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1: Pain Res Manag. 2005 Summer;10(2):71-4.Click here to read Links
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Pain Res Manag. 2005 Summer;10(2):65-6.

A review of the literature refuting the concept of minor impact soft tissue injury.

Centeno CJ, Freeman M, Elkins WL.

The Centeno Clinic, Westminster, Colorado, USA.

BACKGROUND: Minor impact soft tissue (MIST) is an insurance industry concept that seeks to identify late whiplash as a psychosocial phenomenon. However, the medical literature in this area has not been systematically reviewed since the Quebec Task Force's review in 1995. OBJECTIVE: To review the medical literature which claims that late whiplash is an organic phenomenon causing significant disability. METHODS: The medical literature was reviewed in a narrative format. RESULTS: There are a significant number of studies which refute the MIST concept. CONCLUSION: A review of the literature did not support the validity of MIST.

PMID: 15915248 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]