Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of Whiplash Associated Disorder Introduction This is a summary of the recommendations made in the Clinical guidelines for the physiotherapy management of Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) (Moore et al, 2005). The Quebec Task Force ACOEM Guidelines With regard to whiplash, the Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines (2nd edition), of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), mention the condition only to convey the advice made by the Quebec Task Force in 1995, which was for patients to remain active as opposed to having prolonged rest or immobilization. These (Dr. Davis's) 2014 Guidelines emphasized that the whiplash-injured patient should be assigned a Quebec Task Force grade: No neck pain or stiffness or any physical signs are noticed. I Neck pain, stiffness or tenderness, but no physical signs are noted by the examining health care provider. Management of Whiplash Associated Disorders Guidelines 2014 A clinical practice guideline is a document designed to guide "Scientific Monograph of the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-associated . 4 Disorders: Redefining 'whiplash' and its Management" was published (10). Scientific Monograph of the Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders Redefining "Whiplash" and its Management. Statement and Editorial board. Members of the Quebec task force on WAD. Acknowledgements. The Quebec classification of WAD Clinical guidelines ; Specific clinical The Quebec Task Force (QTF) classification of whiplash injuries (presented in Table 1) was put forward in 1995 32 and it remains the classification method still currently used throughout the world. Whilst the QTF system is rather simplistic and based only on signs and symptoms, it allows practitioners and other stakeholders involved in the The Quebec Task Force (QTF) was a task force sponsored by the Societe de l'assurance automobile du Quebec, the public auto insurer in Quebec, Can