National health insurance consumption and chronic symptoms following mild neck sprain injuries in car collisions

Abstract

Many reported sustained symptoms after neck sprain injuries, 16% of them reported being in a bad state of health.

Impairment and work disability due to whiplash injury following traffic collisions: An analysis of insurance material from the Swedish Road Traffic Injury Commission

“…These results are similar to those reported in Norway, where 31% of subjects with chronic neck/shoulder pain due to tra¤c collisions were not working full-time three to eight years after the collision (41). In our study, we had expected a larger proportion of disabled workers in 1994, since this year was a part of an economic recession in Sweden, while the economy was much better in 1989.…”

Neck Injury after Whiplash Trauma in a Defined Population in Northern Sweden – Long-Term Sick Leave and Costs of Low Productivity

“…Differing recruitment methods likely explain the differences, and our lower figures [29]. Borchgrevink et al, in an ED-based study, found that 27% of 426 patients had been on sick leave, while Karlsborg et al reported a median absence from work of six days (0 days-9 months) [30,31]. Those two studies also included short-term sick leave of less than two weeks, making direct comparison with our figures difficult.…”

Soft Tissue Neck Symptoms Following High-Energy Road Traffic Accidents

“…Overall, 34% complained of neck discomfort during or after carrying out normal everyday tasks. 23 Patients with degenerative disease may tend to be older and have more symptoms than those with normal radiographs at the time of injury, 24,25 although this is not certain within the existing literature. 26,27 If WAD solely resulted from a pathologic physical lesion, it could be reasonably expected that this would be more marked in the victims of high-energy trauma.…”