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May 16, 2022
Auto Injury and Accident, Whiplash Injuries

An overview of Whiplash Injuries and how they become chronic

In a striking 2010 statistics published in 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports there were “32,999 people killed, 3.9 million were injured, and 24 million vehicles were damaged in motor vehicle crashes in the United States”. The economic burden amounted to “$242 billion. This represented the equivalent of nearly...

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May 16, 2022
Auto Injury and Accident, Cervical Facet Joints Injury, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash Injuries: Emphasis on the cervical facet joints

Studies have shown that whiplash injuries are mainly associated with neck pain as a major symptom. It is also reported that “neck pain is present in all patients with WAD, but headache is also a prevalent symptom (88%), especially in patients in whom the C2–3 facet joint is implicated as a cause of pain. Deans...

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May 16, 2022
Auto Injury and Accident, Cervical Facet Joints, Cervical Facet Joints Injury, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash Injuries: Injections of the cervical facet joints

The authors of this blog recommend that interventional pain procedures should be reserved to cases where “lower level of care” has been exhausted and/or if the pain is becoming a daily debilitating burden, even early on after the initial insult. In addition, we believe the patient has the right to decide and ‘go directly’ to...