Clinical guidelines for best practice management of acute and chronic whiplash-associated disorders

The Clinical guidelines for best practice management of acute and chronic whiplash-associated disorders presents a series of recommendations and a treatment pathway for the optimal management of adults who experience acute or chronic neck pain, known as a whiplash-associated disorder, following a motor vehicle collision or other accident. The guidelines provide directions for assessment and diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of a whiplash-associated disorder, from the point at which a patient presents to their primary practitioner. They are intended to assist health providers delivering primary care to adults with acute or chronic neck pain after a motor vehicle collision