Injuries of the Cervical Spine

Persistent Post‐Traumatic Headache, Postconcussion Syndrome, and Whiplash Injuries: The Evidence for a Non‐Traumatic Basis With an Historical Review

“…Crowe, an orthopedist, is often cited as coining the term “whiplash” during a lecture in 1928; 72 however, the first use I have found in the medical literature appeared in an article by another orthopedist, Davis, in 1945 73 . In a 1956 article discussing whiplash injuries and litigation, Gotten commented that some patients used the injury as a “convenient lever for personal gain.” 74 …”

Headache Following Neck Injuries

“…Although in this series we have dealt with headache occurring immediately after or within 30 days after cervical trauma, it is important to mention for the sake of completeness that headaches often were delayed for months or years after the original injury to the cervical spine. 1,11,14 In these cases it is not unusual to obtain no history of previous trauma inasmuch as the patient may have forgotten the original injury or more often may not associate the headache with the injury. Naturally, the longer the interval between the time of the accident and the onset of the symptoms, the more difficult it is to establish causal relationship.…”

Chronic Post‐Traumatic Neck and Head Pain

“…The term, “whiplash” injury was first used at an orthopedic meeting in 1928 describing the effect on the head and neck of rear‐end MVAs 5 . The first report was published in 1945; 6 subsequent reports in the literature of whiplash injuries have grown exponentially. Similarly, the number of people reporting whiplash injuries has progressively and markedly increased 7,8 .…”