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The role of physiotherapy in the management of acute neck sprains following road-traffic accidents
McKinney LA, Dornan JO, Ryan M
Archives of Emergency Medicine 1989 Mar;6(1):27-33
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: Yes; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

In acute whiplash injuries, early physiotherapy has been shown to reduce pain and increase cervical movement, but the cost-effectiveness of this treatment has been questioned. It is unclear whether the benefits result from manipulative physiotherapy or from the patient's ability to perform the accompanying home exercise programme when instructed about its importance. In a single blind prospective randomized trial 71 patients who received out-patient physiotherapy were shown to have significant improvement in severity of neck pain (p < 0.01) and cervical movement (p < 0.01) at 1 and 2 months post-injury when compared with 33 patients who received analgesia and a cervical collar. Sixty-six patients who were offered comprehensive advice for home mobilization by a physiotherapist showed a similar improvement. There appears to be no difference in effectiveness between outpatient physiotherapy and home mobilization.
Reproduced with permission from the BMJ Publishing Group.

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