> Point 1. Stop referring to these neck injuries as a whiplash.
> This daft
> term was coined by a man called Crowe in 1928, and has been
> derided ever
> since.
But is nonetheless an accepted term in common use among researchers.
> Mealy, Brannon and Fenelon (1986)Early mobilisation of acute whiplash
> injuries BMJ 1986;292:656-7
>
> Gennis et al (1996)The effect of soft cervical collars on persistent
> neck pain in patients with whiplash injury. Acad Emerg Med
> 1996;3:568-73.
>
> There is the evidence.
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