Index to Chiropractic Literature

• Brown S

This study has been referenced to support that cervical spinal manipulation (CSM) does not cause stroke. However, the authors state, “We have not ruled out neck manipulation as a potential cause of some VBA strokes”. “It might also be possible that chiropractic manipulation, or even simple range-of-motion examination by any practitioner, could result in a thromboembolic event in a patient with a pre-existing vertebral artery dissection.”

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• Cross-Over Studies
• Manipulation, Chiropractic
• Neck Pain / complications
• Open Access Document
• Physicians, Primary Care
• Stroke / etiology
• Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency / etiology