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Chiropractic Manipulation and Stroke
Author(s) -
Deanna M. Rothwell,
Susan J. Bondy,
Jack I. Williams
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.5.1054
Subject(s) - chiropractic , medicine , stroke (engine) , vertebral artery dissection , population , spinal manipulation , physical therapy , manual therapy , surgery , alternative medicine , vertebral artery , pathology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Several reports have linked chiropractic manipulation of the neck to dissection or occlusion of the vertebral artery. However, previous studies linking such strokes to neck manipulation consist primarily of uncontrolled case series. We designed a population-based nested case-control study to test the association.

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