Physiotherapy in a whiplash injury : a case report
| dc.contributor.author | Van Eck, Corné | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-01-23T07:23:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-01-23T07:23:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.description.abstract | STUDY DESIGN : Case Report. OBJECTIVES : To describe physiotherapy intervention in an individual with a suspected whiplash injury. BACKGROUND : The patient was a 29-year old male with complaints of neck pain and tightness following a motor vehicle accident. METHODS AND MEASURES : The focus of the case study is physiotherapy assessment and intervention in a stage II whiplash injury. RESULTS : Following intervention, positive changes occurred in outcome measures such as pain, work status and activities of daily living. CONCLUSION : Physiotherapy intervention is successful in addressing whiplash associated disorders. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.department | Physiotherapy | en_ZA |
| dc.description.librarian | hb2017 | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | http://www.sajp.co.za | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Van Eck, C 2008, 'Physiotherapy in a whiplash injury : a case report', South African Journal of Physiotherapy, vol. 64, no. 3, pp. 2-6. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0379-6175 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2410-8219 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58591 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS Open Journals | en_ZA |
| dc.rights | © 2008. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Physiotherapy | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Whiplash injury | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Mobilization | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Therapeutic exercise | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Neural tissue mobilization | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Patient education | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Physiotherapy in a whiplash injury : a case report | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |