Talk:Whiplash (medicine)

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Reliably diagnosing this disorder is difficult, since it is based on the subjective reports of the patient, who must answer questions about pain in movement by the doctor. No clear standard exist to diagnose whiplash, and doctors may resort to using standard tables listing the possible range of motion of the human head. If a patient cannot achieve the full motion, it is probable that the reason is pain or injury caused by the whiplash.

Higher severity cases are easily visible even in X-Rays.

A rising percentage of car accidents result in a refund claim based on whiplash. This is partly due to an increased awareness, but it is likely that the difficulty excluding the diagnosis makes it easy to raise false claims.

Personal injury claims and awards as a whole have been going down, contrary to what insurance companies say.

I also think this article should be further expanded. I personally suffer from "Grade 4" (3 vertebrae dislocated in 2 separate directions) from being rear-ended. I was dismayed when I looked it up on Wikipedia a year after the accident just out of curiosity and found what I heard from a claims adjuster (who made a generous offer of $250 for my partially-disabling and very painful injury). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.77.74.72 (talk • contribs) 06:57, 7 May 2005.

Is there a connection with whips? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.131.245.27 (talk • contribs) 23:08, 2 July 2005.

I just replaced that section that defines the definiton a little less "Quebec-based" but I can't find any less Quebec-related information, unfortunetely. --Dmacdonald95 20:16, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

Even mild rear end collisions can result in whiplash and be seen on x-ray as a loss of cervical lordosis. This can be a straightening of the neck or an s-curve shape that will over several years time result in arthritic changes to the mid cervical spine. This is why the condition of Whiplash is a major cause of permenant impairment in the world.

This straightening and s-curve shape has been observed on cadavers and human volunteer rear impact crash tests on numerous peer reviewed papers. (see Yogananden, University of Wisconson Medical School, Wisconson, USA ) Further, these studies demonstrate the damage to the cervical ( neck )facet joints.

Relief of the pain involves returning the neck to some degree of cervical lordosis either through spinal realignments via manipulations or cervical lordosis building traction. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.83.42.12 (talk • contribs) 18:52, 5 July 2005.

Authors to reference- Harrison, Don, Grauer, Kaneoka K, Matshushita T, Yang K and Begeman P of Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan,USA, Malanga G ,and Dellanno R, Croft A, Kleinberger M ( Johns Hopkins Univ.APL). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.83.42.12 (talk • contribs) 19:22, 5 July 2005.

The name probably refers to the whip-like motion of the head and neck seen during a rear-end. Tronno —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 13:53, 24 August 2005 (UTC).

Ok, how do any of these complaints have to do with the neutrality of this article?? - M0r3Educ@tedth@nY0u —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 68.112.4.176 (talk • contribs) 02:54, 4 May 2006.

They don't. Whiplash is a real disease and a diagnosis given by reputable doctors. It is not as the writer indicates a term prefered by lawyers. That is what prevents this article from being neutral. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Spowers (talk • contribs) 19:40, 26 May 2006.

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I added this because the article seems overly focused on Quebec. Quebec is not the only place where whiplash occurs, and it would be nice to see how its regarded in the rest of the world (or even the rest of Canada or North America for that matter). It certianly needs more about the medical side of things, and maybe an X-ray image if someone can aquire one without copyright and patient privacy issues. ONUnicorn 14:16, 16 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cause

Whiplash is caused when the anterior longitudinal ligament of the spine tears or is stretched.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 137.222.10.67 (talk • contribs).