[Clinical guideline for rehabilitation of patients with cervical whiplash at the primary care level].
Whiplash is a sprain of the ligament with strain of the paraspinal muscles due to acceleration or back acceleration of energy transmitted to the neck. The symptoms are neck pain, neck stiffness, muscular spasm and a multitude of discomforts that affect job-related and activities of daily living. In 2000, the Mexican Social Security System treated more than 15,000 cases of whiplash due to job-related activities. With this information, we organized an expert team in order to develop guidelines using methodology of evidence-based medicine and with a focus on early treatment prescribed by the general practitioner in order for the patient to obtain quick relief and to return the patient to his job and to his daily living activities as soon as possible.
González Ramírez
Susana
S
Hospital de Urgencias Traumatológicas, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social.
Chaparro Ruiz
Ezequiel Salvador
ES
de la Rosa Alvarado
María Del Rocío
Mdel R
Díaz Vega
Manuel
M
Guzmán González
Juan Manuel
JM
Jiménez Alcántara
José Alfredo
JA
López Roldán
Verónica Myriam
VM
Rosas Medina
Julio
J
D000465:Algorithms; D006801:Humans; D014911:Whiplash Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*