Do "whiplash" victims with neck pain differ from those with neck pain and other symptoms?

Author(s)
Tencer, A.F. Mirza, S. & Cummings, P.
Year
Abstract

Studying 432 patients with "whiplash" neck pain after a low speed rear-end crash, the authors determined whether those who reported associated symptoms (arm of low back pain) differed from those with neck pain only. Exposure variables were: age, gender, height, weight, surprised by impact, rotated position of the head, and pre-existing cervical or lumbar spinal degeneration. Immediate symptoms were considered. Odds ratios (ORs) were derived from logistic regression. Only pre-existing lumbar spinal degeneration was associated with having arm symptoms (OR = 9.6, CI = 1.1, 83.6) or low back pain (OR = 23.3, CI = 2.6, 206.7) along with neck pain. (Author/publisher)

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C 22775 (In: C 22761 S) /84 / ITRD E206572
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In: Proceedings of the 45th Annual Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, San Antonio, Texas, September 24-26, 2001, p. 203-214, 24 ref.

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