B.C. Whiplash Initiative
PMRF's Whiplash-Associated Disorders A Comprehensive Syllabus
Note: Please be aware that this site is no longer actively maintained. It exists soley for archival purposes. (Posted 1997)

Cochrane Review
Conservative treatments for whiplash Verhagen AP, Scholten-Peeters GGGM, van Wijngaarden S, de Bie RA, Bierma-Zeinstra SMA
Whiplash is defined as an acceleration-deceleration mechanism of energy transfer to the neck. It may result from rear-end or side-impact motor vehicle collisions or during diving, among other mishaps. Whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) can be classified by the severity of signs and symptoms from Grade 0 (no complaints or physical signs) to Grade 4 (fracture or dislocation). Whiplash-associated disorders have been reported in 70 in 100,000 inhabitants in a Canadian province, to 188 to 325 per 100,000 inhabitants in The Netherlands. Conservative treatments (for example, physiotherapy, acupuncture, or a collar) are the most common treatment options for whiplash patients, but the evidence supporting their effectiveness remains conflicting.
Since we were unable to pool any of the studies, we remain unable to either support or refute the effects of conservative treatments for acute, subacute or chronic whiplash-associated disorders with the current evidence.

University of Washington Whiplash Research Study

Whiplash - its many causes and cures

Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD) is the single most frequently recorded injury amongst Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claimants in NSW. In October 1999 new legislation was enacted governing the operations of the New South Wales Motor Accident Authority (MAA) and the CTP insurance scheme it administers.
Chiropractic and Osteopathic College of Australasia

Whiplash FAQ Uncertain

The new web page of Neurofisiologia Otooftalmologica and the (4-G-F). Patients and scientific information about cervicocephalic trauma. Lesions and symptoms.

Whiplash injury may cause or feature
Neck pain, dizziness, vertigo Whiplash injury: Definition(s) via UMLS
"Hyperextension injury to the neck, often the result of being struck from behind by a fast-moving vehicle, in an automobile accident. (From Segen, The Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)" Source: Medical Subject Headings, 2007_2006_08_08

Archive Copy 2004: Whiplash--what's in the name? State University of New York Upstate Medical Center Neurology Department