Publikation

[Whiplash injury--an update]

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 23.05.2007

Bereiche
PubMed

Zitation
Gautschi O, Frey S, Cadosch D, Zellweger R. [Whiplash injury--an update]. Praxis 2007; 96:843-50.
Art
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Deutsch)
Zeitschrift
Praxis 2007; 96
Veröffentlichungsdatum
23.05.2007
ISSN (Druck)
1661-8157
Seiten
843-50
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Whiplash injuries of the cervical spine are of paramount clinical and socioeconomic importance. To date, many problems in regard to diagnosis, classification, treatment and assessment have not been sufficiently solved. Diagnosis is often made subjectively and the ideal mode of treatment is still the subject of controversy. Scientific progress has lead to the development of a prognostic classification system, objective diagnostic tests, different treatment modalities and, perhaps most importantly, the production of more secure automobiles. Current scientific evidence of the assessment and treatment of whiplash injuries is only partially integrated into clinical routine, although modern strategies of combining medicamentous therapy with early physiotherapy has shown good results. Clear dignostic criteria and treatment guidelines would conquer the cost explosion associated with whiplash injuries largely evident in the Swiss-German population.