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• Back Pain
• The effect of a specific exercise program for patients with acute low back pain
• Tai Chi for long-term low back pain
• Chronic Whiplash Exercise Trial
• Paracetamol for Low Back Pain (PACE)
• The effect of motor control exercise versus placebo in patients with chronic low back pain
• Prediction of chronicity following whiplash injury
• Motor control or graded activity exercise for chronic low back pain? A randomised controlled trial

Prediction of chronicity following whiplash injury

Aims

This study tests a model of acute whiplash disorder that predicts those at risk of poor outcome.

Method

In this prospective cohort study two hundred patients with neck pain following a motor vehicle accident will be assessed on physical, neurological, sensory and psychological dimensions within 4 weeks of the accident and again after 3 months. Participants will be followed up at 6 and 12 months to track their recovery.

Current Status

Recruitment was completed in September 2009.

Funding Agencies

The study is funded by an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant.