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ArticleFrontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2022

Cervical Motor and Nociceptive Dysfunction After an Acute Whiplash Injury and the Association With Long-Term Non-Recovery: Revisiting a One-Year Prospective Cohort With Ankle Injured Controls.

Helge Kasch, Tina Carstensen, Sophie Lykkegaard Ravn, Tonny Elmose Andersen, Lisbeth Frostholm

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Article in Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Helge KaschDepartment of Neurology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.
Tina CarstensenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Sophie Lykkegaard RavnSpecialized Hospital for Polio and Accident Victims, Roedovre, Denmark.
Tonny Elmose AndersenDepartment of Psychology, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Lisbeth FrostholmDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
Aarhus University · DKUniversity of Southern Denmark · DKAarhus University Hospital · DK

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Abstract

Aims: To explore the development of cervical motor and nociceptive dysfunction in patients with whiplash (WPs) and non-recovery based on injury-related work disability 1-year after injury when compared with ankle-injured controls (ACs). Methods: A 1-year observational prospective study examining consecutive WPs and age- and sex-matched ACs at 1 week,3 months, 6 months, and 1 year post-injury using semi-structured interviews; global pain rating (VAS0-10) and the pain rating index (PRI-T) and number-of-words-chosen (NWC) from the McGill Pain Questionnaire; examining nociceptive functioning using the cold pressor test (CPT), pressure algometry, and methodic palpation, and central pain processing using counter-stimulation; and examining motor functioning by active cervical range-of-motion (CROM), and neck strength [maximal voluntary contraction flexion/extension (MVC)]. One-year work disability/non-recovery was determined using a semi-structured interview. Results: A total of 141 WPs and 40 ACs were included. Total pain rating index (PRI-T) NWC were higher in ACs after 1 week but higher in WPs after 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. Ongoing global pain was higher in WPs after 1 week and after 3 and 6 months but not after 1 year. Pressure pain thresholds were reduced, and palpation was higher in the neck and jaw in WPs after 1 week but was not consistently different afterward from ACs. Cervical mobility was reduced in WPs after 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months but not after 1 year, and MVC was significantly reduced in WPs when compared with ACs after 1 week and 1 year but not after 3 and 6 months. One-year non-recovery was only encountered in 11 WPs and not in the AC group. Non-recovered WPs (N-WPs) had consistently significantly higher VAS Conclusion: Cervical motor dysfunction and segmental nociceptive sensitization were present from early after injury in WPs and prolonged in N-WPs. Differences in trigeminal and cervical motor and sensory function in N-WPs could be of interest for future treatment studies.

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acute whiplash injurycontrol groupmotor dysfunctionnociceptive dysfunctionprospective observational study

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