash associated disorders (WAD). Some individuals will respond...
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Open AccessDry needling and exercise for chronic whiplash - a randomised controlled trial
Chronic whiplash is a common and costly problem. Sensory hypersensitivity is a feature of chronic whiplash that is associated with poor responsiveness to physical treatments such as exercise. Modalities such a...
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Open AccessA randomised clinical trial of a comprehensive exercise program for chronic whiplash: trial protocol
Whiplash is the most common injury following a motor vehicle accident. Approximately 60% of people suffer persistent pain and disability six months post injury. Two forms of exercise; specific motor relearning...
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The clinical presentation of chronic whiplash and the relationship to findings of MRI fatty infiltrates in the cervical extensor musculature: a preliminary investigation
The objective was to determine whether any measurable changes in sensory responses, kinesthetic sense, cervical motion, and psychological features were related to established fatty infiltration values in the c...
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Pain, Transportation Issues and Whiplash
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Voorstel voor nieuw classificatiesysteem voor aan whiplash geassocieerde aandoeningen
Het ontwikkelen van chronische symptomen na een whiplash komt veel voor en de behandeling hiervan vormt een aanzienlijk deel aan de kosten die met deze aandoening gepaard gaan. Het op dit moment gangbare class...
