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Orrex

(63,215 posts)
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 09:23 AM Feb 2016

What's the harm?

Death following chiropractic adjustment.

I know nothing of the deceased, but I've heard of this kind of stroke previously. I'm also aware that chiropractors maintain a series of disclaimers and waivers to minimize their liability while rattling people's joints.

I also have to say that when I read about this last night, I saw five different articles that mentioned her visit to the chiropractor, but when I looked this morning those same articles now omit this detail (though it still shows up in the Google result before you actually click the link). In the interest of disclosure, I must admit that the report may be inaccurate, and perhaps she didn't see a chiropractor.

But it seems clear that she didn't see a medical doctor either, until it was too late.


Very sad.
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What's the harm? (Original Post) Orrex Feb 2016 OP
Chiropractic neck adjustments DavidDvorkin Feb 2016 #1
A few years ago I met a woman in her late twenties who had a stroke because of a chiropractor. progressoid Feb 2016 #2

DavidDvorkin

(19,479 posts)
1. Chiropractic neck adjustments
Sun Feb 7, 2016, 07:31 PM
Feb 2016

can cause strokes. As I remember, they can also cause disected arteries in the neck.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
2. A few years ago I met a woman in her late twenties who had a stroke because of a chiropractor.
Mon Feb 8, 2016, 09:46 AM
Feb 2016

Last time I saw her, she was walking with a cane and learning to tie her shoes again.

And she was suing the chiropractor.

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