Studies with cadavers have shown the whiplash injury is the formation of the S-​shaped curvature of the cervical spine which induced hyperextension on the ...SearchSearchSearchTogglenavigationpPhysiopediapPhysiopediaAboutNewsContributeCoursesShopContactDonateLoginpPhysiopediaAboutNewsContributeCoursesShopContactDonatepo+ContentsEditorsCategoriesShareCiteContentsloading...Editorsloading...Categoriesloading...Whenreferingtoevidenceinacademicwriting,youshouldalwaystrytoreferencetheprimary(original)source.Thatisusuallythejournalarticlewheretheinformationwasfirststated.InmostcasesPhysiopediaarticlesareasecondarysourceandsoshouldnotbeusedasreferences.Physiopediaarticlesarebestusedtofindtheoriginalsourcesofinformation(seethereferenceslistatthebottomofthearticle).IfyoubelievethatthisPhysiopediaarticleistheprimarysourcefortheinformationyouarereferingto,youcanusethebuttonbelowtoaccessarelatedcitationstatement.CitearticleWhiplashAssociatedDisordersJumpto:navigation,searchThisarticleiscurrentlyunderreviewandmaynotbeuptodate.Pleasecomebacksoontoseethefinishedwork!(25/02/2021)OriginalEditor-HannahNortonTopContributors- Contents1Definition/Description2ClinicallyRelevantAnatomy3Pathology4Etiology4.1Epidemiology5WhiplashClinicalPredictionRule6ClinicalPresentation7Evaluation8ClinicalDiagnosis8.1DifferentialDiagnosis9OutcomeMeasures10Examination10.1Subjective10.2Objective10.2.1InspectionandPalpation10.2.2ROMTesting10.2.3NeurologicalExamination11Management12PhysicalManagement12.1AcuteWhiplash12.2ChronicWhiplash13ClinicalBottomLine14Resources15ReferencesDefinition/Description[edit|editsource]Whiplashassociateddisorders(WAD)isthetermusedtodescribedinjuriessustainedasaresultofsuddenacceleration-decelerationmovements.Itisconsideredthemostcommonoutcomeafter"noncatastrophic"motorvehicleaccidents.[1]ThetermWADisoftenusedsynonymouslywiththetermWhiplashhoweverwhiplashreferstothemechanismofinjuryratherthanthepresenceofsymptomssuchaspain,stiffness,musclespasmandheadache,intheabsenceofalesionorstr