Whiplash claims and an important online innovation

In an innovation that will surely be copied by a British university soon, based purely on the evidence of the number of whiplash claims made in the UK each year, the University of Queensland's Ipswich Campus is offering local whiplash sufferers the opportunity to receive online advice through their Whiplash Research Centre.

Running along side its new online advice facility, the university is also carrying out a study into recovery times for car accident whiplash sufferers, as well as research into "how whiplash influences the emotional and physical well-being of sufferers".

All this forms part of the research centre's project of understanding the "big picture" of this debilitating and misunderstood neck injury.

Dr Michelle Sterling, the research centre's chief investigator, comments, "The study incorporates some clinical tests performed at the research centre on campus, with innovative monitoring techniques that take the research out of the lab' and into everyday life," she said. "Our research confirms that in some cases, people who suffer neck pain from a motor vehicle accident can go on to experience pain and suffering months and even years after the injury. "We're only just beginning to learn what factors determine whether pain and suffering persist, but without knowing more it is difficult to intervene early to prevent long-term problems.

"The aim of the research is to determine factors that lead to people experiencing pain and suffering that interferes with their daily life over the long term."

Whether or not you are considering making a whiplash claim, you may find the university's online advice page of interest.

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