Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD): Redefining Whiplash and its Management: Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Related Disorders

The Quebec Task Force consisted of an18-member expert multidisciplinary panel whose mandate was to undertake a comprehensive review and study of whiplash- associated disorders (WAD). One of the sections of the report dealt with clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of WAD. It was the Task Force consensus that the use of non steroidal anti-inflammatory agents and analgesics, short-term manipulation and mobilization by trained persons and active exercises are useful in Grade II and III WAD, and that manipulative treatments by trained persons for the relief of pain and facilitating early mobility can be used in WAD.