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Incidence And Predictors Of Neck And Widespread Pain After Motor Vehicle Collision Among Us Litigants And Nonlitigants, S. A. Mclean, J. C. Ulirsch, G. D. Slade, A. C. Soward, R. A. Swor, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, N. K. Rathlev, D. C. Lee, E. Bair, +3 Additional Authors Jan 2014

Incidence And Predictors Of Neck And Widespread Pain After Motor Vehicle Collision Among Us Litigants And Nonlitigants, S. A. Mclean, J. C. Ulirsch, G. D. Slade, A. C. Soward, R. A. Swor, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, N. K. Rathlev, D. C. Lee, E. Bair, +3 Additional Authors

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Debate continues regarding the influence of litigation on pain outcomes after motor vehicle collision (MVC). In this study we enrolled European Americans presenting to the emergency department (ED) in the hours after MVC (n = 948). Six weeks later, participants were interviewed regarding pain symptoms and asked about their participation in MVC-related litigation. The incidence and predictors of neck pain and widespread pain 6 weeks after MVC were compared among those engaged in litigation (litigants) and those not engaged in litigation (nonlitigants). Among the 859 of 948 (91%) participants completing 6-week follow-up, 711 of 849 (83%) were nonlitigants. Compared to …


Effect Of Pain Location And Duration On Life Function In The Year After Motor Vehicle Collision, A. V. Bortsov, T. F. Platts-Mills, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, R. A. Swor, D. C. Lee, N. K. Rathlev, P. L. Hendry, R. B. Fillingim, S. A. Mclean, +1 Additional Author Jan 2014

Effect Of Pain Location And Duration On Life Function In The Year After Motor Vehicle Collision, A. V. Bortsov, T. F. Platts-Mills, D. A. Peak, J. S. Jones, R. A. Swor, D. C. Lee, N. K. Rathlev, P. L. Hendry, R. B. Fillingim, S. A. Mclean, +1 Additional Author

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Persistent musculoskeletal pain is common after motor vehicle collision (MVC) and often results in substantial disability. The objective of this study was to identify distributions of post-MVC pain that most interfere with specific life functions and that have the greatest interference with aggregate life function. Study data were obtained from a prospective longitudinal multicenter emergency department-based cohort of 948 European Americans experiencing MVC. Overall pain (0-10 numeric rating scale [NRS]), pain in each of 20 body regions (0-10 NRS), and pain interference (Brief Pain Inventory, 0-10 NRS) were assessed 6 weeks, 6 months, and 1 year after MVC. After adjustment …