A considerable number of patients with whiplash-associated disorders (WAD) report variable and indefinite symptoms in the whole body, despite there being no evidence of direct injuries in organs other than the neck. However, little is known about the mechanism or management.
Conditions
Interventions
Daily physical therapies by low-frequency electrical stimulation therapy combined with far-infrared irradiation to the cervical muscles
Sponsors
Tokyo Neurological Center and Matsui Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Among patients over the age of 10, who visited Tokyo Neurological Center and Matsi Hospital with WAD after motor vehicle accidents, patients who are resistant to outpatient care based on their reporting of one or more indefinite symptoms in the whole body besides neck or shoulder symptoms and needing hospitalization for further treatment are enrolled. Admission and discharge are decided by consent between patients and physicians in charge, independent of the severity of concerns.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who were hospitalized for more than 90 days. 2) Patients with a history of any of the aforementioned symptoms before the motor vehicle accident. 3) Patients with cervical spondylosis, disk degeneration or herniation, ligament ossification, spinal deformity or scoliosis on plain radiographs and MRI at admission
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rated records in the medical interview sheets on the representative 22 whole-body symptoms at admission | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroshi Kawaguchi
Tokyo Neurological Center Orthopaedics and Spine Department
Outcome results
None listed