Arthur Croft has been actively involved in whiplash research for the past 16 years and developed the internationally adopted whiplash grading system, otherwise known as the Quebec Task Force Grading System. Dr. Croft is the director of the Spine Research Institute in San Diego, California and has headed numerous RAND research projects.

Dr. Croft authored the bestselling textbook Whiplash Injuries: the Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration Syndrome; co-authored Whiplash and Temporomandibular Disorders: an Interdisciplinary Approach to Case Management; and has written several other books, textbook chapters, an Emmy-nominated video, and software/multimedia titles. Dr. Croft has also written over 200 professional papers and has served as a regular columnist for Dynamic Chiropractic since 1992.

Dr. Croft serves on the journal editorial boards of several professional organizations, including the Society of Automotive Engineers and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Croft is a certified accident reconstructionist and is finishing his masters in public health from Loma Linda University.

Previous Articles

Revisiting the Neurological Exam
May 1, 2014 (Vol. 32, Issue 09)
Reimbursement for Treating Crash Victims: Deconstructing the Objections
May 1, 2013 (Vol. 31, Issue 09)
Conservative vs. Surgical Care of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
February 26, 2012 (Vol. 30, Issue 05)
Journal Bias: Obvious and Occult
September 9, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 19)
Follow-Up in Study Design: How Much Is Enough?
May 6, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 10)
Managing Motor-Vehicle Trauma: A 2011 Status Report, Part 2
February 12, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 04)
Managing Motor-Vehicle Trauma: A 2011 Status Report, Part 1
January 29, 2011 (Vol. 29, Issue 03)
Key Software for Medicolegal (and Practice) Settings
November 4, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 23)
Is Advice Alone Adequate for the Management of Neck Pain?
August 26, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 18)
Biomechanically Correct Terms in Medical Writing
May 6, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 10)
Biomechanics: The Swiss Army Knife of Forensic Evaluation
March 12, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 06)
Study Confirms Flaws in Standard MVC Defense Strategy
January 15, 2010 (Vol. 28, Issue 02)
The Biomechanics of Spondylolysis, Part 2
November 18, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 24)
The Biomechanics of Spondylolysis, Part 1
Is It Ever an Acute Traumatic Event?
September 23, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 20)
Bringing Down Barriers to Care and Ensuring Access to Injured Patients
June 17, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 13)
Applications of Biomechanics in the Forensic Assessment of Injury
April 22, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 09)
Thinking Beyond the Chiropractic Table
Put Your Expertise to Work in the Courtroom
February 26, 2009 (Vol. 27, Issue 05)
Non-Dermatomal Findings, Differential Straight-Leg-Raising Tests and Other Waddell Signs
October 7, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 21)
Matters of the Human Intervertebral Disc and Spinal Column in the Forensic Context
August 12, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 17)
Modic Changes on MRI Studies
June 17, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 13)
Hot Off the Press
AMA’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 6th Edition
April 22, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 09)
Critical New Developments in the Safety and Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment, Part 2
February 26, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 05)
Critical New Developments in the Safety and Efficacy of Chiropractic Treatment, Part I
January 1, 2008 (Vol. 26, Issue 01)
New Research, the AMA Guides, the Cervical Spine DRE-IV and Ligamentous Subfailure
Disentangling Some Serious Misconceptions
December 3, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 25)
American Families, Auto Safety and the Role of the Health Care Practitioner
October 8, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 21)
Whiplash Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
August 13, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 17)
Risk Analysis: The Skill Set That Sets You Apart
June 18, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 13)
Utilization Review Strategies: Is the Current System Fair to All?
April 23, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 09)
Booster Seats: Why Go on Killing Our Children?
February 26, 2007 (Vol. 25, Issue 05)
Uncertainty Analysis in a Forensic Practice, Part Two
September 14, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 19)
Trends in Personal Injury: Whither the Future?
November 8, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 23)
Uncertainty Analysis in a Forensic Practice, Part One
July 30, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 16)
Crash Severity and Injury Risk: A New Study Provides the Definitive Answer
March 26, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 07)
The New Nomenclature of the Spine
February 13, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 04)
Finding Golden Needles Lost in the Biomedical Literature Haystack
January 1, 2006 (Vol. 24, Issue 01)
The Expert Witness and the Daubert Challenge
September 14, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 19)
Frontal Crash Tests at Low Velocities: Can Injuries to Volunteers Result?
July 16, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 15)
Writing Rebuttals to the Reports of Auto Crash Reconstructionists and Biomechanical Engineers
May 21, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 11)
Pituitary Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
March 26, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 07)
Crash Protection in Rear Impacts: The New Dynamic Tests Using the Hyper-G Sled and BioRID Dummy
January 29, 2005 (Vol. 23, Issue 03)
How Do You Rate as a Forensic Expert?
