107 patients suffering from various disturbances following a whiplash injury were studieds retrospectively. Patients were divided into four groups based on clinical, radiological and MRI findings; 55 cases had soft tissue injury only of the neck, 25 cases had traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome, 18 cases had cervical radicular syndrome and nine cases had a combination of traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome and cervical radicular syndrome.
Patients with whiplash injuries were treated using a soft neck collar for sprain injuries, a thoracic outlet syndrome pillow that we developed to relax neck muscles and decompress brachial neuro-vascular plexus in traumatic thoracic outlet syndrome and a firm cervicothoracic orthosis was used to treat cervical radicular syndrome. Furthermore, according to the situation, chronic cases were also treated by non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents, muscle relaxants, stellate ganglion block, epidural block and isometric muscle exercises of the neck and pectoral muscles.