Whiplash and fibromyalgia: an ever-widening gap.

A prospective study of the 1-year incidence of fibromyalgia after acute whiplash injury

OBJECTIVE To measure the 1-year incidence of fibromyalgia in a cohort of acute whiplash-injured participants. METHODS Consecutive acute patients with whiplash were assessed via the 2010 Modified American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for fibromyalgia at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year postinjury. At each of these follow-up points, participants were also examined for recovery from whipl...

Whiplash and fibromyalgia.

Evidence for spinal cord hypersensitivity in chronic pain after whiplash injury and in fibromyalgia.

Patients with chronic pain after whiplash injury and fibromyalgia patients display exaggerated pain after sensory stimulation. Because evident tissue damage is usually lacking, this exaggerated pain perception could be explained by hyperexcitability of the central nervous system. The nociceptive withdrawal reflex (a spinal reflex) may be used to study the excitability state of spinal cord neuro...

Evidence for spinal cord hypersensitivity in chronic pain after whiplash injury and in fibromyalgia Pain, January 2004, Pages 7-15

FROM ABSTRACT: Patients with chronic pain after whiplash injury and fibromyalgia patients display exaggerated pain after sensory stimulation. Because evident tissue damage is usually lacking, this exaggerated pain perception could be explained by hyperexcitability of the central nervous system. The nociceptive withdrawal reflex (a spinal reflex) may be used to study the excitability state of sp...

A distinct pattern of myofascial findings in patients after whiplash injury.

OBJECTIVE To identify objective clinical examinations for the diagnosis of whiplash syndrome, whereby we focused on trigger points. DESIGN A cross-sectional study with 1 measurement point. SETTING A quiet treatment room in a rehabilitation center. PARTICIPANTS Patients (n=124) and healthy subjects (n=24) participated in this study. Among the patient group were patients with whiplash-assoc...