Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care | Zendy

J. David Cassidy | Zendy; Eleanor Boyle | Zendy; Pierre Côté | Zendy; Yaohua He | Zendy; Sheilah HoggJohnson | Zendy; Frank L. Silver | Zendy; Susan J. Bondy | Zendy

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Risk of Vertebrobasilar Stroke and Chiropractic Care

Author(s) -

J. David Cassidy,

Eleanor Boyle,

Pierre Côté,

Yaohua He,

Sheilah HoggJohnson,

Frank L. Silver,

Susan J. Bondy

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

european spine journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.448

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1432-0932

pISSN - 0940-6719

DOI - 10.1007/s00586-008-0634-9

Subject(s) - medicine , chiropractic , stroke (engine) , neck pain , population , physical therapy , alternative medicine , pathology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Conclusion VBA stroke is a very rare event in the population. The increased risks of VBA stroke associated with chiropractic and PCP visits is likely due to patients with headache and neck pain from VBA dissection seeking care before their stroke. We found no evidence of excess risk of VBA stroke associated chiropractic care compared to primary care.

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