Springer Book Archives

1 General Aspects.- Whiplash: an Interdisciplinary Challenge.- Functional Anatomy.- Kinematics and Dynamics of the Vehicle/Seat/Occupant System Regarding Whiplash Injuries.- Whiplash Lesions: Orthopaedic Considerations.- The Neurological Point of View.- The Radiological Evaluation.- 2 Physiopathology.- Pathophysiology of Whiplash Associated Disorders: Theories and Controversies.- Postural Studies on Whiplash Injuries.- Whiplash Effects on Hypothalamus and the Sympathetic System.- Whiplash Effects on the Vestibulo-oculomotor System.- 3 Evaluation.- Anamnesis and Clinical Evaluation.- Voluntary Eye Movements in Whiplash Injuries.- Optokinetic Nistagmus and Visuo-vestibular Interaction in Whiplash Injuries.- Vestibulo-ocular Reflexes and Visuo-vestibular Interaction.- Abducting Interocular Ophthalmoplegia After Whiplash Injuries.- Instrumental Evaluation of the Posture.- Posturography and Vertigo.- Diagnosis and Treatment of Equilibrium Disorders in Whiplash Injuries: Posture and Stance Disorders.- Medico-legal Aspects.- 4 Treatment.- Pharmacological Treatment of Whiplash Injury.- Whiplash Injury: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitative Approach to Neck Pathology.- Acupuncture and Neuroreflexology.- Physiotherapy of the Neck, Back and Pelvis in Patients with Whiplash Injuries.- Neurorehabilitation of Ataxia.- Visual Feedback Center of Gravity Reeducation.- Ski Trainer Oscillating Platform: Proprioceptive Reeducation.- Vestibular Electrical Stimulation.- Neurophysiological Investigation of the Relation Between Vestibular Activation and Cervicospinal Reflex.- The Therapeutic Strategy.

The publication consits of contributions by important international specialists in this field and deals with all aspects of whiplash injuries; their effects on the cervical spine, on the central nervous system, on posture and stance, on the oculomotor system. All evaluation techniques are taken into consideration, from auditory aspects to differential diagnosis. Treatment is widely presented: pharmacological, orthopaedic, acupuncture, neurorehabilitation and proprioceptive re-education.