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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Note: Please be aware that this site is no longer actively maintained.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)

The most frequent cervical injuries in athletes are probably acute strains and sprains of the musculature of the neck, as well as soft-tissue contusions.
Gerard A Malanga, MD Michael J Mehnert, MD 2008

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...

University of Washington Whiplash Research Study

Whiplash - its many causes and cures

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