Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1290-1293 , July 2008

A Distinct Pattern of Myofascial Findings in Patients After Whiplash Injury

  • Thierry Ettlin, MD

      Affiliations

    • Reha Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Center, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
    • Department of Neurology, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Thierry Ettlin, MD, Reha Rheinfelden, Salinenstr 98, Rheinfelden, Switzerland, 4310
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  • Corina Schuster, MPtSc, PT

      Affiliations

    • Reha Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Center, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Robert Stoffel, PT

      Affiliations

    • Reha Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Center, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Andreas Brüderlin, PT

      Affiliations

    • Reha Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Center, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Udo Kischka, MD

      Affiliations

    • Reha Rheinfelden Rehabilitation Center, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
    • Oxford Centre for Enablement, Oxford, United Kingdom.

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 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.Published online June 5, 2008 at www.archives-pmr.org.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00227-X

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.041

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 7 , Pages 1290-1293 , July 2008

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