November 30, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 25)
"No Crash - No Cash": Another Decade of Duplicity? Three Recent Cases
October 21, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 22)
Intervertebral Disc Pathology: Its Relevance in Forensic Medicine
September 13, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 19)
Developing Models and Changing Paradigms in CAD Trauma
July 29, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 16)
The Evolution of Medical Decision-Making: A Case Study in Emergency-Room Cervical Radiology
May 6, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 10)
The Newest Trends in the Medicolegal World: A Survival Guide
February 12, 2004 (Vol. 22, Issue 04)
Testifying on the Subject of Permanent Injury From MVC: Whose Domain?
November 3, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 23)
The "Colossus" Claims Program, and How It Affects You and Your Patients
August 16, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 17)
Spinal Manipulation: Important New Data on Risks
June 30, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 14)
Intervertebral Discs as a Source of Pain: Is Our Current Model Valid?
May 19, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 11)
Guidelines and Gridlines Revisited
April 21, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 09)
CAD: Common Questions and Answers
January 14, 2003 (Vol. 21, Issue 02)
Can You Gauge Injury Risk or Severity From the Amount of Vehicular Property Damage in Motor Vehicle Crashes?
December 16, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 26)
Expert Witness Quiz
November 18, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 24)
Challenges to Testimony You Should Understand
October 21, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 22)
Notable Observations from Three Years of Human-Subject Crash Testing
August 16, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 17)
Avoidable Phraseology for Medicolegal Writing
July 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 14)
CAD Quiz #6
June 3, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 12)
Writing the History
April 8, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 08)
The One Strategy for Preserving the Landscape
March 11, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 06)
Late Whiplash: The Controversy of Organic vs. Biopsychosocial Models
January 14, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 02)
Chiropractic Care for Acute Whiplash Patients
We Must Take up the Challenge of Research
January 1, 2002 (Vol. 20, Issue 01)
CAD Guidelines: We Have Them; Let's Use Them
Results of a Preliminary Practice Survey
November 19, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 24)
Sensing Diagnostic Module (SDM): the Modern Motor Vehicle's "Black Box"
October 22, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 22)
Relative Risks in Children and Small Females in Trauma: What Have We Learned?
July 30, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 16)
Is the Lumbar Spine Vulnerable in Low-Speed, Rear-Impact Crashes?
July 2, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 14)
Medical Conditions and Relative - Driving Safety: A Recent Report
May 7, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 10)
Time: Critical Factors in Injury Risk, Part I
April 9, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 08)
Crash Partners: Death Risk Based on Relative Vehicle Masses, Sizes, and Types
March 12, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 06)
CAD Quiz Contest #1
January 15, 2001 (Vol. 19, Issue 02)
The Risk of Injury for Children Exposed to Whiplash Trauma
December 14, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 26)
Guidelines for the Management of CAD Trauma - Use Them
November 15, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 24)
Long-Term Consequences of Whiplash: Allergy; Breathing, Digestive and Cardiovascular Disorders; Hypertension and Low Back Pain
October 16, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 22)
CRASH 2000: Human Volunteer Low and Moderate Speed Crash Testing
September 18, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 20)
Of Foxes and Hen Houses
July 24, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 16)
Historical Perspective
June 26, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 14)
CAD Quiz #5
May 29, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 12)
CAD Quiz Number 4
May 1, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 10)
Making the Case against Late Whiplash
March 6, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 06)
Chiropractic's Place on the Food Chain
January 12, 2000 (Vol. 18, Issue 02)
Effectiveness of Chiropractic Management in Chronic CAD Cases
December 15, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 26)
CRASH 99: The First Full-Scale Human Volunteer Crash Tests for Chiropractic
October 18, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 22)
Practical Auto Crash Reconstruction in LOSRIC, Part V
September 20, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 20)
Auto Crash Reconstruction in LOSRIC, Part IV
August 23, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 18)
Practical Auto Crash Considerations in LOSRIC, Part III
July 26, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 16)
Practical Auto Crash Reconstruction in LOSRIC, Part II
June 28, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 14)
Practical Auto Crash Reconstruction in LOSRIC, Part I
May 31, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 12)
Narrowing the Gender Gap in Whiplash
March 8, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 06)
Problems in Auto Crash Reconstruction
February 8, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 04)
The New Model of Whiplash, Part II
Cervical Spine Afferents Cause More Than Pain
January 26, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 03)
The New Model of Whiplash, Part I
January 12, 1999 (Vol. 17, Issue 02)
The Current Roles of SPECT and PET in the Diagnosis of Brain Injury
November 30, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 25)
Automotive Safety News
November 2, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 23)
In the Automotive News
Auto Makers Take Crash Testing Seriously
September 7, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 19)
Watchdogs Watching
July 13, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 15)
How Does Your 4-Passenger Car or Minivan Stack (Crack) Up?
May 18, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 11)
Of Guidelines and Gridlines
April 20, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 09)
Whiplash Injury Threshold: New Lower Speed Defined
March 23, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 07)
Late Whiplash Syndrome: a Disease of the Psyche?
January 1, 1998 (Vol. 16, Issue 01)
The Potential Role of Antioxidant-based Therapeutic Intervention in the Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
December 1, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 25)
Report from the International Whiplash Conference in Bristol
November 3, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 23)
Luxury and Safety: Can You Have Both?
