Rehabilitation of chronic whiplash: Treatment of cervical dysfunctions or chronic pain syndrome?

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 243-251

  Nijs, Jo ^a,b,c   Van Oosterwijck, Jessica ^a,c   De Hertogh, Willem ^a,b  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool Antwerpen   (Belgium)

^c University Hospital   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Chronic pain; Rehabilitation; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC WHIPLASH ASSOCIATED DISORDER; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE COURSE; ERGONOMICS; EYE MOVEMENT CONTROL; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MOTOR CONTROL; NECK PAIN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TRIGGER POINT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SYNDROME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 59849108305     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-008-1083-x     Document Type: Review

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