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New Cervical Adjustment and Stroke Data Published by the Canadian Medical Journal January 28, 2002 - 12:18 PM by Dr. Gary Farr | Category:
Chiropractic |
Haldeman, Carey and Popadopolous have recently published an article addressing the incidence of stroke following a cervical adjustment in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).
The study was based upon the claims experience of the Chiropractic Protective Association of Canada, the profession’s main source of professional liability coverage in Canada. The likelihood of stroke following a chiropractic intervention was stated as follows:
-- 1 per 8 million chiropractic office visits
-- 1 per 5.85 million cervical adjustments
-- 1 in the career of every 48 chiropractors
-- 1 in every 1,430 practice years
The incidence was dramatically less than the reports offered in other publications of 1 per 500,000 to 1 in 1,000,000 million adjustments. The likelihood of a stroke reaction to an adjustment was viewed by all parties involved to be rare.
The article also reviewed the circumstances of the 23 persons in the past 10 years that have experienced a CVA following an adjustment. As previously reported by Haldeman et al., there were predisposing factors identified that would be of use to the chiropractor or the patient. The average age of incidence was higher than had been previously reported at 42.5 years.
Our congratulations to Scott Haldeman and Paul Carey in particular for their efforts on this paper and for the great use of important proprietarily held data.
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Source: New Cervical Adjustment and Stroke Data Published by the Canadian Medical Journal
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