Background The popping produced during high-velocity, low-amplitude (HVLA) thrust manipulation is a common sound; however to our knowledge, no study has previously investigated the location of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - - Blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with – but not necessarily caused by – treatments involving neck manipulations, researchers say. The blood ...

The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. Experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned. The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical ...

Los Angeles cardiologist Dr. Danielle Belardo’s recent social media post about a young patient’s stroke following chiropractic neck manipulation has ignited renewed discussions about the procedure’s ...

To estimate the rate of stroke following cervical manipulation by chiropractors, Paul Carey and colleagues examined data from malpractice claims for stroke filed with the Canadian Chiropractic ...

Experts weigh risk, benefits of spinal manipulation for neck pain. June 8, 2012— -- Layli Nottingham, 56, of Palmer, Alaska, said whenever she experienced neck pain she would turn to her ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A women's chiropractic procedure to manipulate her neck may have inadvertently led doctors to ...

Christa Heck lay crumpled on her right side in the front seat of her SUV, staring helplessly at the dashboard. She tried to right herself, but her body wouldn’t obey her brain: One arm was limp, the ...

Every year, large numbers of people in the U.S. see chiropractors for relief of headaches; back, shoulder, foot and neck pain; and for help with numbness and tingling or a loss of strength in the arms ...

To our knowledge, this the first study to identify the side of joint cavitation during upper cervical HVLA thrust manipulation. Our results indicate that cavitation was no more likely to occur on the ...

Manipulating the neck has been associated with cervical dissection, a type of arterial tear that can lead to stroke. Although a direct cause-and-effect link has not been established between neck ...