Cervical immobilization in trauma patients: soft collars better than rigid collars? A systematic review and meta-analysis

HC Bäcker, P Elias, KF Braun, MA Johnson… - European Spine …, 2022 - Springer
… In this systematic review, we showed that cervical spine immobilization with rigid collars
provide significantly higher stability than no collar. Furthermore, when compared to soft collars, …

Comparison of the relative benefits of 2 versus 10 days of soft collar cervical immobilization after acute whiplash injury

C Dehner, E Hartwig, P Strobel, M Scheich… - Archives of physical …, 2006 - Elsevier
… We did not include a 0-day group (group without immobilization in a soft cervical collar),
because in a recent study with QTF I and II mixed populations, 19% of patients in the therapy …

Cervical collars are insufficient for immobilizing an unstable cervical spine injury

MB Horodyski, CP DiPaola, BP Conrad… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
… which the cervical spine is immobilized by cervical orthoses in … that the soft collar provided
no significant immobilization in the … immobilization when compared to no collar, a soft collar, …

Soft and rigid collars provide similar restriction in cervical range of motion during fifteen activities of daily living

CP Miller, JE Bible, KA Jegede, PG Whang, JN Grauer - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… more rigid orthoses for restricting cervical motion, soft collars are more comfortable to wear.
… a soft collar may be sufficient in many clinical scenarios requiring cervical immobilization if …

[HTML][HTML] The ability of external immobilizers to restrict movement of the cervical spine: a systematic review

M Holla, JMR Huisman, N Verdonschot, J Goosen… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Soft collars have a poor ability to reduce mobility of the cervical spine. Cervico-high thoracic
… To the best of our knowledge, this is the first systematic review of cervical immobilization

[HTML][HTML] When should a cervical collar be used to treat neck pain?

S Muzin, Z Isaac, J Walker, OE Abd, J Baima - Current reviews in …, 2008 - Springer
… There are no established criteria or guidelines to help the clinician decide which patients
should be prescribed a soft cervical collar and/or rest and neck immobilization. However, there …

The effect of soft cervical collars on persistent neck pain in patients with whiplash injury

P Gennis, L Miller, EJ Gallagher, J Giglio… - Academic …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
… To our knowledge, ours is the first controlled, clinical trial comparing brief soft cervical
collar immobilization with no immobilization for the initial management of whiplash injury. …

Comparison of two new immobilization collars

PB Rosen, NE McSwain Jr, M Arata, S Stahl… - Annals of emergency …, 1992 - Elsevier
… no cervical collar do not differ significantly from each other in their ability to immobilize the
… The traditional Philadelphia Collar ® is a soft two-piece collar that impacts clavicles and …

[HTML][HTML] Soft collar for acute cervical spine injury immobilisation-patient experiences and outcomes: a single Centre mixed methods study

FL Jennings, ML Mitchell, J Walsham… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
… The aim of this study was to investigate patients’ experiences and outcomes when wearing
a soft collar for greater than 24 hours for acute cervical spine injury management in hospital. …

[HTML][HTML] The effectiveness of soft and semi-rigid cervical collars on acute cervical radiculopathy

MK Aksoy, L Altan, A Güner - The European Research Journal, 2017 - dergipark.org.tr
… which allow a substantial range of motion, it should also be remembered that physiologic
mechanisms developed for avoiding from pain regardless of the degree of immobilization may …