Joseph Bosco M.D. specializes in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery at New York University Medical Center and in Queens, New York.

Dr. Joseph Bosco is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery, including skiing injuries, elbow reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy and elbow arthroscopy. His primary practice is located at The New York University Medical Center in New York City. He also maintains an office in Queens, New York.

Dr. Joseph Bosco is a board certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine, knee, shoulder and elbow surgery, including skiing injuries, elbow reconstruction, rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroscopy, knee arthroscopy and elbow arthroscopy. His primary practice is located at The New York University Medical Center in New York City. He also maintains an office in Queens, New York.

Patient Education > FAQ > Spine - Cervical
<< Back to FAQ List
With all of today's modern technology, why can't they fix something as simple as a whiplash injury? When I went on-line to look at the studies about what causes whiplash, the results were still very sketchy. There's more that isn't known than is. Why is that?
The marriage of engineers who understand kinematics (joint motion) and technology is taking place more and more. For example, researchers at the Biomechanics Research Lab at Yale School of Medicine offer us a peek into whiplash injuries. They used high-speed digital cameras along with motion-tracking software to study neck motion during rear-impact injuries. They were able to find what speed and force cause injury at different levels of the spine. In general a lower force can cause damage to the joint and neck ligaments in the upper neck (C4-5). A higher force is needed to injure the lower neck (C6-7). They found joint compression was the most common injury with lower impact forces. When the joint is pressed together by force, the lining of the joint is at risk for injury. The body's response to this is pain and inflammation, which may be what happened in your case.
Adam M. Pearson, BA, et al. Facet Joint Kinematics and Injury Mechanisms During Simulated Whiplash. In Spine. February 15, 2004. Vol. 29. No. 4. Pp. 390-397.

<< Back to FAQ List

The information contained within these pages is the property of the Medical Multimedia Group L.L.C. and we retain all rights regarding its content. Alteration of these documents in any way is a violation of the copyright.