Motor Vehicle Collision Injuries: Mechanisms, Diagnosis, and Management: .: . - Hardcover

Nordhoff Jr., Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0834207273 ISBN 13: 9780834207271

Publisher: Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S., 1995

Synopsis

This book presents the concepts of chiropractic diagnostic workup, injury mechanisms, patient management, and prognosis of cervical and soft tissue injuries caused by automobile crashes. With an entire section devoted to automobile collision data, crash dynamics, and human tolerance and injury factors, it's extensively referenced from the clinical and automotive crash literature.

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About the Author

Dr. Nordhoff has 33 years of working in the medical community. His career began as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy and focused on ambulance-EMT work, emergency room, casting, surgery, intensive care, and working in neurology and orthopedic wards. After achieving a degree in Kinesiology he received his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1984 and has been in practice for 20 years. He has taken courses at several universities on traffic accident reconstruction to aid in his biomechanical expertise and has recieved ACTAR traffic accident reconstruction certification. In addition to maintaining an active practice, Dr. Nordhoff provides expert witness work in the areas of accident reconstruction, biomechanics, diagnosis, injuries, prognosis, and management. He lectures on a wide range of topics relating to motor vehicle collisions.

Edition details

• Publisher: Aspen Publishers Inc.,U.S.
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0834207273
• ISBN 13: 9780834207271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 373