Sökning: "whiplash trauma"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade orden whiplash trauma.
1. Temporomandibular joint sequelae after whiplash trauma. : Long-term, prospective, controlled study
Sammanfattning : Whiplash-related injuries and manifestations, typically neck pain, following car collisions are known to potentially disable individuals with a high and increasing cost to society. There is limited knowledge regarding the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) sequelae following whiplash trauma. LÄS MER
2. Whiplash associated disorders : acute and chronic consequences with some implications for rehabilitation
Sammanfattning : Background: Whiplash associated disorders (WAD) account for a large proportion of the overall impairment and disability from traffic injuries and causes substantial bio psychosocial consequences for some individuals.Aims: To increase the knowledge about factors described in terms of either function /impairment, activity/disability and life satisfaction in acute and chronic WAD as well as possible implications for rehabilitation. LÄS MER
3. Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to whiplash trauma
Sammanfattning : Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to a whiplash trauma Artur Tenenbaum Avdelning för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, Institutionen för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs universitet, Sverige. Abstract Knowledge about the optimal first acute care level and classification after exposure to a whiplash trauma is important for the injured individual and for the healthcare system. LÄS MER
4. Chronic neck pain : An epidemiological, psychological and SPECT study with emphasis on whiplash-associated disorders
Sammanfattning : Chronic neck pain, a common cause of disability, seems to be the result of several interacting mechanisms. In addition to degenerative and inflammatory changes and trauma, psychological and psychosocial factors are also involved. LÄS MER
5. Pain and disability in the jaw and neck regions after whiplash trauma : a short- and long-term perspective
Sammanfattning : Whiplash trauma, a hyperextension-flexion trauma to the neck that is often related to a car accident, affects tens of thousands in Sweden every year. A significant proportion will develop long-term symptoms including neck pain and dysfunction – this is embraced as Whiplash associated disorders (WAD). LÄS MER