Medical Proof of Whiplash
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Part I. All Cases
Fig. 110.1a: Facet joints
Fig. 110.2a: Cervical spine subjected to
compressive force
Fig. 110.2b: Facet joint subjected to shear
force
Fig. 110.2c: Sequential motion of cervical
spine during low impact collision
Fig. 205.1a: Small muscles of upper spine
Fig. 205.1b: Muscles of anterior neck
Fig. 205.2: Anterior longitudinal ligament
Fig. 205.2.1: Anterior logitudinal ligament
Fig. 205.2.2: Transverse ligament
Fig. 205.4c: Nerves innervating cervical
facet joint
Fig. 205.6.2: Spinal accessory nerve
Fig. 205.8a: Vertebral artery
Fig. 205.8b: Vertebral artery—alternate view
Fig. 210.2a: Occipital nerve
Fig. 210.2b: Cervical spinal cord, atlas,
axis, C2 ganglion
Fig. 210.2c: Atlas, axis, C2 ganglion
Fig. 215.4: Pectoralis minor
Fig. 220: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
Fig. 225.2: Thoracic outlet
Fig. 230.1a: Trigger points in quadratus
lumborum
Fig. 230.1d: Diaphragm attaches at 3rd and
4th lumbar vertebrae
Fig. 230.2: Sciatic nerve and piriformis
muscle
Fig. 240: Carpal tunnel syndrome; basic
anatomy of hand
Fig. 240.3d: Cross-section of carpal tunnel
Fig. 245.2.1: Postural control system
Fig. 405.5.5: SPECT scan of brain
Fig. 610.1a: Ligament injury after side
impact collision
Fig. 610.1b: Facet joint
Fig. 615.1a: Supraspinous ligament
Part II. Low Velocity
Cases
Fig. 810.1: Vertebrae of the cervical spine
Part III. Medical
Studies
Fig. 1105.23: Lower cervical spine and sheer
forces
Fig. 1105.24a: Extention x-ray image
Fig. 1105.24b: Facet capsular ligaments
Fig. 1105.32: Kinematics of neck during
rear-end impact
Fig. 1105.46a: Normal cervical curvature at 0
milliseconds
Fig. 1105.46b: S-shaped curvature at 50-75
milliseconds
Fig. 1115.14: Nerves of the facet joints
Fig. 1120.18: Skull and tectorial membrane
Fig. 1130.10: Biochemical changes to the
spinal cord
Fig. 1140.24a: Intervertebral foramen
Fig. 1140.25: Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal
(HPA) axis
Fig. 1140.27: Muscles, blood vessels and
nerves of the neck
Fig. 1140.28a: Intervertebral discs
Fig. 1140.29:
Sympathetic nerves of the cervical spine
Fig. 1140.30a: Referred pain from the
shoulder
Fig. 1140.31: Key components of the posture
control system
Fig. 1145.13a: Muscular tension and TMJ
Fig. 1145.14: Dysfunction in the jaw muscles
and TMJ are related to dysfunction in the cervical spine
Fig. 1205.27: Lateral disc herniation
Fig. 1210.14b: Carpal tunnel syndrome anatomy
Fig. 1215.26: Cervical radiculopathy
Fig. 1215.29: Typical cervical spine
illustrating normal cervical lordosis
Fig. 1220.29: Mechanism of central nervous
system’s role in whiplash
Fig. 1230.26: Excessive stretch of the
anterior neck muscles
Fig. 1235.13a: Amount of backset, or the
distance between the head and the head restraint
Fig. 1240.16: Tinnitus symptoms
Fig. 1240.18: Rapid, traumatic motion can
cause injury resulting in elevated levels of GFAp or NFL
Fig. 1265.16: Vessels and nerves at thoracic
outlet
Fig. 1270.29: Posture control system
Fig. 1275.36: The frontal lobe
Fig. 1275.37: The olfactory bulb in the
frontal area of the brain
Part IV. Practice Tools
Fig. 1622a: Hyperflexion/hyperextension
injury
Fig. 1622b: Dorsal view of cervical
spine bony anatomy
Fig. 1622c: Dorsal view of cervical
spine bony anatomy showing ligaments and exit of spinal nerves
Fig. 1622d: Longitudinal cross-section
of cervical spine with bony anatomy and IV disks
Fig. 1622e: Longitudinal cross-section of cervical spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord
Fig. 1622f: Longitudinal cross-section
of cervical spine with bony anatomy and IV disks showing ligaments
Fig. 1622g: Longitudinal cross-section
of cervical spine with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord, showing
ligaments
Fig. 1622h: Dorsal view of complete
spine
Fig. 1622i: Dorsal view of complete
spine showing ligaments and exit of spinal nerves
Fig. 1622j: Longitudinal cross-section
of complete spine with bony anatomy and IV disks
Fig. 1622k: Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord and nerve roots
Fig. 1622l: Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing ligaments
Fig. 1622m: Longitudinal cross-section
of complete spine with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord and nerve
roots, showing ligaments
Fig. 1639.2.2: Lobes of brain
Fig. 1639.2.2a: Brain impacting back of
skull
Fig. 1639.2.2b: Head and brain in
equilibrium
Fig. 1639.2.2c: Brain impacting front
of skull
Fig. 1640.13: Sympathetic nerves of the
cervical spine
Fig. 1640.16: Thoracic outlet syndrome
Additional Figures
Found at the End of Part V. Medical Illustrations
Fig. A:
C1 and head articulation
Fig. B:
Spinal canal mid-sagittal section
Fig. C:
C5/C6 3/4 view
Fig. D:
Mid-sagittal section and 3/4 view of disk
Fig. E:
Cervical spine flexion/extension
Fig. F:
Cervical spine odontoid view
Alphabetical list:
Amount of backset, or the distance between
the head and the head restraint, Fig. 1235.13a
Anterior logitudinal ligament, Fig. 205.2.1
Anterior longitudinal ligament, Fig. 205.2
Atlas, axis, C2 ganglion, Fig. 210.2c
Biochemical changes to the spinal cord, Fig.
