It is estimated the 15-40% of those who are injured in a motor vehicle collision will suffer from ongoing chronic pain. (Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic surgeons, 2007)
Whiplash injuries not only increased the incidence of chronic neck and shoulder pain, it also significantly increases the incidence of other systemic ill health effects. In other words, whiplash injuries cause more than neck pain and headache, it hurts the health of the entire body. (Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2001
In the longest study ever performed on whiplash-injured patients (a study looking at the health status 17 years after injury), 55% of the patients still suffered from pain caused by the original trauma. (Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2002)
90% of those who are initially given a cervical collar for their whiplash injuries will be suffering from chronic neck pain 6 months later. (Spine, 2000)
1 in every 100 people on our planet suffer from chronic neck pain caused by a whiplash injury. (Pain, 1994)
Drs. Michael and William Braden have successfully completed training in Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome (Whiplash) and were awarded their certificates in Whiplash and Brain Injury Traumatology from the Spine Research Institute of San Diego.
