Reproducibility and responsiveness of the Whiplash Disability Questionnaire.

This study continued the validation of a Whiplash Specific Disability Questionnaire (WDQ) that was developed from the Neck Disability Index (NDI) using self-reported disabilities in a group of participants experiencing whiplash-associated disorders [J Manipulative Physiol Ther 14 (1991) 409]. Previous research has established the content, construct and face validity and internal consistency of the WDQ. The aim of this study was to establish the short-term and medium-term test-retest reliability and responsiveness of the WDQ.

Clinicians' perceptions of minor cervical instability.

Appropriate musculoskeletal physiotherapy management of spinal conditions requires recognition of clinical patterns in order to make a provisional diagnosis. This study aimed to assist the recognition of minor cervical instability (MCI) by surveying clinicians experienced in the management of neck conditions. A total of 153 Australian physiotherapists with postgraduate qualifications in manipulative physiotherapy and experience in the management of neck conditions completed a questionnaire that required them to indicate the importance of 15 clinical findings in the diagnosis of MCI.