Chiropractor Caution: Neck Manipulation May Be Associated With Stroke
Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 21:40
in Health & Medicine
Treatments that involve neck manipulation may be associated with strokes, according to an American Heart Association Scientific Statement written by lead author Dr. Jose Biller, chair of the Department of Neurology at Loyola University and other stroke experts. Writing in Stroke, they note a small tear in a neck artery, called a cervical dissection, is among the most common causes of strokes in young and middle-aged adults. A dissection can lead to a blood clot that travels to the brain and triggers a stroke. Although techniques for cervical manipulative therapy vary, some maneuvers used by health practitioners also extend and rotate the neck, and sometimes involve a forceful thrust. read more