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ISBN 0834216612
Size = 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
This encyclopedia investigates why some individuals report chronic symptoms after an acute whiplash injury while others do not. Part one discusses recovery rates in different countries; the 19th-century problem of railway spine as a historical analog to whiplash; proposed theories to explain the various chronic symptoms of whiplash; unifying biopsy.
Whether you are a whiplash victim, a Plaintiff or Defense lawyer, a member of the insurance industry, a physician, chiropractor, physical therapist, psychologist, dentist, automotive engineer, or one of the many others who find themselves in the middle of the medicolegal dilemma of whiplash, The Whiplash Encyclopedia is your ultimate resource. It is a complete review of every aspect of the English-language scientific literature on whiplash and its related topics.
It has been written to be readable by all. Every aspect of whiplash from its history, to the pathology of the whiplash injury,the cause of the symptoms, radiology, neurology, TMJ injury, engineering, post-traumatic fibromyalgia, legal issues of causation, thin skull rule, psychological issues, assessment, diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are all dealt with. And there is more, with extensive and practical bibliographies and resource materials for daily use.
What The Whiplash Encyclopedia does that no other book has ever done is find that all important middle ground. Ferrari has avoided polemics and avoided much of the bias that exists in debates by searching for a truth that lies somewhere in between the opposing views of insurance companies and the Plaintiff industry.
Ferrari asserts that the acute whiplash is real (it is a neck sprain), and that much of the chronic pain is real, even though clearly in some cases we all accept there is insurance fraud. Yet, he rejects the notion that the accidental whiplash injury produces some strange and curious chronic damage to the neck that causes chronic pain, and raises great doubt about the relationship between the accident and the chronic pain.
He also rejects the notion that the pain is "all in one's head". This is where the book gets interesting - there is a third possibility above and beyond the polarized views of malingering and "unreal whiplash" on the one hand and chronic neck damage on the other. That is the truly novel gem in this book, and it may actually, besides saving insurers millions, save the courts and patients from their current struggles to deal with this problem.
528 pages. Hard cover with NO dust jacket. NOT ex-library.
Weight = 1.5 kg
BOOK CONDITION = FINE
NEW: This book has been designated by the seller as brand new.
FINE: No defects, little usage. Older books may show minor flaws.
VERY GOOD: Shows some signs of wear and is no longer fresh. Attractive.
GOOD: Average used book with all pages present. Possible loose bindings, highlighting, cocked spine or torn dust jackets.
FAIR: Obviously well-worn, but no text pages missing. May be without endpapers or title page. Markings do not interfere with readability.
POOR: Tears on the dust jacket.
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