A small group Whiplash-Associated-Disorders (WAD) patients with central neck pain and movement induced stabbing pain, the painful segment determined by mechanical provocation: Fusion surgery was superior to multimodal rehabilitation in a randomized trial

- Some patients with Whiplash-Associated-Disorder (WAD) have central neck pain and movement induced stabbing pain.
- Such WAD-patients were evaluated for possible segmental pain and surgical fusion.
- A mechanical provocation test determined segmental fusion level/s.
- Cervical fusion was compared with multimodal rehabilitation in a randomized trial.
- Fusion was significantly better than rehabilitation in relieving neck pain.