1130.10
Brain impacting back of skull, Fig. 1639.2.2a
Brain impacting front of skull, Fig.
1639.2.2c
C1 and head articulation, Fig. A
C5/C6 3/4 view, Fig. C
Carpal tunnel syndrome anatomy, Fig. 1210.14b
Carpal tunnel syndrome; basic anatomy of
hand, Fig. 240
Cervical radiculopathy, Fig. 1215.26
Cervical spinal cord, atlas, axis, C2
ganglion, Fig. 210.2b
Cervical spine flexion/extension, Fig. E
Cervical spine odontoid view, Fig. F
Cervical spine subjected to compressive
force, Fig. 110.2a
Cross-section of carpal tunnel, Fig. 240.3d
Diaphragm attaches at 3rd and 4th lumbar
vertebrae, Fig. 230.1d
Dorsal view of cervical spine bony anatomy
showing ligaments and exit of spinal nerves, Fig. 1622c
Dorsal view of cervical spine bony anatomy,
Fig. 1622b
Dorsal view of complete spine showing
ligaments and exit of spinal nerves, Fig. 1622i
Dorsal view of complete spine, Fig. 1622h
Dysfunction in the jaw muscles and TMJ are
related to dysfunction in the cervical spine, Fig. 1145.14
Excessive stretch of the anterior neck
muscles, Fig. 1230.26
Extention x-ray image, Fig. 1105.24a
Facet capsular ligaments, Fig. 1105.24b
Facet joint subjected to shear force, Fig.
110.2b
Facet joint, Fig. 610.1b
Facet joints, Fig. 110.1a
Head and brain in equilibrium, Fig. 1639.2.2b
Hyperflexion/hyperextension injury, Fig.
1622a
Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis,
Fig. 1140.25
Intervertebral discs, Fig. 1140.28a
Intervertebral foramen, Fig. 1140.24a
Key components of the posture control system,
Fig. 1140.31
Kinematics of neck during rear-end impact,
Fig. 1105.32
Lateral disc herniation, Fig. 1205.27
Ligament injury after side impact collision,
Fig. 610.1a
Lobes of brain, Fig. 1639.2.2
Longitudinal cross-section of cervical spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks, Fig. 1622d
Longitudinal cross-section of cervical spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord, Fig. 1622e
Longitudinal cross-section of cervical spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing ligaments, Fig. 1622f
Longitudinal cross-section of cervical spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord, showing ligaments, Fig.
1622g
Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks, Fig. 1622j
Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord and nerve roots, Fig. 1622k
Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing ligaments, Fig. 1622l
Longitudinal cross-section of complete spine
with bony anatomy and IV disks showing spinal cord and nerve roots, showing
ligaments, Fig. 1622m
Lower cervical spine and sheer forces, Fig.
1105.23
Mechanism of central nervous system’s role in
whiplash, Fig. 1220.29
Mid-sagittal section and 3/4 view of disk,
Fig. D
Muscles of anterior neck, Fig. 205.1b
Muscles, blood vessels and nerves of the
neck, Fig. 1140.27
Muscular Tension and TMJ, Fig. 1145.13a
Nerves innervating cervical facet joint, Fig.
205.4c
Nerves of the facet joints, Fig. 1115.14
Normal cervical curvature at 0 milliseconds,
Fig. 1105.46a
Occipital nerve, Fig. 210.2a
Pectoralis minor, Fig. 215.4
Postural control system, Fig. 245.2.1
Posture control system, Fig. 1270.29
Rapid, traumatic motion can cause injury
resulting in elevated levels of GFAp or NFL, Fig. 1240.18
Referred pain from the shoulder, Fig.
1140.30a
Sciatic nerve and piriformis muscle, Fig.
230.2
Sequential motion of cervical spine during
low impact collision, Fig. 110.2c
Skull and tectorial membrane, Fig. 1120.18
Small muscles of upper spine, Fig. 205.1a
SPECT scan of brain, Fig. 405.5.5
Spinal accessory nerve, Fig. 205.6.2
Spinal canal mid-sagittal section, Fig. B
S-shaped curvature at 50-75 milliseconds,
Fig. 1105.46b
Supraspinous ligament, Fig. 615.1a
Sympathetic nerves of the cervical spine,
Fig. 1140.29
Sympathetic nerves of the cervical spine,
Fig. 1640.13
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ), Fig. 220
The frontal lobe, Fig. 1275.36
The olfactory bulb in the frontal area of the
brain, Fig. 1275.37
Thoracic outlet, Fig. 225.2
Thoracic outlet syndrome, Fig. 1640.16
Tinnitus symptoms, Fig. 1240.16
Transverse ligament, Fig. 205.2.2
Trigger points in quadratus lumborum, Fig.
230.1a
Typical cervical spine illustrating normal
cervical lordosis, Fig. 1215.29:
Vertebrae of the cervical spine, Fig. 810.1
Vertebral artery, Fig. 205.8a
Vertebral artery—alternate view, Fig. 205.8b
Vessels and nerves at thoracic outlet, Fig.
1265.16
Updated 04/06/12
