New Evidence Supports the Safety of Chiropractic Care

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as reported at Mercola.com

 

In a U.K. survey of more than 19,700 patients who underwent more than

50,000 cervical spine manipulations, a team of researchers have

concluded that your risk of having a serious adverse event

from " getting your neck cracked, " is slim to none.

 

The manipulation technique at the focus of this safety study was

defined as the application of high-velocity/low-amplitude or

mechanically assisted thrust to the cervical spine. Patients were

followed, and any adverse symptoms recorded immediately, and up to

seven days after treatment.

 

There were no reports of serious adverse events, which translates to

an estimated risk of, at worst, one per 10,000 treatments.

 

Minor side effects, occurring either immediately after, or within

seven days after treatment, were slightly more common. Some of the

side effects included:

 

Fainting, dizziness, light-headedness in, at worst, 16 per 1,000

treatments

 

Headache in, at worst, 4 per 100 treatments

 

Numbness or tingling in upper limbs in, at worst, 15 per 1,000

treatments

 

Sources:

 

Spine October 1, 2007, 32(21):2375-2378