Static and dynamic posturography in prevalent laterally directed whiplash injuries

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1997;254(4):186-92. doi: 10.1007/BF00879271.

Abstract

Static and dynamic posturography was used to study patients who had experienced a prevalent laterally directed whiplash in a car accident. Results of both static and dynamic examinations were recorded. Findings showed that the whiplash injury had provoked shifting of the pressor center of the body toward a side that was at least indicative of the kind of cervical twist experienced, even when not corresponding to the prevalent direction of the trauma incurred.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kinesthesis / physiology
  • Male
  • Microcomputers
  • Orientation / physiology
  • Postural Balance / physiology*
  • Posture / physiology*
  • Reaction Time / physiology
  • Reflex, Stretch / physiology
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
  • Spinal Cord / physiopathology
  • Vestibular Function Tests / instrumentation
  • Vestibular Nerve / physiopathology
  • Whiplash Injuries / diagnosis
  • Whiplash Injuries / physiopathology*