Whiplash Injury: The Truth

Dr. Jason Mazzarella, the director of the North American Spine Institute, has been actively engaged in Whiplash Traumatology, Treatment, and Assessment for the past 19 years. He has developed and lectured on the topics of Whiplash Traumatology and Treatment, which were accredited for Chiropractic and Medical continuing education globally.

 

Academically, Dr. Mazzarella has reviewed over 20,000 research articles to date on Whiplash Traumatology, Chronic Pain, Crash Forensics, and mild Traumatic Brain Injury. He has also developed and delivered lectures both nationally and internationally on the subjects of Whiplash Traumatology, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Nerve Entrapment, Functional Impairment and Chronic Pain.

 

His Whiplash Traumatology Seminar Series, totaling 105 credit hours, was taught between 2008 to 2010 and was the first and only program on Whiplash Trauma at the time to ever be accredited by both the Chiropractic and Medical Schools and Organizations.

 

Academic Accreditation and Endorsements:

 

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Dr. Mazzarella has also developed continuing education programs for the Toronto Police College on Accident Reconstruction, the Ontario Kinesiology Association on Nerve Mobilization and Functional Loss, the American Chiropractic Association on Whiplash Traumatology and Treatment, and Chronic Pain. He has also spoken at numerous Chronic Pain symposiums around the world.

 

More recently, Dr. Mazzarella’s Whiplash Traumatology Seminar Series, totaling 32 credit hours, entitled "Whiplash Traumatology, Neurophysiology, Pain and Treatment Seminar Series: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care," stands as the second-ever program on Whiplash Traumatology globally to receive accreditation from both Chiropractic and Medical Schools and Organizations. This program initially was accredited and endorsed in 2021 and was accredited for continuing education in 29 countries.

 

Academic Accreditation and Endorsements:

(links can be found at: https://www.drjasonmazzarella.com/

 

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In 2024, Mazzarella’s Whiplash Traumatology Seminar Series, totaling 32 credit hours, entitled "Whiplash Traumatology, Neurophysiology, Pain and Treatment Seminar Series: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Care," was re-accredited for continuing education in 29 countries.

 

Clinically, Dr. Mazzarella has treated and assessed over 50,000 motor vehicle accident patients and currently operates a Whiplash Traumatology and Chronic Pain treatment center in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2016, Dr. Mazzarella was also invited by the Auto Insurance Industry to review and provide recommendations on the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) Minor Injury Guideline publication titled "Enabling Recovery from Common Traffic Injuries: A Focus On The Injured Person".

 

In recognition of his professional standing, Dr. Mazzarella was elected as a board member by the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability. He has also been appointed as a medical board journal review member for the esteemed Journal of Anesthesia & Pain Research. Furthermore, he has qualified as a Medical Expert in Virginia, USA and has made appearances on Rogers TV's Daytime Toronto, where he discussed the field of Physical Medicine Pain Management.

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Statement from the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash Associated Disorders: 

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As cited in the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders (WAD), pages 38S–39S:

“Unfortunately, there are significant gaps in the teaching of these skills and knowledge in the training programs of all clinicians. Some specialists in various disciplines (medicine, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, biomechanics, and chiropractic) have acquired these fundamental skills through individual voluntary postgraduate training. Most formal specialty training, however, does not encompass all the necessary areas of knowledge and skills for the management of musculoskeletal disorders. We must realize that most primary interventionists in the management of WAD have little chance of being effective given the present university teaching curricula. There should be a considerable effort made to educate clinicians already involved in the management of WAD through postgraduate education programs.”

 

In direct response to this acknowledged educational gap by all healthcare providers, Dr. Jason Mazzarella has developed the only two postgraduate continuing education programs in whiplash traumatology that have received dual accreditation and formal recognition from both the medical and chiropractic communities—qualifying for Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Continuing Chiropractic Education (CCE) credits.

 

• The first program was launched in 2008, and the second in 2021.

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