Can measuring passive neck muscle stiffness in whiplash injury patients help detect false whiplash claims?
CONCLUSION: Patients measuring below 76 kPa of muscle stiffness in the trapezius muscle might have no whiplash injury. Further follow-up of the patients measuring higher than cut-off value might be beneficial for detecting patients with prolonged neck muscle spasm that can lead to chronic cervical pain syndrome.
PMID: 32189119 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - Category: General Medicine Authors: Aljinović J, Barišić I, Poljičanin A, Kuzmičić S, Vukojević K, Gugić Bokun D, Vlak T Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research
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