Physical therapy may not help whiplash pain

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Physical therapy may not help whiplash pain

By Allison Bond NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whiplash injuries can be enduring and painful, but new research finds that counseling on how to manage the disorder - along with a list of optional exercises - reduces pain as effectively as an intensive physical therapy program. The results contradict a "strong biological and theoretical rationale" for the benefits of physical therapy seen in past studies, said Zoe Michaleff, the study's lead author and a doctoral candidate at The George Institute for Global Health in Sydney, Australia. Whiplash injury is a broad term covering symptoms caused by damage to joints, muscles, ligaments and nerves in the spine following a rapid deceleration. All had experienced at least moderate pain or were moderately disabled because of the pain and had not received treatment for their whiplash.

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