TABLE 7.

Summary of a study evaluating alternative therapies for chronic whiplash-associated disorder

Reference, year, country, score	Population and methods	Outcome measures	Results
Ventegodt et al (32), 2004, Denmark, PEDro score = 4	Randomized controlled trial. 87 patients with ≥6 months of moderate to severe whiplash-related pain were randomly assigned to receive no treatment or 2 days of ‘philosophy-of-life’ training followed by 6–8 days of an individualized combination of Gestalt therapy, Rosen bodywork and craniosacral therapy	Pain level, daily functioning, sick leave and global quality of life were assessed at baseline and 3 months after the last session	There were no significant differences between the treatment group and the control group on any of the outcome measures

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