A small group Whiplash-Associated-Disorders (WAD) patients with central neck pain and movement induced stabbing pain, the painful segment determined by mechanical provocation: Fusion surgery was superior to multimodal rehabilitation in a randomized trial

Conclusions The results support the supposition that among patients with central neck pain for long periods of time following a whiplash injury there are some in whom the neck pain emanates from a motion segment, probably the disc, a situation suitable for fusion surgery. Implications Thorough individual symptom evaluation in patients with chronic WAD may identify patients who will benefit from cervical fusion surgery. Graphical abstract
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Pain - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research