Professor James Elliott
Case study Treatment of whiplash injuries could be modified following research which found even minor motor vehicle accidents can cause a long-term spinal cord injury. Researchers from the Northern Sydney Local Health District/University of Sydney along with scientists from Northwestern University, Stanford University and the University of Oklahoma conducted the longitudinal study involving participants who had been involved in a relatively simple motor vehicle collision. Using advanced MRI imaging, the research team identified profound changes in the health and integrity of spinal cord pathways of female participants who were still experiencing health issues one year after their crash. NSLHD Professor of Allied Health James Elliott said researchers believed the changes represent a more severe injury than what might be expected from a typical low speed car crash, and would not normally be detected with conventional imaging scans.
The research indicated these patients may have experienced an
incomplete spinal cord injury, which was linked to a range of associated health issues. “Whiplash-associated-disorders are the most common outcome for the 2.6 million Australians and four million Americans involved in a non-catastrophic motor vehicle collision every year,” he said. “Half of those injured recover rapidly, but the other half continue to experience long-term health issues, with neck pain the most common symptom. “Whiplash-associated-disorders are a leading cause of disability worldwide. They represent a considerable financial burden, costing the Australian economy around $1 billion a year, and the American economy more than $USD100 billion per annum.”
Selected publications › Elliott, J. M., Parrish, T. B., Walton, D. M., Vassallo, A. J., Fundaun, J., Wasielewski, M., & Courtney, D. M. (2020). Does overall cervical spine pathology relate to the clinical heterogeneity of chronic whiplash?. The American journal of emergency medicine , 38(5), 869-873. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.06.052 › Kessler, R. C., Ressler, K. J., House, S. L., Beaudoin, F. L., An, X., Stevens, J. S., ... & McLean, S. A. (2020). Socio-demographic and trauma-related predictors of PTSD within 8 weeks of a motor vehicle collision in the AURORA study. Molecular psychiatry, 1-14. DOI: 10.1038/s41380-020-00911-3 › Milne, S. C., Corben, L. A., Roberts, M., Szmulewicz, D., Burns, J., Grobler, A. C., ... & Delatycki, M. B. (2020). Rehabilitation for ataxia study: protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an outpatient and supported home-based physiotherapy programme for people with hereditary cerebellar ataxia. BMJ open, 10(12), e040230. DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040230 › Pagano, L., McKeough, Z., Wootton, S., Crone, S., Pallavicini, D., Chan, A. S., ... & Dennis, S. (2020). The feasibility of an innovative GP-physiotherapist partnership to identify and manage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (INTEGRATED): study protocol. Pilot and feasibility studies, 6(1), 1-10. DOI: 10.1186/ s40814-020-00680-4 › Sinn, F. S., Charters, E., Stone, D., Janabi, M., & Bogaardt, H. (2020). Responsiveness of the EAT-10 to Clinical Change in Head and Neck Cancer Patients with Dysphagia. International journal of speech-language pathology, 22(1), 78-85. DOI: 10.1080/17549507.2019.1596312
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