The role of non-rigid cervical collar in pain relief and functional restoration after whiplash injury: a systematic review and a pooled analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Luca Ricciardi Vito Stifano Sonia D'Arrigo Filippo Maria Polli Alessandro Olivi Carmelo Lucio Sturiale

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2019)

This pooled analysis of the available RCTs shows the absence of an advantage of the immobilization protocol with a nRCC after a WI. On the contrary, non-immobilization protocols show an overall better trend of pain relief and neck mobility recovery, regardless of the association of PhT. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord
open label