Not long ago, the rumour mill was alive with talk that chiropractic care was bad news for stroke potential. A few short years on and not only has the rumour been put to rest, but we are beginning to see evidence that chiropractic care may even be good for stroke recovery! Not only have researchers found that there is no evidence that chiropractic care causes cervical artery dissection, but that there is new evidence that chiropractic care may increase muscle strength, spinal excitability and even pulmonary function.
References:
1. Church E, Sieg E, Zalatimo O, Hussain N, Glantz M, Harbaugh R (2016) “Chiropractic Care and Cervical Artery Dissection: No evidence for Causation,” Penn State Neurosurgery Channel, http//www.cureus.com/articles/4155-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis-of-chiropractic-care-and-cervical-artery-dissection-no-evidence-for-causationretrived 29 March 2017.
2. Holt K, Niazi IK, Nedergaar RW, Duehr J, Amjad I, Shafique M, Anwar MN, Ndetan H, Turker KS and Haavik H(2019), “The effects of a single session of chiropractic care on strength, cortical drive, and spinal excitability in stroke patients,” Scientific Reports, 9, Article Numbers: 2673(2019), https//www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39577-5retrieved 26 February 2019.
3. Joo S, Lee Y, and Song C, (2018), “Immediate Effects of thoracic Spinal manipulation on Pulmonary function in Stroke Patients: A Preliminary Study,” Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, https//doi.org/10.1016/j.jmpt.2017.12.005
