16 The Inverse Paradox and the Period of Meditation

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface xi
5. Healthcare Entrepreneurs in Search of Work 1
6. Finessing Whiplash Into A Permanent Disability
7. Making Whiplash Sound Serious: Caveat Lector 9
8. Whiplash and Poor Science in Medical Journals 17
9. Bumper Kisses and Whiplash Severity 30
10. Sanitizing the Symptoms of Distress 43
11. Copycats and Fashionable Illnesses 52
12. The Quest For The Mythical Whiplash Injury
13. The Enigmas of the Human Spine 77
14. The Medico-legal and Psycho-social Spine 93
15. Putting the Bite into Whiplash 102
16. Whiplash Rescues Some ENT Surgeons 117
17. Whiplash: Head Injury or Legal Headache? 129
18. Accidents, Illness Behaviour, and Chronic Pain 151
19. Fibromyalgia: A Tender Point? 165
20. Fibromyalgia: A Case in Point 180
21. Whiplash: An Eye to the Main Chance? 197
22. Fraud And The Medical-Legal Quagmire
23. Post-traumatic Turbulence 211
24. The Inverse Paradox and the Period of Meditation 222
25. Lawyers, Junk Science, and Chicanery 237
26. Pain and Suffering: Calculating the Incalculable 253
27. Jumpers and Add-ons; Slippers and Yankers 265
28. Hysteria and the “M” Diagnosis 281
29. “Cured by a Verdict?” 304
30. Treating The Treatment
31. Making Victims of Ourselves 317
32. Treatment Exuberance and Serendipity 335
33. Medical Decision-Making: Getting It Right 352
34. Faith, Magic, and the Search for Alternative Care 359
35. Medicine: “A Disabling Profession”? 369
36. Cutting Healthcare Down to Size 379
37. Appendices
38. Appendix 1: Glossary Of Acronyms 387
39. Appendix 2: The Use Of Prospective Studies And Rtcs 389
40. Appendix 3: Evidence Against Residual Brain Injury Being The Cause Of Post-Concussion Syndrome After Minor Head Injury 391
41. Appendix 4: Overvaluation Of Healthcare 394
42. Notes 395
43. References 455
44. Figure Credits & Permissions 513
45. Index 515