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A Summary of Medical Evidence of Disc Injuries During Whiplash
Author: Richard H. Adler Published in the prestigious medical journal, Spine, by renowned researcher and author, Dr. Manohar M. Panjabi, is an article describing the results of a kinematic analysis of cervical intervertebral disc deformation during simulated whiplash using the whole cervical spine with muscle force replication model.1
Panjabi et al concluded that: “While acute injury to the cervical disc appears to cause immediate herniation in a minority of whiplash patients, a greater number of patients are vulnerable to accelerated disc degeneration over 5 to 10 years following the whiplash trauma. [footnote omitted] The mechanism of degeneration in these patients is unknown; however, animal studies have demonstrated that small tears in the anulus fibrosus can initiate that disc degeneration process. [footnote omitted] It seems likely that a similar mechanism may underlie disc degeneration in whiplash patients: that trauma may produce a small tear in the anulus that triggers the biochemical cascade leading to degeneration. [footnote omitted]”
In a medical-legal and forensic context, this article reaffirms the
importance and need of healthcare practitioners and attorneys to better
understand the anatomy, physiology, and mechanism of traumatic injury.
When traumatic injuries can have long lasting implications for a
person's overall health and welfare it is important for the healthcare
and legal professionals to have a strong and rich knowledge base to
best serve the patient/client. The healthcare professional and attorney
can then form the first line of defense between the victim and
debilitating physical injury and financial loss. The legal-medical
connection is natural and best serves the interests of the
patient-turned-client when both healthcare and legal communities work
together to serve the public. The law firm of Adler Giersch PS is
committed to providing the highest quality legal representation and
legendary service to those injured by others and will work closely with
their clients' healthcare providers. xxxx
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