Posted On: October 19, 2009
Vertebral Artery Dissection Causing Stroke After Visiting Chiropractor
Here is an interesting article about vertebral artery dissection , its causes and the risk factors.
It is a shame that chiropractors continue to do the neck or cervical manipulations despite the clear evidence that the force of turning the neck from side-to-side forcefully can result in a stroke to the chiropractic patient. These stroke have a tendency to cause permanent impairment to someone who visited a chiropractor in search of pain relief. Instead, they leave much worse than they were.
