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A 35-Year-Old Man with Neck Pain Since a Car Accident (Whiplash Injury)

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Whiplash-associated pain disorders is a group of painful conditions attributed to acceleration-deceleration injuries that often result in a constellation of symptoms including pain that typically occur in the setting of motor vehicle accidents. Whiplash prevalence caused by automobile accidents has increased from 3.8/100,000 in the 1970s to 40.2/100,000 in the 1990s. . If not properly addressed and treated, whiplash injuries have the potential to be a source of chronic pain and disability. Most painful conditions resolve within 3 months, but 15% the discomfort lasts more than 6 months. There are a number of treatments indicated for whiplash-type injuries of the neck, which include targeted exercise, immobilization, pharmacologic, alternative medicine, interventional pain procedures, and surgical interventions. Evidence for most interventions is limited to none. Targeted exercise and physiotherapy have been validated by multiple randomized controlled trials. Focus of treatment is on improving range of motion of neck, and on improving quality of life.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kansas University Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA

    David H. Kim

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  3. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, Morton Grove, IL, USA

    Adam C. Young

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Kim, D.H., Church, J., Young, A.C. (2020). A 35-Year-Old Man with Neck Pain Since a Car Accident (Whiplash Injury). In: Malik, T. (eds) Practical Chronic Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-46675-6_7

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