The whiplash syndrome. A general practitioner's viewpoint.
'Whiplash' is an overused term which probably should be confined to injuries suffered in a rear end collision between motor vehicles. Clinically it presents as a syndrome rather than a single injury: relationships between the patient, the injuries received, the pathology incurred and the prognosis appear to be inseparable. It is very common in city practice and at times seems endemic.
D003863:Depression / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy