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Whiplash
Pain is common, usually mild, and long-lasting
March 31st, 2003
The first observational study of whiplash injury to use a control group has shown that the intensity of whiplash pain is low, but its frequency is high, and compared to similar types of pain from ankle injury, it lasts longer and produces more disability. The study appears in the March 11, 2003, issue of Neurology. The study authors interviewed and examined 141 patients with whiplash-related pain, and 40 patients with acute ankle injury as a control. Patients were seen at 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after their injury. All patients scored their pain intensity on a 100-point scale, from no pain to unbearable pain. Patients were asked...
Source: Pain & Central Nervous System Week (2003-03-31)
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