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Whiplash

How common is whiplash?

Whiplash is fairly common.

Up to 3 people in 1,000 get whiplash every year.

Source:
Verhagen AP, Scholten-Peeters GG, de Bie RA, et al.
Conservative treatment for whiplash (Cochrane review).
In: The Cochrane Library. Wiley, Chichester, UK.

About 1 in 5 people who are involved in a car crash where their car is hit from behind get pain and stiffness in their neck.

Source:
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
Neck Pain.
October 2007. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00231 (accessed on 30 September 2009).

Sources for the information on this page:

Verhagen AP, Scholten-Peeters GG, de Bie RA, et al.Conservative treatment for whiplash (Cochrane review).In: The Cochrane Library. Wiley, Chichester, UK.

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.Neck Pain.October 2007. http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00231 (accessed on 30 September 2009).

This information was last updated on Dec 15, 2009

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