Whiplash Injuries

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Whiplash: An Interdisciplinary Challenge

   • A. Cesarani, C. F. Claussen, D. C. Alpini

   Pages 1-9

3. General Aspects

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. Epidemiology of Whiplash-Associated Disorders

      • F. Ioppolo, R. S. Rizzo

      Pages 13-16

   3. Functional Anatomy

      • C. L. Romanò, A. Mondini, S. Brambilla, F. Ioppolo

      Pages 17-25

   4. Kinematics and Dynamics of the Vehicle/Seat/Occupant System Regarding Whiplash Injuries

      • P. L. Ardoino, F. Ioppolo

      Pages 27-41

   5. Whiplash Lesions: Orthopedic Considerations

      • E. Meani, S. Brambilla, A. Mondini, C. L. Romanò, F. Ioppolo

      Pages 43-54

   6. Neurology of Whiplash

      • G. Meola, E. Bugiardini, E. Scelzo

      Pages 55-64

   7. Radiological Evaluation

      • A. Bettinelli, M. Leonardi, E. P. Mangiagalli, P. Cecconi

      Pages 65-74

4. Pathophysiology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75

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   2. The Vestibulo-vertebral Functional Unit

      • D. C. Alpini, G. Brugnoni, A. Cesarani, P. M. Bavera

      Pages 77-87

   3. Pathophysiology of Whiplash-Associated Disorders: Theories and Controversies

      • M. Magnusson, M. Karlberg, C. Mariconda, A. Bucalossi, G. Dalmazzo

      Pages 89-94

   4. The Contribution of Posturology in Whiplash Injuries

      • P. M. Gagey, D. C. Alpini, E. Brunetta

      Pages 95-105

   5. Whiplash-Associated Autonomic Effects

      • R. Boniver, D. C. Alpini, G. Brugnoni

      Pages 107-115

   6. Whiplash-Associated Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs)

      • E. Brunetta

      Pages 117-125

   7. Whiplash and Sport

      • M. Albano, D. C. Alpini, G. V. Carbone

      Pages 127-137

   8. Whiplash Associated Somatic Tinnitus (WAST)

      • D. C. Alpini, A. Cesarani, A. Hahn

      Pages 139-149

5. Evaluation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151

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   2. Anamnesis and Clinical Evaluation of Whiplash-Associated Equilibrium Disturbances (WAED)

      • A. Cesarani, D. C. Alpini, D. Brambilla, F. Di Berardino

      Pages 153-164

   3. Whiplash Effects on Postural Control

      • M. Magnusson, A. Hahn

      Pages 165-170

The new edition of this book provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of whiplash-associated disorders, focusing in particular on a functional approach to clinical and instrumental diagnosis and rehabilitative treatment. It fully reflects the changes in our understanding of whiplash injuries since the first edition, and in particular the increased awareness that whiplash is a whole-body trauma in which forces act progressively from the lumbar region to the brain, through the cervical spine. Detailed attention is paid to the functional connections between the sense organs of the inner ear, the sympathetic system, and the spine with a view to optimizing diagnosis and treatment. It is explained how various treatment options can be employed to best effect in patients with different symptoms, following, but updating, the well-known Quebec Task Force guidelines. Underestimated aspects such as positional vertigo, somatic tinnitus, temporomandibular disorders, and back pain are also considered. This book will be an invaluable tool in everyday clinical practice for all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of whiplash injury.

• Evaluation
• Inner ear
• Posturology
• Treatment
• Vestibular rehabilitation
• Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD)
• rehabilitation psychology

• ENT-Otoneurology Service, IRCCS “Don Carlo Gnocchi” Foundation, Milano, Italy

  Dario C. Alpini

• Italian Academy of Manual Medicine, Italian Institute for Auxology, Milan, Italy

  Guido Brugnoni

• Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

  Antonio Cesarani

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