Whiplash injuries in sports activities. Clinical outcome and biomechanics.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study shows that there is a significant risk of whiplash type injuries in sports, especially indoor soccer. But serious injuries with neurologic sequelae and Chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) remain very infrequent. PMID: 23757708 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23757708?dopt=Abstract

Source: British Journal of Sports Medicine - June 14, 2013 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tsoumpos P, Kafchitsas K, Wilke HJ, Evaνgelou K, Kallivokas A, Habermann B, Tsepis E, Bilis E, Matzaroglou C Tags: Br J Sports Med Source Type: research