Whiplash – evidence base for clinical practice

Abstract

[Extract] This book presents a comprehensive review of whiplash. A diagnosis of whiplash tells us more about the mechanism of injury than it does about the actual patho-anatomical process, which hampers our ability to clinically manage this condition. The range of clinical presentations that may result from a whiplash-type injury are known as whiplash associated disorders (WAD). Whiplash associated disorders represent a complex pain condition that challenges both medical and allied health practitioners.