NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - - Blood vessel tears that lead to strokes may be associated with – but not necessarily caused by – treatments involving neck manipulations, researchers say. The blood ...

The effectiveness of spinal manipulation divides medical opinion. On bmj.com today, experts debate whether spinal manipulation for neck pain should be abandoned. Spinal manipulation is a technique ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A women's chiropractic procedure to manipulate her neck may have inadvertently led doctors to ...

Los Angeles cardiologist Dr. Danielle Belardo’s recent social media post about a young patient’s stroke following chiropractic neck manipulation has ignited renewed discussions about the procedure’s ...

Getting your neck adjusted by a chiropractor or osteopathic doctor may be associated with an increased risk of stroke, according to a scientific statement released Thursday by the American Heart ...

Christa Heck lay crumpled on her right side in the front seat of her SUV, staring helplessly at the dashboard. She tried to right herself, but her body wouldn’t obey her brain: One arm was limp, the ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have spondylosis of the cervical spine (neck) and need more information about a procedure to lessen the pain associated with this condition. An orthopedic surgeon suggested (after ...

Many people try to relieve neck tension by forcefully twisting their neck until it "cracks," but this self-manipulation can be risky and should be avoided. Safe neck adjustments should only be ...

Manipulating your neck is supposed to relieve pain, not cause it. But years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors, specifically for ...

Okay, now let that shoulder just drop in there,” the chiropractor says in the Instagram reel — one among many that show up in my feed. He stands on a pedestal that puts his thigh at the patient’s ...