Response to rehabilitation of neck injuries derived from traffic accidents using the nfhas

General methods to predict rate of recovery of Whiplash associated disorder (WAD) patients rely on subjective functional assessments. The Neck Functional Holistic Analysis Score (NFHAS) stages patients into 5 groups according to the severity of ROM loss. In a cohort of 904 patients, the NFHAS showed that Types IV and V had the greatest improvements in the follow up, while Type I showed worse outcomes implying no benefit from rehabilitation in this score. Assessing the starting functionality with the NFHAS of a patient may serve to establish expected recovery.