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Síndrome del latigazo cervical

Prevención:

El uso de apoyacabezas en el automóvil puede reducir, aunque no eliminar, la gravedad del dolor en el cuello a raíz de un accidente automovilístico. Se recomienda asegurarse de que el apoyacabezas esté colocado en una posición apropiada de acuerdo con la estatura de la persona.

Si efectivamente se presenta el síndrome del latigazo, se aconseja aprender técnicas apropiadas de estiramiento una vez que el cuello se haya aliviado con el fin de reducir la posibilidad de retorno del dolor y la rigidez.

Referencias:

Ferri FF. Ferri’s Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2005: 896-897.

Goetz CG, Pappert EJ. Textbook of Clinical Neurology . 2nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003.

Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:125,606.

Localización del dolor por latigazo

Trauma craneano

Latigazo

Fecha de revisión: 5/6/2007
Versión en inglés revisada por: Thomas N. Joseph, MD, Private Practice specializing in Orthopaedics, subspecialty Foot and Ankle, Camden Bone & Joint, Camden, SC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.

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