Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation of Cervical Arterial Dissection: Preliminary Results of a Prospective Case-Control Study Authors: Lucy C. Thomas, PhD, MMedSc (Physiotherapy) Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2015, Volume: 45 Issue: 7 Pages: 503-511 doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5877 Study Design Cross-sectional case-control study. Objectives To identify risk factors and clinical presentation of individuals with […]
Risk Factors And Clinical Presentation Of Cervical Arterial Dissection: Preliminary Results Of A Prospective Case Control Study Authors: Lucy C. Thomas, PhD, MMedSc (Physiotherapy)1,5, Darren A. Rivett, PhD, MAppSc (ManipPhty)2, John R. Attia, MD, PhD3, Christopher Levi, BMedSc, MBBS, FRACP4 Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, Ahead of Print Pages: 1-27 doi:10.2519/jospt.2015.5877 Study […]
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2015 Jan 14. pii: S0161-4754(14)00267-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.12.001. [Epub ahead of print] Risk of Stroke After Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation in Medicare B Beneficiaries Aged 66 to 99 Years With Neck Pain. Whedon JM, Song Y, Mackenzie TA, Phillips RB, Lukovits TG, Lurie JD. Abstract OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to […]
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2015 Jan;28(1):88-90. Vertebral artery dissection after a chiropractor neck manipulation. Jones J, Jones C, Nugent K. Abstract The differential diagnosis for ischemic central nervous system infarcts in young patients includes paradoxic emboli through cardiac shunts, vasculitis, and vascular trauma. We report a young woman who developed headache, vomiting, diplopia, dizziness, […]
Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2014 Dec;29(10):1099-107. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.10.004. Epub 2014 Oct 23. Quantifying strain in the vertebral artery with simultaneous motion analysis of the head and neck: A preliminary investigation. Piper SL1, Howarth SJ1, Triano J1, Herzog W2. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection has significant mortality and morbidity among young adults. Unfortunately, […]
Manual Therapy Volume : 19 Issue : 6 December 01, 2014 Risk reduction of serious complications from manual therapy: Are we reducing the risk?: Correspondence to: International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for Potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Intervention by A. Rushton et al. Gwendolijne G.M. Scholten-Peeters, Emiel van Trijffel Nathan Hutting René F. […]
Written by Editor Saturday, October 18, 2014 09:10 AM The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient who regularly practiced self-manipulation of her neck who presented with shoulder and neck pain and was undergoing a vertebral artery dissection. A 42-year-old female patient sought care for left shoulder pain with a secondary complaint […]
Chiropractic and Stroke: A Review of the 2014 AHA Report Tom Souza | Dean of Academic Affairs | Palmer College of Chiropractic Dr. Souza’s website is Coffee Break U Published on Sep 16, 2014 This review includes a discussion of not only the 2014 AHA recommendations regarding cervical manipulation but also addresses issues related to […]
Published on Aug 11, 2014 Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research warns doctors about misleading American Heart Association statement regarding strokes and chiropractic. http://youtu.be/zCp_KDXet9g Full news release at: http://blogs.palmer.edu/news/2014/08/11/leading-scientist-takes-american-heart-association-to-task/ YouTube Link They looked at research which studied biomechanics of the spine to see if SMT could cause decreased blood flow to the vertebral arteries. NOT […]
Orthop Rev (Pavia). Aug 8, 2014; 6(3): 5429. Published online Oct 1, 2014. doi: 10.4081/or.2014.5429 PMCID: PMC4195989 Risk Factors for Vertebral Artery Injuries in Cervical Spine Trauma Nanjundappa S. Abstract Blunt cerebrovascular injuries (i.e. involvement of carotid and vertebral arteries) are increasingly being recognized in setting of cervical spine trauma/fractures and are associated with high […]
The Spine Journal Volume 14, Issue 8, 1 August 2014, Pages 1520-1525 The Spine Journal Clinical Study David J.Lunardini MD Abstract Background context Vertebral artery injuries (VAIs) are rare but serious complications of cervical spine surgery, with the potential to cause catastrophic bleeding, permanent neurologic impairment, and even death. The present literature regarding incidence of […]
Journal of Chiropractic Medicine Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2014, Pages 90-95 Ross Mattox DC Abstract Objective The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient who presented to a chiropractic physician for evaluation and treatment of neck pain and headache. Clinical features A 45-year-old otherwise healthy female presented for evaluation and treatment […]
J Chiropr Med. 2014 Jun; 13(2): 90–95. doi: 10.1016/j.jcm.2014.06.011 PMCID: PMC4322017 PMID: 25685116 Ross Mattox, DC Abstract Objective The purpose of this case report is to describe a patient who presented to a chiropractic physician for evaluation and treatment of neck pain and headache. Clinical features A 45-year-old otherwise healthy female presented for evaluation and […]
There is growing interest in the association between cervical manipulation and vertebrobasilar artery (VBA) stroke. Historically, opinion rather than fact has often dominated discussions on this topic, even though the incidence of stroke associated with cervical manipulation is very rare and there is a lack of evidence to prove that cervical adjustments can cause a stroke. ACA is sensitive […]
J Neurosurg Spine. 2014 Mar;20(3):278-82. doi: 10.3171/2013.12.SPINE13653. Epub 2014 Jan 17. Safain MG1, Talan J, Malek AM, Hwang SW. Author information Abstract Vertebral artery (VA) occlusion is a serious and potentially life-threatening occurrence. Bow hunter’s syndrome, a mechanical occlusion of the VA due to physiological head rotation, has been well described in the medical literature. […]
By ChiroTrust.org on February 13, 2014 Full Story The brain is supplied by blood from two arterial sources: the paired internal carotid arteries and the paired vertebral arteries. The blood supply to brain from the carotid arteries is referred to as the anterior circulation to the brain. The blood supply to brain from the […]
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Jairus J. Quesnele, DC Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics Volume 37, Issue 1 , Pages 22-31, January 2014 Abstract Objective The objective of the study was to investigate the cerebrovascular hemodynamic response of cervical spine positions including rotation and cervical spine manipulation in vivo using magnetic resonance imaging technology on the vertebral artery (VA). […]
Asian Spine J. 2013 Dec;7(4):335-8. doi: 10.4184/asj.2013.7.4.335. Epub 2013 Nov 28. Silbert BI, Khangure M2, Silbert PL. Abstract The acute onset of neck pain and arm weakness is most commonly due to cervical radiculopathy or inflammatory brachial plexopathy. Rarely, extracranial vertebral artery dissection may cause radiculopathy in the absence of brainstem ischemia. We describe a […]
Authors Thomas LC1, Rivett DA, Bateman G, Stanwell P, Levi CR. Author information Journal Phys Ther. 2013 Nov;93(11):1563-74. doi: 10.2522/ptj.20120477. Epub 2013 Jun 27. Affiliation Abstract BACKGROUND: Manual therapy of the cervical spine has occasionally been associated with serious adverse events involving compromise of the craniocervical arteries. Ultrasound studies have shown certain neck positions can alter craniocervical arterial blood flow […]