Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management, 2nd Edition

Book Review by Linda Cancellieri-DeTurck, DC

Title:

Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Biomechanics, Diagnosis, and Management, 2nd Edition

Author:

Lawrence S. Nordhoff Jr., DC, QME, ACTAR

Publisher:

Jones and Bartlett

Part #:

T-281

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This 638-page, information-packed text provides the reader with research, charts, diagrams, intake forms and narrative report templates, all designed to aid the chiropractic physician in the management of patients with motor vehicle collision injuries. The table of contents is well-detailed, so the reader can select an appropriate section without having to search the index or flip through the entire book to find information on one topic.

The book begins with a presentation of statistics and associated facts regarding motor vehicle collisions in America today. These data include annual incidence, costs, driver gender, seatbelt and airbag safety, and alcohol and drug use. The text then moves into examination procedures, diagnoses, and imaging studies followed by management and rehabilitation of motor vehicle collision injuries. The author was careful to add forensic considerations and injury biomechanics specific to different types of collisions, including frontal, side, and rear collisions. The text concludes with information designed to guide the reader in litigation and provide evidence for the efficacy of chiropractic care, including IME reports.

I recently had to write an IME rebuttal on a motor vehicle collision patient with myofascial pain; I found this text very helpful when preparing my report. Not only was the author's work helpful, but the detailed reference list at the end of each chapter also helped point me in the right direction and locate publications supporting my data.

I have treated many patients with motor vehicle collision injuries over the course of the past 13 years I have been in practice. Still, I have a lot to learn about the physiological effects of these types of injuries, interfering factors, and the long-term effects of the post-traumatic damage to the body. I learned a great deal from this book; I believe it has made me a better physician and better qualified to rebut the opinions of an independent medical examination.

Dr. Cancellieri-DeTurck's Rating:

9 out of 10