September 8, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 19)
Whiplash Quiz: Test Your Knowledge
August 11, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 17)
Crash Test Researcher Barred From Testifying in Auto Accident
July 14, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 15)
The Ugly Stepchild of Personal Injury
June 16, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 13)
Accident Reconstruction: a View from the Barricades
May 19, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 11)
Automobile Injuries: Who Pays?
April 21, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 09)
Air Bags: Saving Lives at Any Cost? A Public Health Perspective
March 24, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 07)
Whiplash: Whither the Future?
February 24, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 05)
Is There an Engineer in the House? Or, the Sound of the One Eye Winking
January 27, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 03)
The Trouble with Air Bags
January 1, 1997 (Vol. 15, Issue 01)
Running Amok
December 2, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 25)
A Nurse in Expert's Clothing
November 4, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 23)
Disabled DC Sues Disability Insurance Carrier and Wins
October 7, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 21)
Medicolegal Questions and Answers
September 12, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 19)
Disposable Acupuncture Needles, Once Deemed "Investigational," Now Declared Safe and Effective
August 15, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 17)
Radionuclide Bone Scan: How Useful in Cervical Spine Trauma?
May 20, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 11)
Whiplash Outcome: Do Most Patients Recover in 6-12 Weeks?
April 22, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 09)
How Does Your Head Restraint Measure Up?
January 29, 1996 (Vol. 14, Issue 03)
Physical Medicine Research Foundation Holds 8th Int'l Symposium
December 4, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 25)
LoSRICs: Epidemiological Analysis
November 6, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 23)
Diagnostic Spinal Ultrasound: Too Good to Be True?
September 12, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 19)
Quebec Task Force on Whiplash-Associated Disorders
What Does it Mean for Practitioners?
July 17, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 15)
Excessive Medical Claims for Automobile Personal Injuries: the RAND Report
June 19, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 13)
Postconcussion Syndrome (PCS): Recent Literature
April 24, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 09)
Spinal RounHealth Care Policy: What Is the Role of the Field Practitioner?
March 27, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 07)
Fibromyalgia Syndrome Arising de novo from Trauma
February 27, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 05)
Advanced Imaging: What Shortcomings?
January 30, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 03)
Traumatic Disc Injury and the Acceleration of Disc Disease and Spondylosis
January 2, 1995 (Vol. 13, Issue 01)
LIMP: A Battle Lost as War Rages on?
December 16, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 26)
Pseudoscience in the Courtroom: Blight at the End of the Tunnel?
November 18, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 24)
Cervical Spondylitic Myelopathy: Is Surgery (Always, Usually, Ever) the Best Choice?
October 21, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 22)
Low-Speed Rear Impact Collision
Conference of the Society of Automotive Engineers: A Synopsis
September 23, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 20)
Range of Motion Used as Impairment Yardstick. How Valid?
September 1, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 18)
Spinal Rounds
July 29, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 16)
Legal Pitfalls and Counterstrategies
Depositions
July 1, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 14)
MRI with Contrast: What's New?
June 3, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 12)
"Chief Complaints" in Narrative Reports
May 6, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 10)
Misconceptions Indeed!
April 8, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 08)
Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries After Motor Vehicle Accidents
March 11, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 06)
Getting Around to RAND
February 11, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 04)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad
Part V: Sensitivity and Predictive Value
January 14, 1994 (Vol. 12, Issue 02)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad, Part IV
Interpretation and Extrapolation of Experimental Studies
December 17, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 26)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad, Part III
Assignment, Assessment, and Analysis in Experimental Studies
November 19, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 24)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad
Part II: Surveys
October 22, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 22)
Scientific Writing: Discriminating Good from Bad
Part I: General Considerations
September 24, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 20)
Rebuttal on Thermography
September 1, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 18)
Where Is the Wisdom Lost?
July 2, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 14)
Thermography in Soft Tissue Trauma: Does It Have a Place?
May 7, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 10)
Smoking Gun or Smoke and Mirrors: Science Vs. Nonscience
April 9, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 08)
Point -- Counterpoint
March 12, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 06)
Quis Custodiet Custodes Ipsos? -- Who Will Watch the Watcher?
January 15, 1993 (Vol. 11, Issue 02)
Brain Mapping Revisited
December 18, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 26)
"What Causes Those Symptoms, Doctor?"
October 23, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 22)
The Biggest Research Project Yet: We Need Your Help
September 25, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 20)
MVAs and MMI: How Much Is Enough?
July 31, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 16)
Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Considerations in Cervical Acceleration/Deceleration (CAD) Trauma
July 3, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 14)
TMJ and Whiplash: Of Forces and Farces
April 24, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 09)
Whiplash and Brain Injuries: Cognitive Defect or Fertile Imagination?
March 27, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 07)
The Automobile Shoulder Harness: Magic Bullet or Ricochet?
February 28, 1992 (Vol. 10, Issue 05)
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