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Visar resultat 26 - 30 av 58 avhandlingar innehållade ordet whiplash.
26. 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
27. Diagnostic considerations on whiplash associated disorders
Sammanfattning : Whiplash is caused by an acceleration-/deceleration transfer of energy to the neck. It commonly occurs in motor vehicle accidents. The force may result in lesions of the cervical spine and soft tissues, which may result in many clinical manifestations: whiplash associated disorders (WAD), according to the Quebec classification. LÄS MER
28. Prognostic factors for whiplash associated disorders
Sammanfattning : Disability and chronic pain secondary to low- speed vehicle collisions has been a known condition since the nineteenth century. Today, whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) are the most common personal injuries reported to insurance companies after motor vehicle accidents (MVAs). LÄS MER
29. A Behavioural Medicine Perspective on Acute Whiplash Associated Disorders : Daily Coping, Prognostic Factors and Tailored Treatment
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to study the daily process of coping, potential prognostic factors for recovery and evaluating an individually tailored behavioural medicine intervention in the acute stage of Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). The studies comprised three samples of patients with acute Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD). LÄS MER
30. Physiotherapy Management, Coping and Outcome Prediction in Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD)
Sammanfattning : The aims of the present thesis were to evaluate the management of acute WAD and to develop, describe and evaluate a cognitive behavioural approach for the physiotherapy management of long-term WAD as well as to study the predictors and mediating factors for long-term disability and pain after a whiplash injury. Two approaches for acute and chronic WAD were evaluated in experimental studies. LÄS MER