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A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 3 - interventions for subacute WAD.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of Interventions on Work Outcomes After Road Traffic Crash-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Manipulation and mobilisation for neck pain contrasted against an inactive control or another active treatment.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Exercises for mechanical neck disorders.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 2 - interventions for acute WAD.Pain research & managementPooled it
- A research synthesis of therapeutic interventions for whiplash-associated disorder (WAD): part 5 - surgical and injection-based interventions for chronic WAD.Pain research & managementPooled it
- Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Concomitant Treatment with Chuna Manual Therapy and Usual Care for Whiplash Injuries: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- The Effects of Cervical Manipulation Compared with a Conventional Physiotherapy Program for Patients with Acute Whiplash Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A PubMed search filter for efficiently retrieving exercise training studies.BMC medical research methodology · 2024Article
- Use of Soft Cervical Collar among Whiplash Patients in Two Italian Emergency Departments Is Associated with Persistence of Symptoms: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Evidence-based care in high- and low-risk groups following whiplash injury: a multi-centre inception cohort study.BMC health services research · 2019Article
- Impact of interventions on work-related outcomes for individuals with musculoskeletal injuries after road traffic crash: a systematic review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2019Article
- Neck pain in South Africa: An overview of the prevalence, assessment and management for the contemporary clinician.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2019Article
- Development of an Internet-delivered educational video for acute whiplash injuries.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- The return-to-work process of individuals sick-listed because of whiplash-associated disorder: a three-year follow-up study in a Danish cohort of long-term sickness absentees.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Chronic neck pain: making the connection between capsular ligament laxity and cervical instability.The open orthopaedics journal · 2014Article
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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) represents a significant public health problem, resulting in substantial social and economic costs throughout the industrialized world. While many treatments have been advocated for patients with WAD, scientific evidence supporting their effectiveness is often lacking. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the strength of evidence associated with various WAD therapies. Multiple databases (including Web of Science, EMBASE and PubMed) were searched to identify all studies published from January 1980 through March 2009 that evaluated the effectiveness of any clearly defined treatment for acute (less than two weeks), subacute (two to 12 weeks) or chronic (longer than 12 weeks) WAD. The present article, the third in a five-part series, evaluates the evidence for interventions initiated during the subacute phase of WAD. Thirteen studies that met the inclusion criteria were identified, six of which were randomized controlled trials with 'good' overall methodology (median Physiotherapy Evidence Database score of 6). Although some evidence was identified to support the use of interdisciplinary interventions and chiropractic manipulation, the evidence was not strong for any of the evaluated treatments. There is a clear need for further research to evaluate interventions aimed at treating patients with subacute WAD because there are currently no interventions satisfactorily supported by the research literature.
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